American star George Clooney confirmed that he now prefers “standing behind the camera” to lead a team rather than standing in front of the camera as an actor, but he did not confirm that he would devote himself entirely to film directing.
The Oscar-winning actor is currently showing the film “The Boys in the Boat”, which tells the story of the University of Washington rowing team’s journey to win the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Clooney starred alongside Brad Pitt in the film “Wolfs”, which has not yet been released, and is directed by writer and director Jon Watts.
Clooney admitted that when it comes to directing compared to acting, “it’s more fun because it gives the person more control.”
He joked, “I can drive, and I don’t have to learn how to paddle,” and the “Gravity” star added, “It’s fun to write a screenplay and then ask someone to turn what you wrote into reality, which is what actually happens.” “.
Clooney starred in dozens of films, including “Ticket to Paradise” with Julia Roberts, “Up in the Air” with Vera Farmiga, and “Ocean’s Eleven,” and directed -Also- 12 films throughout his career, including “The Tender Bar,” “The Midnight Sky,” “Suburbicon,” and “The Ides of March.” .
“As anyone gets older, they need to do other things,” Clooney said. “A person can’t focus on doing just one thing their whole life, and I’m lucky that I’m 62 years old and I get to do the things that I love.”
He continued, “I realize this well, and I celebrate it because if I don’t enjoy what I’m doing, I won’t be able to please the audience.” Clooney affirmed his love for his original profession, saying, “I still love acting, I enjoy it. I just filmed a movie with Brad Pitt.”
Clooney the director
Clooney presented his first work as a director in 2002, which was “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.” It was an interesting film not only for George Clooney as a director, but also because of the amazing story it dealt with about a successful and famous television producer, but his greatest successes occurred outside of… the screen.
It is the story of the double life of a legendary showman, a television producer by day, and a CIA agent and professional assassin by night. At the height of his television career, he was recruited from intelligence services and trained to become a secret agent.
In his second film, “Unscripted,” Clooney presented stories of three unemployed actors trying to survive failure in Los Angeles. The film takes a look at these three sweet souls: Brian, who suffers from the insults that every young actor is exposed to, and Christa, who tries to break the heart of the hot girl, but finds herself constantly in print ads portrayed in this way, and Jennifer, who is a young girl who maintains a healthy behavior. But she is not social and does not try to be.
The movie “The Midnight Sky,” which Clooney presented in 2020, is one of his most successful films, as it follows the story of the post-apocalypse. The scientist Augustin has survived and lives alone in the North Pole, as he tries to prevent Sully and her fellow astronauts from returning to Earth. Earth that is no longer fit for life.
A stroke of luck
George Clooney, the actor, did not occupy a special position in Hollywood until 1997. He was like hundreds of handsome actors who played average roles, but his choice as the hero of the movie “Batman” attracted attention to him, especially after the movie achieved revenues exceeding $100 million. Which is why he was nominated for the wonderful movie “Out of Sight” with Jennifer Lopez, whose events revolve around the conflict between the conscience and the heart of a federal officer, who falls in love with a bank robber she is assigned to arrest.
Then the distinguished director Terrence Malick chose him in one of the greatest war films in the history of American cinema, “The Thin Red Line,” and the previous three films were enough to move him to the first row of Hollywood stars.
awards
Clooney won an Academy Award for his role in the film “Syriana” in 2005, and he was one of the producers of the film that reveals oil as the most important and highest value in international relations.
He played the role of an agent in the CIA, who is assigned to assassinate an Arab prince because of his contract with Chinese companies to extract oil, but he discovers the truth about the prince who aspires to develop his country through a modern democratic system.
As for the movie “Three Kings,” its events take place in the final stage of the Gulf War, where a group of American soldiers plan to steal a large amount of gold, and Clooney plays the role of Major Archie, who is frustrated with the war and whose retirement is approaching.
George Clooney’s second Oscar was the most impressive, as he was presented as the producer of the film “Argo”, which is based on true events during the Iranian revolution in 1979, when a number of diplomats were detained in the American embassy in Tehran, and American intelligence drew up a plan to liberate the diplomats. It looks like filming a movie in which the agency’s agents enter to carry out the operation. The film was directed and starred by actor Ben Affleck.
