US EditionGeorge Clooney Reflects on Fame, Failure and a Life in Movies with ‘Jay Kelly’
George Clooney, 64, stars in Netflix's Jay Kelly, exploring fame, aging, and Hollywood's realities with a montage of his films highlighting a 50-year career.
- On Friday, Jay Kelly began streaming on Netflix, featuring George Clooney, Oscar-winning actor, who reflected to The Associated Press on fame, failure, and regrets about time with loved ones.
- Clooney said he was predisposed to want to do the film after Noah Baumbach called, accepting the part because roles grow scarcer with age and Baumbach's reputation.
- On the last-scene shoot Baumbach showed a reel Clooney hadn't seen, and Clooney reacted emotionally on the first take, grabbing Adam Sandler's hand as cast and crew called it authentic.
- Clooney emphasized personal priorities over stardom in interviews, giving $1 million to each of his 12 closest friends to repay their early support and valuing relationships and family.
- The film centers on mentorship and the costs of fame as Jay Kelly reassesses life after his mentor's death, with an ensemble led by Noah Baumbach invoking figures like Norman Lear.
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George Clooney reflects on fame, failure and a life in movies with 'Jay Kelly'
George Clooney plays a movie star with regrets in “Jay Kelly.” The film, streaming Friday on Netflix, is fiction, co-written and directed by Noah Baumbach, who assembled a starry cast including Adam Sandler, Laura Dern and Billy Crudup to tell a story about Hollywood, fame and parenthood.
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