While promoting his Broadway show Good Night, and Good Luck on 60 Minutes, George Clooney opened up about his decision to stop acting in “romantic films.”
George Clooney, famed for his charm in countless romantic films, has revealed that he’s finished with the genre.
George Clooney Says Goodbye to Romantic Roles
According to Variety, George Clooney revealed his decision to stop acting in “romantic films” during his appearance on 60 Minutes to promote his lead role in the Broadway production of Good Night, and Good Luck.
During the interview, correspondent Jon Wertheim brought up George’s “Sexiest Man of the Year phase” from the early 2000s. George admitted that it “was a big time” in his life but emphasized that his career has taken a different direction since then.
“Listen, I’m 63 now. Competing with 25-year-old leading men isn’t my thing anymore,” he said, adding, “I’ve moved on from romantic films.”
Throughout his career, George Clooney has starred in numerous romantic films, including 1996’s One Fine Day alongside Michelle Pfeiffer, 2003’s Intolerable Cruelty with Catherine Zeta-Jones, 2009’s Up in the Air with Vera Farmiga, and his most recent, Ticket to Paradise, featuring ’90s rom-com icon Julia Roberts
What’s Next for George Clooney?
George Clooney has taken on his first Broadway role in Good Night, and Good Luck, a stage adaptation of his 2005 film. The play explores the life of renowned journalist Edward R.
Murrow and his efforts to challenge Senator Joseph McCarthy’s witch hunts during the 1950s. Clooney plays Murrow in the production, which began previews on March 12 and will officially debut on upcoming April 3.
In New York last month, George confessed to reporters that he’s “nervous” about making his Broadway debut. He expressed, “What makes this special is the opportunity to perform a play that revolves around something so important to us… the value of truth.”
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