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George Clooney doesn't want to rely on acting roles as he gets older.
The 52-year-old star - who is set to hit the big screen as Lieutenant Frank Stokes in 'The Monuments Men' which he also wrote, produced and directed - is exploring other parts of filmmaking as he ages, and "enjoys" both writing and directing.
Talking to empireonline.com, the Hollywood hunk said: "The two things I have found later in life, much of it is out of necessity, as you get older as an actor you don't want to rely on being on screen for the rest of your career, so you want other things. I really enjoy writing and directing."
Clooney was thrilled the A-List cast which includes Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman and Cate Blanchett, all agreed to star in 'The Monuments Men' since the script was written with them in mind.
He added: "I flew to Australia for one day to give Cate the script. Bill Murray was at my house, he's a friend. We wrote the parts for almost every one of the actors in it, so we got our first choices. It's unusual but it's also really fun. Having John Goodman again was ... a good friend ... it was good fun."
'The Monuments Men' follows an Allied group who try and save pieces of art and other items of cultural importance before their destruction by German dictator and leader of the Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler, during the Second World War.
George Clooney doesn’t want to rely on acting
George Clooney doesn't want to rely on acting roles as he gets older.
The 52-year-old star - who is set to hit the big screen as Lieutenant Frank Stokes in 'The Monuments Men' which he also wrote, produced and directed - is exploring other parts of filmmaking as he ages, and "enjoys" both writing and directing.
Talking to empireonline.com, the Hollywood hunk said: "The two things I have found later in life, much of it is out of necessity, as you get older as an actor you don't want to rely on being on screen for the rest of your career, so you want other things. I really enjoy writing and directing."
Clooney was thrilled the A-List cast which includes Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman and Cate Blanchett, all agreed to star in 'The Monuments Men' since the script was written with them in mind.
He added: "I flew to Australia for one day to give Cate the script. Bill Murray was at my house, he's a friend. We wrote the parts for almost every one of the actors in it, so we got our first choices. It's unusual but it's also really fun. Having John Goodman again was ... a good friend ... it was good fun."
'The Monuments Men' follows an Allied group who try and save pieces of art and other items of cultural importance before their destruction by German dictator and leader of the Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler, during the Second World War.
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Sandra Bullock enjoyed "one of the best filming experiences" ever while making 'Gravity'.
The 49-year-old actress, who has been nominated for an Oscar Award for female lead Dr. Ryan Stone in the sci-fi thriller, admits that she enjoyed working on Alfonso Cuarón's latest film because of the support she received.
Speaking at the annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills yesterday (10.02.14), she said: "I worked with the nicest, kindest, most patient group of people who all had a tremendous amount riding on them because of new technology, unknown waters.
"It should have been a very stressful situation, but everybody was so supportive that I had one of the best filming experiences I've ever had."
Cate Blanchett, who has also been nominated for Best Actress for 'Blue Jasmine', stars as trophy wife Jeanette Francis, known as Jasmine in the film and confessed she wasn't able to keep any of the designer outfits which she wore on set.
She said: "They [the outfits] all had to go back at midnight. I think the entire costume budget was less than the Hermes bag, which was also borrowed."
Amy Adams, who is nominated for 'American Hustle', is anticipating the award ceremony which will take place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and insists she'd like to dress to accommodate her own style when she attends the bash.
She added: "Sometimes I feel like I am dressing in costume on the red carpet, and this year I want to feel like myself. So I guarantee when I am on the red carpet this year, you can know that's a dress I would wear. It's not a character's dress."
Sandra Bullock: ‘Gravity one of best filming experiences’
Sandra Bullock enjoyed "one of the best filming experiences" ever while making 'Gravity'.
The 49-year-old actress, who has been nominated for an Oscar Award for female lead Dr. Ryan Stone in the sci-fi thriller, admits that she enjoyed working on Alfonso Cuarón's latest film because of the support she received.
Speaking at the annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills yesterday (10.02.14), she said: "I worked with the nicest, kindest, most patient group of people who all had a tremendous amount riding on them because of new technology, unknown waters.
"It should have been a very stressful situation, but everybody was so supportive that I had one of the best filming experiences I've ever had."
Cate Blanchett, who has also been nominated for Best Actress for 'Blue Jasmine', stars as trophy wife Jeanette Francis, known as Jasmine in the film and confessed she wasn't able to keep any of the designer outfits which she wore on set.
She said: "They [the outfits] all had to go back at midnight. I think the entire costume budget was less than the Hermes bag, which was also borrowed."
Amy Adams, who is nominated for 'American Hustle', is anticipating the award ceremony which will take place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and insists she'd like to dress to accommodate her own style when she attends the bash.
She added: "Sometimes I feel like I am dressing in costume on the red carpet, and this year I want to feel like myself. So I guarantee when I am on the red carpet this year, you can know that's a dress I would wear. It's not a character's dress."
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Joel Kinnaman's 'RoboCop' costume was a "challenge to put on".
The 34-year-old actor plays cop Alex Murphy who is turned into a cyborg law enforcement officer in the movie and claims his iconic black costume was "uncomfortable" and he dreaded the thought of wearing it.
During a press conference, Kinnaman said: "It was a little bit of a challenge to put on the suit. The first time I put it on, we were out in Pasadena and it was a hot day in LA. It took one hour and 45 minutes to put it on, and it was so uncomfortable. It was digging in everywhere. It was pressing down on my shoulders. I was just sweating like a pig. After 20 minutes, I said, 'I've gotta get out of this!' And then, I was thinking to myself that it was a daunting idea that I was going to have to wear this for 14 hours a day, six days a week for five months."
Kinnaman felt "vulnerable" in his costume and insists this helped him relate to his alter-ego in José Padilha's remake of the 1987 film of the same name.
He added: "The suit became one of the first seeds that led my imagination into the vulnerability that Alex Murphy felt, after he became RoboCop.
"It was an interesting contrast because he's got this body that is so powerful, but he feels very uncomfortable. He's amputated from his throat down. He doesn't know who he is anymore. And my little level of comfortability led me to think about what Alex would have felt, times a thousand. I was surprised to realise that the suit, which should make me feel so powerful, actually made me feel vulnerable."
Joel Kinnaman: RoboCop costume was uncomfortable
Joel Kinnaman's 'RoboCop' costume was a "challenge to put on".
The 34-year-old actor plays cop Alex Murphy who is turned into a cyborg law enforcement officer in the movie and claims his iconic black costume was "uncomfortable" and he dreaded the thought of wearing it.
During a press conference, Kinnaman said: "It was a little bit of a challenge to put on the suit. The first time I put it on, we were out in Pasadena and it was a hot day in LA. It took one hour and 45 minutes to put it on, and it was so uncomfortable. It was digging in everywhere. It was pressing down on my shoulders. I was just sweating like a pig. After 20 minutes, I said, 'I've gotta get out of this!' And then, I was thinking to myself that it was a daunting idea that I was going to have to wear this for 14 hours a day, six days a week for five months."
Kinnaman felt "vulnerable" in his costume and insists this helped him relate to his alter-ego in José Padilha's remake of the 1987 film of the same name.
He added: "The suit became one of the first seeds that led my imagination into the vulnerability that Alex Murphy felt, after he became RoboCop.
"It was an interesting contrast because he's got this body that is so powerful, but he feels very uncomfortable. He's amputated from his throat down. He doesn't know who he is anymore. And my little level of comfortability led me to think about what Alex would have felt, times a thousand. I was surprised to realise that the suit, which should make me feel so powerful, actually made me feel vulnerable."
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Leonardo DiCaprio has "always been fascinated with wealth in America".
The 39-year-old actor was born and raised in Los Angeles and his mother, Irmelin - who divorced his father George DiCaprio when he was young - worked several jobs to support them.
He admits he was intrigued by the "other side of the spectrum" and recent films he's done including 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and 2013's 'The Great Gatsby' are about the "corruption" of the American dream.
Quizzed on his recent films, he told collider.com: "The truth is that I've always been fascinated with wealth in America. To me, its been about the American dream and the corruption of that dream. Coming from where I was brought up, I went to a school in Beverly Hills and I always looked at the other side of the spectrum. Its been a fascination of mine, for a long period of time."
DiCaprio stars as corrupt stockbroker Jordan Belfort who engaged in securities fraud and corruption on Wall Street in Martin Scorsese's latest film and he was keen to take on roles like this following the "economic downfall" in 2008.
The Hollywood hunk explained: "Certainly since 2008 and what happened with the economic downfall, [The Wolf of Wall Street] in particular, and this element of our very culture, was something that I wanted to put up on the screen."
DiCaprio plays Jay Gatsby in the latest adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, and his character is an archetype of self-made American men seeking to join high society.
He thinks Gatsby and Belfort both have a number of similarities as they've both "recreated" themselves but insists they are driven by different motivations.
He added: "They both come from the underworld. They recreate themselves. But, putting this culture up on the screen is something I've been wanting to do, for a long time. Jordan is the antithesis of Gatsby. His motivations come from a reptilian part of his brain, whereas Gatsby is doing it all for love.
"Those are two entirely different motivations. But since 2008, I felt we needed to explore the darker nature of humanity with these character who have complete disregard for anyone except themselves, and their own greed and lust for power."
Leonardo DiCaprio is fascinated with wealth
Leonardo DiCaprio has "always been fascinated with wealth in America".
The 39-year-old actor was born and raised in Los Angeles and his mother, Irmelin - who divorced his father George DiCaprio when he was young - worked several jobs to support them.
He admits he was intrigued by the "other side of the spectrum" and recent films he's done including 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and 2013's 'The Great Gatsby' are about the "corruption" of the American dream.
Quizzed on his recent films, he told collider.com: "The truth is that I've always been fascinated with wealth in America. To me, its been about the American dream and the corruption of that dream. Coming from where I was brought up, I went to a school in Beverly Hills and I always looked at the other side of the spectrum. Its been a fascination of mine, for a long period of time."
DiCaprio stars as corrupt stockbroker Jordan Belfort who engaged in securities fraud and corruption on Wall Street in Martin Scorsese's latest film and he was keen to take on roles like this following the "economic downfall" in 2008.
The Hollywood hunk explained: "Certainly since 2008 and what happened with the economic downfall, [The Wolf of Wall Street] in particular, and this element of our very culture, was something that I wanted to put up on the screen."
DiCaprio plays Jay Gatsby in the latest adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, and his character is an archetype of self-made American men seeking to join high society.
He thinks Gatsby and Belfort both have a number of similarities as they've both "recreated" themselves but insists they are driven by different motivations.
He added: "They both come from the underworld. They recreate themselves. But, putting this culture up on the screen is something I've been wanting to do, for a long time. Jordan is the antithesis of Gatsby. His motivations come from a reptilian part of his brain, whereas Gatsby is doing it all for love.
"Those are two entirely different motivations. But since 2008, I felt we needed to explore the darker nature of humanity with these character who have complete disregard for anyone except themselves, and their own greed and lust for power."
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George MacKay and his 'How I Live Now' co-star and crew celebrated filming their first sex scene with a hug.
The 21-year-old actor stars as Eddie who falls in love with Daisy (Saoirse Ronan) in 2013's drama, and although it wasn't awkward filming the intimate scene he admitted he shared a celebratory hug with his screen love interest and Director of Photography, Franz Lustig, after shooting the scene.
Talking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, MacKay explained: "It was one of those things that was just there and made sense for the story. And for the DP Franz [Lustig], it was his first sex scene he'd filmed so we all had a hug at the end of it all, going 'Now that we've all done our first sex scene together'.
"It was a couple of takes but it wasn't bad or anything."
'How I Live Now' tells the controversial story of two cousins who fall in love and although MacKay admits initially this can be seen as "shocking" he views it as a "love story" and the element of "forbidden love" adds to the plot.
The BAFTA-nominated actor said: "Maybe the idea of that at first might be more shocking but when you understand within reading the book or reading the script as it happens, it just feels ... justified is the wrong word because therefore ... there might be some people who think it's wrong beforehand, but it didn't really phase me to be honest.
"It seemed right that these two people fell in love and that they wanted to be with each other and they needed to be with each other. The fact that they were cousins, in some ways, added a dynamic of forbidden love."
'How I Live Now' is available on Blu-ray & DVD 10th February, courtesy of eOne Home Entertainment.
George MacKay celebrated sex scene with hug
George MacKay and his 'How I Live Now' co-star and crew celebrated filming their first sex scene with a hug.
The 21-year-old actor stars as Eddie who falls in love with Daisy (Saoirse Ronan) in 2013's drama, and although it wasn't awkward filming the intimate scene he admitted he shared a celebratory hug with his screen love interest and Director of Photography, Franz Lustig, after shooting the scene.
Talking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, MacKay explained: "It was one of those things that was just there and made sense for the story. And for the DP Franz [Lustig], it was his first sex scene he'd filmed so we all had a hug at the end of it all, going 'Now that we've all done our first sex scene together'.
"It was a couple of takes but it wasn't bad or anything."
'How I Live Now' tells the controversial story of two cousins who fall in love and although MacKay admits initially this can be seen as "shocking" he views it as a "love story" and the element of "forbidden love" adds to the plot.
The BAFTA-nominated actor said: "Maybe the idea of that at first might be more shocking but when you understand within reading the book or reading the script as it happens, it just feels ... justified is the wrong word because therefore ... there might be some people who think it's wrong beforehand, but it didn't really phase me to be honest.
"It seemed right that these two people fell in love and that they wanted to be with each other and they needed to be with each other. The fact that they were cousins, in some ways, added a dynamic of forbidden love."
'How I Live Now' is available on Blu-ray & DVD 10th February, courtesy of eOne Home Entertainment.
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Terry Gilliam's 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote' will begin shooting later this year.
'The Zero Theorem' director will finally bring Miguel de Cervantes' classic novel to the big screen and filming is due to take place from September 29 in the Canary Islands, reports Empire.com.
The film has been a long time coming for the director who faced a series of challenges during previous attempts at making the picture including a number of injuries and financial restraints.
Gilliam said: "I'm hoping it's the lucky 11. We keep rewriting the script each time, too, so it's a slightly different film each time. It's the same film but the details change."
The 73-year-old director admits making the film didn't come without some sacrifices which included a decent budget for wardrobe.
He added: "Maybe it's better, it's certainly slightly smaller to fit into the new clothing we wear, which are cheap clothes these days."
Despite the challenges Gillam refused to give up, and although he won't begin helming the project until after he's completed opera, 'Benvenuto Cellini' he is itching to begin shooting.
He said: "It's obsessive ... desperate ... pathetic ... foolish. It's this growth, this tumour that's become part of my system that has to get out if I'm to survive."
Terry Gillam’s Don Quixote to begin in September
Terry Gilliam's 'The Man Who Killed Don Quixote' will begin shooting later this year.
'The Zero Theorem' director will finally bring Miguel de Cervantes' classic novel to the big screen and filming is due to take place from September 29 in the Canary Islands, reports Empire.com.
The film has been a long time coming for the director who faced a series of challenges during previous attempts at making the picture including a number of injuries and financial restraints.
Gilliam said: "I'm hoping it's the lucky 11. We keep rewriting the script each time, too, so it's a slightly different film each time. It's the same film but the details change."
The 73-year-old director admits making the film didn't come without some sacrifices which included a decent budget for wardrobe.
He added: "Maybe it's better, it's certainly slightly smaller to fit into the new clothing we wear, which are cheap clothes these days."
Despite the challenges Gillam refused to give up, and although he won't begin helming the project until after he's completed opera, 'Benvenuto Cellini' he is itching to begin shooting.
He said: "It's obsessive ... desperate ... pathetic ... foolish. It's this growth, this tumour that's become part of my system that has to get out if I'm to survive."