George Clooney reveals process for casting Hitler for new sports drama The Boys In The Boat about US crew team at 1936 Olympics in Berlin
- The 62-year-old Hollywood star was promoting the sports drama Boys in the Boat, which he directed and co-produced.
- The film follows the University of Washington film crew as they represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
- The film is scheduled to be released by Amazon MGM Studios in the US on December 25.
George Clooney joked about the process of casting Hitler while promoting his latest film project Monday on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live.
The 62-year-old Hollywood star was promoting the sports drama Boys in the Boat, which he directed and co-produced.
The film follows the University of Washington film crew as they represented the United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
– I want to ask you about this. What’s the casting process like, finding your Hitler?” Jimmy, 56, asked.
“It’s complicated. Because guys put on lousy little mustaches and tape themselves up,” said George, looking dapper in a gray suit.
George Clooney joked about the process of casting Hitler while promoting his latest film project Monday on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live.
“And you are, dude. The good news is that you got the part. The bad news is that you are Hitler. What is this?” said George.
Jimmy joked that he would never give George a video of himself with a Hitler mustache, and then asked George what he did after he found his Hitler.
“Well, obviously it’s depressing. It’s kind of a relief, actually, because when you’re doing a period piece and you’re doing something, it’s 1936. Everyone knew Hitler was a bad guy and had no idea how much worse it would get. ‘ said George.
Jimmy said he found it interesting that the Germans greeted the Americans when they entered Berlin.
“Right before all hell broke loose,” George said.
“It was a funny thing. We were filming, we were in London, and we had to shoot in all these places and put up swastikas, and it was terrible. And you always apologize. “I’m really sorry”. And we filmed at the Greenwich Naval Academy Museum, and it’s very British. And this older gentleman comes up and he’s wearing medals and he’s like, “Right. What exactly are you going to film here?” We toured the locations. And I said, “Well, we’re going to put some swastikas on this thing.” And he looked at me and said, “That’s right. But no French flags, right?” And I said, “No.” This shit runs deep,” George said.
The Boys in the Boat is based on the 2013 Daniel James Brown film of the same name, starring Callum Turner and Joel Edgerton.
The film is scheduled to be released by Amazon MGM Studios in the US on December 25.
The 62-year-old Hollywood star was promoting the sports drama Boys in the Boat, which he directed and co-produced.
– I want to ask you about this. What’s the casting process like, finding your Hitler?” Jimmy, 56, asked.
This is the ninth film Clooney has directed. His previous directorial credits include 2002’s Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, 2017’s Suburbicon and 2021’s The Tender Bar.
George will next be seen opposite Brad Pitt in the upcoming psychological action film Wolves, written and directed by Jon Watts.
Brad and George also co-produced the film Wolves, which is about two professional adjusters who are hired to do the same job.
George has been married to 45-year-old Amal Clooney since 2014, and they have six-year-old twin daughters Ella and son Alexander.