Editing George Clooney (section)

==Career==
===Early work (1978–1993)===
[[File:George Clooney 1995.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Clooney in 1995]]

Clooney's first role was as an [[Extra (acting)|extra]] in the television miniseries ''[[Centennial (miniseries)|Centennial]]'' in 1978, which was based on the [[Centennial (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[James A. Michener]] and was partly filmed in Clooney's hometown of Augusta, Kentucky.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kimberly Potts |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q6EHHXqbXpQC&q=george+clooney%2C+Centennial&pg=PA284 |title=George Clooney : The Last Great Movie Star |date=2011 |publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books |isbn=978-1-55783-785-1 |edition=Rev. and updated |location=Montclair, NJ |page=217 |access-date=June 17, 2014 |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525092306/https://books.google.com/books?id=q6EHHXqbXpQC&q=george+clooney%2C+Centennial&pg=PA284#v=snippet&q=george%20clooney%2C%20Centennial&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mark Browning |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BXaA1mCr93IC&q=george+clooney%2C+Centennial&pg=PA1 |title=George Clooney: an actor looking for a role |date=2012 |publisher=Praeger |isbn=978-0-313-39621-2 |location=Santa Barbara, Calif. |page=1 |access-date=June 17, 2014 |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525092351/https://books.google.com/books?id=BXaA1mCr93IC&q=george+clooney%2C+Centennial&pg=PA1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Clooney's first major role came in 1984 in the short-lived [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[E/R]]'' (not to be confused with ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', the long-running medical drama). He played a handyman on the series ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]'' and appeared as Bobby Hopkins, a detective, on an episode of ''[[The Golden Girls]]''. In 1986, Clooney made his theater debut in the play ''[[Vicious (play)|Vicious]]'' about [[Sex Pistols]] musician [[Sid Vicious]].<ref name=P>{{cite web|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|title=George Clooney Admits Memorizing His Lines for Broadway's Good Night, and Good Luck Is 'a Nightmare': 'I'm Scared!'|url=https://people.com/george-clooney-memorizing-his-lines-for-broadway-is-a-nightmare-11682190|date=February 19, 2025|author=Quinn, Dave}}</ref>

Clooney's first prominent role was a semi-regular supporting role in the sitcom ''[[Roseanne]]'', playing [[Roseanne Barr]]'s supervisor Booker Brooks, followed by the role of a construction worker on ''[[Baby Talk (TV series)|Baby Talk]]'', a co-starring role on the CBS drama ''[[Bodies of Evidence (TV series)|Bodies of Evidence]]'' as Detective Ryan Walker, and then a year-long turn as Det. James Falconer on ''[[Sisters (U.S. TV series)|Sisters]]''. In 1988, Clooney played one of the lead roles in the comedy-horror film ''[[Return of the Killer Tomatoes]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 9, 2000 |title=George Clooney; Wrong 'Tomatoes' |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/09/movies/l-george-clooney-wrong-tomatoes-090387.html |access-date=July 28, 2014 |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810164936/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/09/movies/l-george-clooney-wrong-tomatoes-090387.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1990, he starred in the short-lived [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] police drama ''[[Sunset Beat]]''.<ref>Terrace, Vincent. ''Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007'' (Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2008), pp.1468–9.</ref> During this period, Clooney was a student at the [[Beverly Hills Playhouse]] acting school for five years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Clooney on the Beverly Hills Playhouse Acting School |url=http://www.bhplayhouse.com/george-clooney |access-date=July 28, 2014 |archive-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811044950/http://www.bhplayhouse.com/george-clooney |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Breakthrough and stardom (1994–1999)===

Clooney rose to fame when he played Dr. [[Doug Ross]], alongside [[Anthony Edwards (actor)|Anthony Edwards]], [[Julianna Margulies]], and [[Noah Wyle]], on the hit NBC medical drama ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' from 1994 to 1999. After leaving the series in 1999, he made a [[cameo appearance]] in the 6th season and returned for a guest spot in the show's final season.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2009 |title=ER Bringing Back Clooney with Margulies before Checking Out |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/ER-Clooney-Margulies-1002020.aspx |access-date=January 21, 2009 |website=TV Guide |archive-date=January 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124151047/http://www.tvguide.com/News/ER-Clooney-Margulies-1002020.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> For his work on the series, Clooney received two [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]] in 1995 and 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Primetime Emmy nominations for 1995–Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |url=http://www.emmys.com/nominations/1995/Outstanding%20Lead%20Actor%20In%20A%20Drama%20Series |access-date=January 24, 2013 |publisher=Emmys |archive-date=July 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728023606/http://www.emmys.com/nominations/1995/Outstanding%20Lead%20Actor%20In%20A%20Drama%20Series |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Primetime Emmy nominations for 1996–Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |url=http://www.emmys.com/nominations/1996/OUTSTANDING%20LEAD%20ACTOR%20FOR%20A%20DRAMA%20SERIES |access-date=January 24, 2013 |publisher=Emmys |archive-date=July 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728041328/http://www.emmys.com/nominations/1996/OUTSTANDING%20LEAD%20ACTOR%20FOR%20A%20DRAMA%20SERIES |url-status=live }}</ref> He also earned three [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Actor – Television Series Drama]] in 1995, 1996, and 1997 (losing to co-star [[Anthony Edwards (actor)|Anthony Edwards]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1997) |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=/year/1996 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521182756/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=%2Fyear%2F1996 |archive-date=May 21, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2013 |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 54th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) |url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=/year/1997 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521174533/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=%2Fyear%2F1997 |archive-date=May 21, 2013 |access-date=January 24, 2013 |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association}}</ref>

Clooney began appearing in films while working on ''ER''. His first major Hollywood role was in the horror comedy-crime thriller ''[[From Dusk till Dawn]]'', directed by [[Robert Rodriguez]] and co-starring [[Harvey Keitel]]. He followed its success with the romantic comedy ''[[One Fine Day (1996 film)|One Fine Day]]'' with [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], and the action-thriller ''[[The Peacemaker (1997 film)|The Peacemaker]]'' with [[Nicole Kidman]]. Clooney was then cast as [[Batman]] in [[Joel Schumacher]]'s ''[[Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin]]'', which was a modest box office performer, but a critical failure (with Clooney himself calling the film "a waste of money").<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shepherd |first=Jack |date=May 26, 2015 |title=George Clooney apologises for 'destroying' Batman & Robin 18 years later |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/george-clooney-apologises-for-destroying-batman--robin-18-years-later-10276879.html |access-date=September 19, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |archive-date=September 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926020740/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/george-clooney-apologises-for-destroying-batman--robin-18-years-later-10276879.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1998, he co-starred in the crime-comedy ''[[Out of Sight]]'' opposite [[Jennifer Lopez]], marking the first of his many collaborations with director [[Steven Soderbergh]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 26, 1998 |title=He's a Thief, She's a Marshal, They're an Item |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B05E5DB103AF935A15755C0A96E958260 |access-date=September 19, 2015 |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016214157/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B05E5DB103AF935A15755C0A96E958260 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also starred in ''[[Three Kings (1999 film)|Three Kings]]'' during the last weeks of his contract with ''ER''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Three Kings |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/three-kings-1999 |access-date=September 19, 2015 |publisher=rogerebert.com |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914171628/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/three-kings-1999 |url-status=live }}</ref>

While ''ER'' was a hit, he expanded to form two production companies. The first production company he founded was Mirador Entertainment in February 1996, with former [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] vice president Deborah Leoni later serving as partner in July 1996, of which the company signed a two-year deal with [[NBC]] via the [[Universal Television|NBC Studios]] production company.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=McDonald |first=Paul |title=George Clooney |date=2019-05-02 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |year=2019 |isbn=9781911239321 |publication-date=May 2, 2019}}</ref> The second he founded was Maysville Pictures (formerly Left Bank Productions, which was renamed due to a conflict with the music management firm),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karon |first=Paul |date=1997-08-19 |title=Clooney tunes prod’n pipeline |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/news/clooney-tunes-prod-n-pipeline-1116678266/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> named for his home town, with partner [[Robert Lawrence (producer)|Robert Lawrence]], and signed a three-year deal with [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] in November 1996.<ref name=":0" /> In 1998, the NBC deal was replaced by a new TV deal for Maysville Pictures with [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Television]] and [[CBS]], shortly before leaving ''ER'', and rendered Mirador Entertainment defunct.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hontz |first=Jenny |date=1998-06-19 |title=Clooney cloned |url=https://variety.com/1998/tv/news/clooney-cloned-1117477715/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In order to expand Maysville into the television business, the company hired Ben Cosgrove, Pam Williams (who runs the TV side) and Kevin Field to run the company.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Dan |date=1998-08-05 |title=Maysville will add 3 exex to expand bill |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/maysville-will-add-3-exex-to-expand-bill-1117479162/ |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In September 1999, Clooney split from producer Robert Lawrence in the Maysville partnership.<ref name=":0" />

=== Leading man and directorial debut (2000–2004)===
[[File:Pitt Clooney Damon.jpg|thumb|left|[[Brad Pitt]], [[Matt Damon]] and Clooney in 2001 promoting ''Ocean's Eleven'' in Turkey]]

After leaving ''ER'', Clooney starred in commercially successful films including [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s [[disaster film]] ''[[The Perfect Storm (film)|The Perfect Storm]]'' (2000) which was a box office success. The same year he starred in the [[Coen brothers]] adventure comedy ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' (2000) alongside [[John Turturro]], [[Tim Blake Nelson]] and [[John Goodman]]. The film, a modern satire, is loosely based on [[Homer]]'s epic [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] poem the ''[[Odyssey]]'' and the [[Preston Sturges]] 1941 classic film [[Sullivan's Travels]]. This film is set in 1937 rural [[Mississippi]] during the [[Great Depression]]. He plays escaped convict Ulysses Everett McGill. He received a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] nomination for his performance. ''[[Variety (website)|Variety]]'' critic Todd McCarthy compared Clooney to [[Clark Gable]], writing: "Not for the first time recalling Clark Gable in his looks and line delivery, Clooney clearly delights in embellishing Everett's vanity and in delivering the Coens' carefully calibrated, high-toned dialogue".<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2000 |title=O Brother, Where Art Thou? |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/o-brother-where-art-thou-2-1200462257/ |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702002520/https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/o-brother-where-art-thou-2-1200462257/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Ocean's11Cast.jpg|thumb|right|[[Brad Pitt]], Clooney, [[Matt Damon]], [[Andy Garcia]], [[Julia Roberts]] and [[Steven Soderbergh]] publicize ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]'' (2001)]]
The following year In 2001, Clooney reunited with Soderbergh for the heist comedy ''[[Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)|Ocean's Eleven]]'', a remake of the 1960s [[Rat Pack]] film [[Ocean's Eleven (1960 film)|of the same name]], with Clooney playing [[Danny Ocean (character)|Danny Ocean]], originally portrayed by [[Frank Sinatra]]. The film starred Clooney, [[Brad Pitt]], [[Julia Roberts]], [[Matt Damon]] and [[Andy Garcia]]. The film cemented Clooney as a leading film star. It is Clooney's most successful film with him in the lead role, earning $451&nbsp;million worldwide (he appeared, but did not star, in ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'', which has a $723 million worldwide box office).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gravity (2013) – Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gravity.htm |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501011402/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gravity.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ocean's Eleven (2001) – Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oceanseleven.htm |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=May 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520115811/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=oceanseleven.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Ocean's Eleven'' inspired two sequels starring Clooney, ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]'' in 2004<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Schwartzbaum |first=Lisa |date=December 8, 2004 |title=Ocean's Twelve |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2004/12/08/oceans-twelve |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=September 19, 2015 |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016214157/http://www.ew.com/article/2004/12/08/oceans-twelve |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]'' in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ocean's Thirteen GEORGE CLOONEY AND MATT DAMON INTERVIEW |url=http://movieweb.com/movie/oceans-thirteen/george-clooney-and-matt-damon-interview/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921020555/http://movieweb.com/movie/oceans-thirteen/george-clooney-and-matt-damon-interview/ |archive-date=September 21, 2016 |access-date=September 19, 2015 |website=movieweb.com}}</ref> In 2001, Clooney and Soderbergh co-founded [[Section Eight Productions]], for which [[Grant Heslov]] was president of television.

The following year he would work with Soderbergh yet again in the [[science fiction]] drama ''[[Solaris (2002 film)|Solaris]]'' (2002) an adaptation of the [[Solaris (1972 film)|acclaimed 1972 film]] directed by [[Andrei Tarkovsky]]. [[Roger Ebert]] praised the film and Clooney, writing: "Clooney has successfully survived being named [[People (magazine)|''People'']] magazine's [[People (magazine)#Sexiest Man Alive|sexiest man alive]] by deliberately choosing projects that ignore that image. His alliance with Soderbergh, both as an actor and co-producer, shows a taste for challenge."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solaris movie review |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/solaris-2002 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=Rogerebert.com |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927235651/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/solaris-2002 |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year Clooney made his directorial debut in the 2002 film ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'', based on the autobiography of TV producer [[Chuck Barris]]. The film premiered out of competition at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] to critical acclaim. Though the film did not do well at the box office, critics stated that Clooney's directing showed promise.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jackass Critics – Confessions of a Dangerous Mind |url=http://jackasscritics.com/movie.php?movie_key=275 |access-date=June 17, 2012 |publisher=Jack Ass Critics |archive-date=August 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818191859/http://jackasscritics.com/movie.php?movie_key=275 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2003, Clooney reunited with the [[Coen brothers]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Intolerable Cruelty]]'' opposite [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]. Elvis Mitchell of ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised their chemistry and the casting of Clooney in the role writing, "the good work comes from George Clooney, who happens to have the [[Art Deco]] profile fit for a 1930s comedy. He scores with his willingness to mock his above-average charisma level and the chiseled chin, cover-guy good looks".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mitchell |first=Elvis |date=October 10, 2003 |title=FILM REVIEW; A Lawyer's Good Teeth Help in Court and Love |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/10/movies/film-review-a-lawyer-s-good-teeth-help-in-court-and-love.html |access-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405135748/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/10/movies/film-review-a-lawyer-s-good-teeth-help-in-court-and-love.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Established star and acclaim (2005–2013) ===
[[File:George Clooney-4 The Men Who Stare at Goats TIFF09 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Clooney attending the premiere of ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)|The Men Who Stare at Goats]]'' at the [[2009 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
In 2005, Clooney starred in ''[[Syriana]]'', which was based loosely on former [[Central Intelligence Agency]] agent [[Robert Baer]]'s memoirs of his service in the Middle East. Clooney suffered an accident on the set of ''Syriana'', which caused a brain injury with complications from a punctured [[dura mater|dura]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 23, 2005|title=George Clooney – Clooney Contemplated Suicide Over Brain Injury|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/clooney%20contemplated%20suicide%20over%20brain%20injury|access-date=September 19, 2009|publisher=Contact Music|archive-date=January 20, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070120000552/http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/clooney%20contemplated%20suicide%20over%20brain%20injury|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year he directed, produced, and starred in ''[[Good Night, and Good Luck]]'', a film about 1950s television journalist [[Edward R. Murrow]]'s famous war of words with Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]]. At the 2006 Academy Awards, Clooney was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] for ''Good Night, and Good Luck'', as well as [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for ''Syriana''. He won the Oscar for his role in ''Syriana''.<ref>{{Cite news|title=George Clooney Wins Supporting Actor: 2006 Oscars|work=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqDbG9h-f7c|access-date=September 19, 2015|archive-date=September 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902022102/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqDbG9h-f7c|url-status=live}}</ref>

Clooney next appeared in ''[[The Good German]]'' (2006), a [[film noir]] directed by Soderbergh that is set in post-World War II Germany. In August 2006, Clooney and Heslov started the production company [[Smokehouse Pictures]]. In October 2006, Clooney received the [[American Cinematheque Award]], which honors someone in the entertainment industry who has made "a significant contribution to the art of motion pictures".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Presentation of the 21st Annual American Cinematheque Award. |url=http://www.americancinematheque.com/ball/2006/2006georgeclooney.htm |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906200631/http://www.americancinematheque.com/ball/2006/2006georgeclooney.htm |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref> On January 22, 2008, Clooney was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for ''[[Michael Clayton (film)|Michael Clayton]]'' (2007) losing to [[Daniel Day-Lewis]] who won for [[Paul Thomas Anderson]]'s drama ''[[There Will Be Blood]]'' (2007).

Later that year, he directed his third film, ''[[Leatherheads]]'', in which he also starred. On April 4, 2008, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that Clooney had quietly resigned from the [[Writers Guild of America]] over a dispute concerning ''[[Leatherheads]]''. Clooney, who is the director, producer and star of the film, claimed that he had contributed in writing "all but two scenes" of it, and requested a writing credit alongside Duncan Brantley and [[Rick Reilly]], who had worked on the screenplay for 17 years. Clooney lost an arbitration vote 2–1, and withdrew from the union over the decision. He became a "[[financial core]] status" non-member, meaning he no longer has voting rights, and cannot run for office or attend membership meetings, according to the Writers Guild of America's constitution.<ref name="reuters1">{{Cite news|date=February 9, 2009|title=George Clooney in feud with writers union|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0239381220080404|access-date=September 19, 2009|archive-date=April 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411140138/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0239381220080404|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Grant Heslov 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra).jpg|thumb|right| [[Ewan McGregor]], [[Grant Heslov]] and Clooney at the [[Venice International Film Festival]] in 2009]]
In 2009, he starred in the war comedy ''[[The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)|The Men Who Stare at Goats]]'' alongside [[Ewan McGregor]], [[Jeff Bridges]] and [[Kevin Spacey]]. The film was directed by Heslov and released in November 2009. The film premiered at the [[Venice International Film Festival]] to positive reviews. Also in November 2009, he voiced the title character opposite [[Meryl Streep]] as Mrs. Fox in [[Wes Anderson]]'s [[animated feature]] ''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox]]''. The same year, Clooney starred in the [[Jason Reitman]] directed comedy-drama ''[[Up in the Air (2009 film)|Up in the Air]]'', which was initially given limited release, and then a wide release on December 25, 2009. Stephen Farber of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' praised Clooney's performance, writing: "Boasting one of George Clooney's strongest performances, the film seems like a surefire awards contender".<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 6, 2009|title='Up in the Air': Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/up-air-review-movie-2009-93466/|access-date=July 1, 2022|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702003720/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/up-air-review-movie-2009-93466/|url-status=live}}</ref> For his performance in the film he was nominated for a [[Golden Globe]], a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]], [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] and an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1193138/awards ''Up in the Air (I) (2009): Awards'', IMDb, Undated] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304095137/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1193138/awards |date=March 4, 2018 }}. Retrieved August 7, 2015.</ref> The following year, Clooney produced and starred in the dark crime drama ''[[The American (2010 film)|The American]]'' (2010), based on the novel ''[[A Very Private Gentleman]]'' by [[Martin Booth]] and directed by [[Anton Corbijn]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440728/fullcredits ''The American'' (2010): Full Cast & CrewIMDb, Undated] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915141334/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440728/fullcredits |date=September 15, 2017 }}. Retrieved August 7, 2015.</ref>

{{as of|2011}}, Clooney is represented by [[Bryan Lourd]], co-chairman of [[Creative Artists Agency]] (CAA).<ref>{{Cite web|title=George Clooney contact information|url=http://famous-relationships.topsynergy.com/George_Clooney/Contact.asp|access-date=June 17, 2012|publisher=Top Synergy|archive-date=June 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625075137/http://famous-relationships.topsynergy.com/George_Clooney/Contact.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, Clooney starred in ''[[The Descendants]]'' as a husband whose wife has an accident that leaves her in a coma. He earned critical praise for his work, and won the [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor]] and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]]. Also, he was nominated for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actors Guild for Best Actor]], the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor]], and the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. He was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]] for the political drama ''[[The Ides of March (2011 film)|The Ides of March]]''.

In 2013, Clooney won the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama]], the [[BAFTA Award for Best Picture]] and the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]] for producing ''[[Argo (2012 film)|Argo]]''. The following year, Clooney co-starred with [[Sandra Bullock]] in ''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'' (2013), a space thriller directed by [[Alfonso Cuarón]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 15, 2013|title=Warner Bros Dates Sandra Bullock Pic 'Gravity' – Again|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/01/gravity-movie-sandra-bullock-release-date-october-4-2013-announced/|magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|access-date=May 15, 2013|archive-date=March 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130319115453/http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/gravity-movie-sandra-bullock-release-date-october-4-2013-announced/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2013, Clooney co-founded [[Casamigos]] Tequila with [[Rande Gerber]] and [[Michael Meldman]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Elkins|first=Kathleen|date=November 2, 2016|title=How George Clooney accidentally started a tequila company that's too successful to stop|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/21/george-clooney-accidentally-started-a-tequila-company-worth-1-billion.html|website=[[CNBC]]|access-date=September 9, 2017|archive-date=February 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221064218/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/21/george-clooney-accidentally-started-a-tequila-company-worth-1-billion.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was sold to [[Diageo]] for $700 million in June 2017, with an additional $300 million possible depending on the company's performance over the next ten years.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Whitten|first=Sarah|date=June 21, 2017|title=George Clooney just sold his tequila business for up to $1 billion|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/21/george-clooney-just-sold-his-tequila-business-for-1-billion.html|website=[[CNBC]]|access-date=September 9, 2017|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909043501/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/21/george-clooney-just-sold-his-tequila-business-for-1-billion.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the ''[[Forbes]]'' annual ranking, he was the world's highest-paid actor for 2017–2018, earning $239 million between June 1, 2017, and June 1, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Robehmed|first=Natalie|date=August 22, 2018|title=The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2018: George Clooney Tops List With $239 Million|work=[[Forbes]]|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2018/08/22/the-worlds-highest-paid-actors-2018-george-clooney-tops-list-with-239-million|access-date=August 23, 2018|archive-date=August 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823061341/https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2018/08/22/the-worlds-highest-paid-actors-2018-george-clooney-tops-list-with-239-million/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Focus on directing and Broadway debut (2014–present) ===
[[File:Cannes 125 (27501337354).jpg|thumb|left|[[Jodie Foster]], [[Jack O'Connell (actor)|Jack O'Connell]], [[Julia Roberts]] and Clooney at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]] for ''[[Money Monster]]'']]
In 2014, Clooney co-wrote, directed and starred in ''[[The Monuments Men]]'', an adaptation of ''The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History'' by [[Robert M. Edsel]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=December 4, 2012 |title=Matt Damon in Talks To Join Monumental Cast of George Clooney's Next Film |url=https://deadline.com/2012/12/matt-damon-joins-monumental-cast-of-george-clooneys-next-film-382397/ |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |access-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527150848/http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/matt-damon-joins-monumental-cast-of-george-clooneys-next-film/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film starred an ensemble cast of A-list stars including [[Matt Damon]], [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Bill Murray]], [[John Goodman]] and [[Bob Balaban]], as well as European stars [[Hugh Bonneville]] and [[Jean Dujardin]]. The film was a critical misfire and a box office failure.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2017 |title=With 'Suburbicon,' George Clooney's Box Office Struggles Continue |url=https://www.thewrap.com/suburbicon-george-clooney-director-box-office-struggles/ |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=The Wrap |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701234749/https://www.thewrap.com/suburbicon-george-clooney-director-box-office-struggles/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Many historians were critical of the film for its historical inaccuracies. ''[[The Guardian (website)|The Guardian]]'' film critic Andrew Pulver, panned the film writing, that the film was "filled with unearned patriotic sentiment, sketchy to the point of inanity, and interrupted every few minutes with neurotic self-justification".<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 8, 2014 |title=The Monuments Men – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/08/monuments-men-review-george-clooney-berlin |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=The Guardian |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525092344/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/08/monuments-men-review-george-clooney-berlin |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year, Clooney produced ''[[August: Osage County (film)|August: Osage County]]'' (2013), an adaptation of [[August: Osage County|the play of the same name]]. The film stars [[Meryl Streep]] and [[Julia Roberts]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=June 18, 2012 |title=Smokehouse's George Clooney And Grant Heslov Producing 'August: Osage County' |url=https://deadline.com/2012/06/smokehouses-george-clooney-and-grant-heslov-producing-august-osage-county-288310/ |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |access-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-date=May 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504193814/http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/smokehouses-george-clooney-and-grant-heslov-producing-august-osage-county/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

His next film was ''[[Tomorrowland (film)|Tomorrowland]]'' (2015), a science fiction adventure film in which he played Frank Walker, an inventor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ito |first=Robert |date=May 14, 2015 |title=Going Back to the Future for 'Tomorrowland,' From Disney |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/movies/going-back-to-the-future-for-tomorrowland-from-disney.html |access-date=May 16, 2016 |website=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=June 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609221602/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/movies/going-back-to-the-future-for-tomorrowland-from-disney.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in the year, he was featured as himself in the [[Netflix]] Christmas musical comedy ''[[A Very Murray Christmas]]'', starring [[Bill Murray]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=May 22, 2015 |title=Bill Murray Christmas Special Coming to Netflix |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/bill-murray-netflix-christmas-special-1201503528/ |access-date=May 16, 2016 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305001037/http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/bill-murray-netflix-christmas-special-1201503528/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year, he starred in ''[[Hail, Caesar!]]'', a comedy from the [[Coen brothers]] set in the Hollywood film industry in the 1950s, which premiered in February 2016. Clooney portrayed Baird Whitlock, a [[Robert Taylor (American actor)|Robert Taylor]]-type film star who is kidnapped during the production of a film. [[Josh Brolin]] co-starred as [[Cleaner (crime)|fixer]] [[Eddie Mannix]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Collin |first=Robbie |date=February 26, 2016 |title=The Coen Brothers: 'We get you invested, then shake the floor' |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/hail-caesar/coen-brothers-interview/ |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=May 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/hail-caesar/coen-brothers-interview/ |archive-date=January 10, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Clooney reunited with [[Julia Roberts]] for the [[Jodie Foster]]-directed thriller ''[[Money Monster]]'' (2016), playing the host of a television show that investigates conspiracies on [[commerce]] and [[Wall Street]], who is taken hostage by a bankrupt viewer given a bad tip.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puchko |first=Kristy |date=November 17, 2014 |title=George Clooney's New Movie Money Monster Has A Stacked Cast |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/George-Clooney-Movie-Money-Monster-Has-Stacked-Cast-68249.html |access-date=May 16, 2016 |website=Cinemablend |archive-date=May 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513055546/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/George-Clooney-Movie-Money-Monster-Has-Stacked-Cast-68249.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:George Clooney with Barack Obama 2016.jpg|thumb|right|Clooney with [[President Barack Obama]] in 2016]]
In October 2017, his directorial project ''[[Suburbicon]]'' a 1950s-set crime comedy was released. It stars [[Matt Damon]], [[Julianne Moore]] and [[Oscar Isaac]], from a script written by the Coen brothers in the 1980s, that they had originally intended to direct themselves.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nugent |first=John |date=May 18, 2016 |title=Woody Harrelson joins the cast of George Clooney's Suburbicon |url=https://www.empireonline.com/people/george-clooney/woody-harrelson-george-clooney-suburbicon/ |access-date=May 19, 2016 |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |archive-date=May 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519123957/http://www.empireonline.com/people/george-clooney/woody-harrelson-george-clooney-suburbicon/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He received the 2018 [[AFI Life Achievement Award]] on June 7, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Clooney to Receive 46th AFI Life Achievement Award |url=http://blog.afi.com/george-clooney-to-receive-46th-afi-life-achievement-award/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207020655/http://blog.afi.com/george-clooney-to-receive-46th-afi-life-achievement-award/ |archive-date=February 7, 2018 |access-date=February 6, 2018}}</ref> The award was presented to him by [[Shirley MacLaine]], and was honored by [[Julianna Margulies]], [[Cate Blanchett]], [[Bill Murray]], [[Anna Kendrick]], [[Jimmy Kimmel]], [[Jennifer Aniston]], [[Courteney Cox]] and his wife [[Amal Clooney]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2018 |title=George Clooney, AFI Life Achievement Recipient, Says He's "Proud" of Changes in the Industry |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-clooney-honored-afis-life-achievement-award-1118272/ |access-date=July 1, 2022 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701234749/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-clooney-honored-afis-life-achievement-award-1118272/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, Clooney returned to television, starring, directing and producing the [[Hulu]] historical miniseries ''[[Catch-22 (miniseries)|Catch-22]]'', based upon the [[Catch-22|novel of the same name]] by [[Joseph Heller]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=January 14, 2018 |title=Hulu Nabs 'Catch-22' Limited Series Starring George Clooney From Anonymous Content & Paramount TV |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/hulu-nabs-catch-22-limited-series-starring-george-clooney-anonymous-content-par-tv-1202223557/ |access-date=May 19, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707141356/https://deadline.com/2018/01/hulu-nabs-catch-22-limited-series-starring-george-clooney-anonymous-content-par-tv-1202223557/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Clooney was initially cast in a main role in the series; however, he opted to take a smaller supporting role instead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=April 13, 2018 |title='Catch-22': Kyle Chandler To Star In Hulu Series As George Clooney Switches Roles |url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/catch-22-kyle-chandler-cast-george-clooneys-switches-roles-hulu-limited-series-cathart-scheisskopf-1202363579/ |access-date=May 19, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=February 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203013036/https://deadline.com/2018/04/catch-22-kyle-chandler-cast-george-clooneys-switches-roles-hulu-limited-series-cathart-scheisskopf-1202363579/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The series premiered on May 31, 2019, to critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malone |first=Michael |date=February 13, 2019 |title=George Clooney 'Catch-22' Begins on Hulu May 17 |url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/george-clooney-catch-22-begins-on-hulu-may-17 |access-date=May 19, 2020 |website=[[Broadcasting & Cable]] |archive-date=July 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706072225/https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/george-clooney-catch-22-begins-on-hulu-may-17 |url-status=live }}</ref>

After a four-year absence from acting in film, Clooney starred in the [[science fiction]] film,''[[The Midnight Sky]]'' a film he also directed and produced, based upon the [[Lily Brooks-Dalton]] debut novel ''[[Good Morning, Midnight (Brooks-Dalton novel)|Good Morning, Midnight]]'' for [[Netflix]].<ref name=variety2019-06-24/><ref name=deadline2019-06-24/> He co-starred opposite [[Felicity Jones]] and [[David Oyelowo]]. The film received mixed reviews and was a financial flop. It went on to receive a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects]]. He also directed ''[[The Tender Bar (film)|The Tender Bar]]'', based upon the memoir of the same name by [[J. R. Moehringer]], for [[Amazon Studios]] with [[Ben Affleck]] in the lead. The coming-of-age film had its nationwide premiere on December 22, 2021, and began streaming on Amazon Prime Video on January 7, 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |title='The Tender Bar': Amazon Sets Release Date For George Clooney-Helmed Pic Starring Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan & More – First Look Image |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/the-tender-bar-release-date-george-clooney-amazon-first-look-image-1234842272/ |work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |access-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927125103/https://deadline.com/2021/09/the-tender-bar-release-date-george-clooney-amazon-first-look-image-1234842272/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film earned Affleck [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|Screen Actors Guild Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Golden Globe Award]] nominations for Best Supporting Actor.

[[File:George Clooney at 81st Venice International Film Festival-Wolfs.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Clooney at the [[81st Venice International Film Festival]]]]
In February 2021, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' reported that Clooney's [[Smokehouse Pictures]] would be teaming with [[Sports Illustrated|Sports Illustrated Studios]] and 101 Studios to produce a docuseries about the [[Ohio State University abuse scandal]], and that the series would be based on an October 2020 ''Sports Illustrated'' article by [[Jon Wertheim]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=February 22, 2021 |title=George Clooney to Produce Ohio State Abuse Scandal Docuseries |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/george-clooney-produce-ohio-state-abuse-scandal-docuseries |access-date=February 23, 2021 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en |archive-date=February 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222232110/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/george-clooney-produce-ohio-state-abuse-scandal-docuseries |url-status=live }}</ref> [[HBO]] announced in June 2022 that the documentary had started production, with a planned debut on HBO and [[HBO MAX]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Wilson |date=June 7, 2022 |title=HBO Boards George Clooney Produced Documentary About Ohio State University Abuse Scandal |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hbo-ohio-state-university-1235287084/ |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=December 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229141348/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hbo-ohio-state-university-1235287084/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=June 7, 2022 |title=Ohio State University Sex-Abuse Documentary From 101 Studios & George Clooney's Smokehouse Lands At HBO |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/ohio-state-university-sex-abuse-documentary-george-clooney-hbo-1235039908/ |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US |archive-date=December 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230225946/https://deadline.com/2022/06/ohio-state-university-sex-abuse-documentary-george-clooney-hbo-1235039908/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2022, he reunited with [[Julia Roberts]] for a romantic comedy film ''[[Ticket to Paradise (2022 film)|Ticket to Paradise]]'' directed by [[Ol Parker]]. It was initially set to release in theatres on September 30, 2022, but was pushed by a month to October 21, 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 12, 2021 |title=George Clooney & Julia Roberts Reteam 'Ticket To Paradise' Sets Fall 2022 Theatrical Release |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/julia-roberts-george-clooney-movie-ticket-to-paradise-fall-2022-theatrical-release-1234728528/ |access-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-date=April 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210406170818/https://deadline.com/2021/04/julia-roberts-george-clooney-movie-ticket-to-paradise-fall-2022-theatrical-release-1234728528/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Welk |first=Brian |date=October 12, 2021 |title=George Clooney and Julia Roberts Rom-Com 'Ticket to Paradise' Shifts a Month to Oct. 2022 |work=[[TheWrap]] |url=https://www.thewrap.com/george-clooney-julia-roberts-ticket-to-paradise-october-2022/ |access-date=October 13, 2021 |archive-date=October 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012230729/https://www.thewrap.com/george-clooney-julia-roberts-ticket-to-paradise-october-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, Clooney reprised the role of [[Bruce Wayne (1989 film series character)|Bruce Wayne / Batman]] in a cameo in ''[[The Flash (film)|The Flash]]''. Clooney next film as a director was the biographical sports drama ''[[The Boys in the Boat (film)|The Boys in the Boat]]'' which was released on December 25, 2023. The film starred [[Callum Turner]] and [[Joel Edgerton]] and received mixed reviews. The film was based on the [[The Boys in the Boat|book of the same name]] by [[Daniel James Brown]].

Clooney re-teamed with [[Brad Pitt]] for the [[Apple TV+]] thriller film ''[[Wolfs (film)|Wolfs]]'' (2024) written and directed by [[Jon Watts]] which premiered to positive reviews<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wolfs|title= Wolfs|website= Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate= May 7, 2025}}</ref> at the [[Venice International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/09/wolfs-5-minute-ovation-george-clooney-brad-pitt-venice-film-festival-1236075206/|title= ‘Wolfs’ George Clooney & Brad Pitt Action Comedy Earns 5-Minute Ovation — Venice Film Festival|website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|accessdate= May 7, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=September 24, 2021 |title=George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Jon Watts Movie Package Sends Studios, Streamers Into Bidding War (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-clooney-brad-pitt-jon-watts-movie-package-sends-studios-streamers-bidding-war-1235020609/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=September 30, 2021 |archive-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321195956/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/george-clooney-brad-pitt-jon-watts-movie-package-sends-studios-streamers-bidding-war-1235020609/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2025, Clooney made his [[Broadway (theater)|Broadway]] debut as an actor in the stage adaption of ''[[Good Night, and Good Luck (play)|Good Night, and Good Luck]]'' where he is currently portraying [[Edward R. Murrow]]. He and [[Grant Heslov]] also serve as the playwrights having adapted the play from their [[Good Night, and Good Luck|2005 film of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web|magazine=[[Playbill]]|url=https://playbill.com/article/george-clooney-will-star-in-broadway-adaptation-of-good-night-and-good-luck|title=George Clooney Will Star in Broadway Adaptation of Good Night, and Good Luck|author=Culwell-Block, Logan|date=May 13, 2024}}</ref><ref name=P>{{cite web|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|title=George Clooney Admits Memorizing His Lines for Broadway's Good Night, and Good Luck Is 'a Nightmare': 'I'm Scared!'|url=https://people.com/george-clooney-memorizing-his-lines-for-broadway-is-a-nightmare-11682190|date=February 19, 2025|author=Quinn, Dave}}</ref> The production received mostly positive reviews with critics praising Clooney's performance, his sincerity to the material, its timely subject matter, and its lavish scenic design. Jesse Green of ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised Clooney's performance describing it as being full of "wit, integrity and charming modesty."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/theater/good-night-and-good-luck-review.html|title= Review: Clooney, Fair and Balanced, in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’|website= [[The New York Times]]|accessdate= April 5, 2025}}</ref> Sara Holden of ''[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]'' wrote, "Clooney - probably the closest thing contemporary Hollywood has to a [[Cary Grant]] - carries [a] sense of responsibility onto the stage".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vulture.com/article/theater-review-george-clooney-good-night-and-good-luck-broadway.html|title= This I Believe: George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck|website= [[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|accessdate= April 4, 2025}}</ref> The production was nominated for five [[Tony Award]]s including [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play|Best Actor in a Play]] for Clooney.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/arts/2025-tony-awards-nominees-full-list-nominations-1236204935 |title= 2025 Tony Awards: ''Buena Vista Social Club'', ''Death Becomes Her'', ''Maybe Happy Ending'' Lead Nominations|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|accessdate= May 1, 2025}}</ref>
Clooney is set to star alongside [[Laura Dern]] and [[Adam Sandler]] in [[Noah Baumbach]] dramedy ''[[Jay Kelly (film)|Jay Kelly]]'' for [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/george-clooney-adam-sandler-noah-baumbach-netflix-1235668766/|title=George Clooney And Adam Sandler To Star In Noah Baumbach's Next Movie At Netflix|date=December 15, 2023|publisher=Deadline|access-date=December 15, 2023|archive-date=December 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215035922/https://deadline.com/2023/12/george-clooney-adam-sandler-noah-baumbach-netflix-1235668766/|url-status=live}}</ref>