Editing George Clooney (section)

=== 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>