Los Angeles, Oct 18 (Ians) Actor George Clooney was shunned by Hollywood after his 1997 film, Batman & Robin, flopped.
In the film, the 59-year-old actor starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Uma Thurman. Now, in an interview to The Sun, the actor has revealed that Hollywood directors refused to work with him after the release of the film, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Clooney, who appeared in the TV show "ER" from 1994 to 1999, thinks his fortunes changed when he teamed up with Steven Soderbergh to make the crime comedy "Out Of Sight".
"Steven was coming off a couple of flops and I was coming off 'Batman & Robin' and we both needed a success. Our backs were against the wall, in a way. I was still doing 'ER' at the time and there were always these conversations about whether you can go from television to film. It was a...
In the film, the 59-year-old actor starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Uma Thurman. Now, in an interview to The Sun, the actor has revealed that Hollywood directors refused to work with him after the release of the film, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Clooney, who appeared in the TV show "ER" from 1994 to 1999, thinks his fortunes changed when he teamed up with Steven Soderbergh to make the crime comedy "Out Of Sight".
"Steven was coming off a couple of flops and I was coming off 'Batman & Robin' and we both needed a success. Our backs were against the wall, in a way. I was still doing 'ER' at the time and there were always these conversations about whether you can go from television to film. It was a...
- 10/18/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
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