George Clooney no longer wants to make more romantic films: all about his Broadway debut at 63 years and his war with Trump

The years pass for George Clooney, as for everyone, but will always be considered one of Hollywood’s most attractive men. And although his acting facet is far from being reduced to romantic films, the American knows well that this genre will always miss him: “I am 63 years old, I will not compete with 25 -year -old protagonists (…) That is not my work, I no longer make romantic movies,” he explained in the program 60 minute of the CBS chain, where it made it very clear that he accepted with dignity the different stages of life, and his, now, it was not to be the sexy of the film.

The actor also wet about the political situation of his country and warned about The lack of press freedom. “When the Executive Bran Ocean’s Eleven. And Donald Trump’s reaction, as expected, soon arrived: “Why the program now discredited 60 minute Would he broadcast such an exaggerated segment about George Clooney, a second film star and a failed political commentator? “The US president slid in a publication on his social truth network.

With the controversy already served, Clooney focused on talking about his new facet as theater actor with his debut this March on Broadway as the protagonist and co -writer of a theatrical adaptation of the Oscar -nominated film in 2005 Good Night and Good Luck (Good night and good luck). A film that he then directed from a script of his own and Grant Heslov. Now, this theatrical production will be carried out in the Winter Garden Theater from New York, where the pre -expensive functions began on March 12, 2025 and The official premiere will be April 3.

A historical confrontation

The plot of Good night and good luck focuses on The historic confrontation between Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy, Key figure of the anti -communist research of the 1950s in the United States. The work shows how Edward R.Murrow (played by David Strathairn in the original film and by Clooney in theatrical adaptation) and his news team challenged the lies and paranoia reignings of the time, facing not only the government, but to a divided nation.

The cast of theatrical adaptation includes prominent figures such as Ilana Glazer, famous for her work at Broad City, who will play Shirley Wershba; Clark Gregg, known for his role in Agents of Shield, as Don Hollenbeck; and Paul Gross, who will play William F. Paley. In addition, actors such as Glenn Fleshler, Mac Brandt and Carter Hudson will join the production in Fred Friendly, Colonel Anderson and Joe Wershba papers, respectively. Completing the cast, there will be names such as Georgia Heers, Christopher Denham, Will Dagger, Fran Kranz and many more.

The title of the work refers to Murrow’s famous farewell in his television programs, a closure that made him an emblem of ethics and journalistic integrity. In the words of director David Cromer, who carries the direction of the theatrical piece: “Murrow operated from a moral clarity that seems more difficult to find in the media today.” Cromer also pointed out that The experience of watching a live broadcast, like the first television broadcasts, has a unique parallel with live theaterwhich adds a special layer to the representation.

A “terrified” cloney to return to the tables

Clooney does not step on a theatrical scenario since 1986 and confesses his nervousness at his return to the tables. In a recent press conference, the actor explained that after so long, returning to the theater is “scary.” Despite his nerves, he highlighted the relevance of the subject that addresses the work: “The fascinating thing about this story is that we can carry out a project that explores something as vital as the power of truth,” concluded.

Although almost 40 years have passed since the last time the American faced a theatrical role, you just have to rewind until 2024 to find its last appearance in cinema. It was in Wolf, where he shared a poster with Brad Pitt. In this film, George and Brad play specialists in “cleaning” of crimes that are unexpectedly hired for the same job: getting rid of a body in a hotel room, such as the Mr. Wolf of Pulp fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994) played by Harvey Keitel.

His last interpretation (last real, according to these statements) in a romantic comedy was in Ticket to paradise, In 2022, with Julia Roberts. The film tells the story of two divorced parents who, despite their animosity, come together to try to prevent their daughter from marrying a man who just met in Bali. It was probably the chemistry between Clooney and Roberts, who met in Ocean’s Eleven and its sequelae, which led to this romantic comedy raising up to 168 million dollars at the world box office.

George Clooney and Julia Roberts in the presentation of ‘Ticket to Paradise’.