George Clooney charms at TIFF press conference
By Alexandra Heilbron on September 12, 2009 | 1 Comment
George Clooney was his usual witty self at the press conference for his new film Up in the Air at the Toronto International Film Festival. In it, he plays a smooth talker who travels to towns where he has to fire people for companies. Although it’s a very serious subject, there are comedic moments in the movie as well. Clooney told reporters: “As we were working on the film along the way it became clear that it was less and less a comedy … and suddenly it felt more timely than ever. It felt like we were sort of at the exact right moment to be making the film.” Director/writer Jason Reitman explains: “When I started writing this movie we were in an economic boom and I was writing the movie more as a satire. Over the six years it took me to write this movie, obviously the world changed… I realized that these satirical humor scenes about getting fired weren’t so funny anymore.” The movie also touches on how technology is replacing face-to-face communication in the modern world, but Clooney says he wants no part of that. In response to a journalist who asked if he has a Facebook page, Clooney replied: “I would rather have a prostate exam on live television by a guy with very cold hands than have a Facebook page.”
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hahaha George very funny man!
Have been a Reitman fan for a very long time, so would be interested in this movie for sure…