“Film Fans in Venice-As Well As Netflix’s Entire Publicity Team-Breated A Disappointed Sigh on Thursday as George Clooney Was a no-Show on the Lido Forz. Movie, Jay Kelly. The Actor Also Cut Short Some Media Commitments The Day Prior – As Well”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
“Even Movie Stars Get Sick,” Baumbach Quipped, As News of Clooney’s No-Show Was Reveed.
A Close Source to The Film Tells The Hollywood Reporter that Team Still Heps Clooney Will Recover Enough To Walk The Red Carpet For Jay kelly‘S Venice World Premiere, But That He Is Unlikely to Sit Through The Film and not Expert to Travel to the UpcomING TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL TO SUPPORT ITST ITST SCREENING.
In a role as tailor-made for him as one of his characteristic, beautyifylly craftd Italian Suits, Clooney Stars in Jay kelly As a world-famous faceing a late-career reckoning while criscrossing European his Fiercely Loyal Manager and Best Friend, Played by Adam Sandler. Co-Written by Baumbach and Emily Mottimer, The Film Blends Sharp Humor with Aching Self-Reflection as The Pair Navigate a Whirlwind of Public Tributes, Old Grudges, and to confront the choices, compromises, and Identities that have defined their Lives.
Judging from the Effusive Early Reception at the First Press Screenings in Venice, The Film Will Instantly Project Clooney and Sandler Into this Fall’s Awards Season Conversation.
ALTHOUGH CLOONEY’S AbsCENCE WAS PALPABLY FELT, BAUMBACH AND Jay kelly‘S of the Stars, Including Sandler, Laura Dern and Mortimer, Were Nonetheless on Hand in Venice to Discussion of the Creation of the Film.
Baumbach Revealed That He and Mortimer Indeed Wrote The Starring Part Special for Clooney.
“IT WAS RELALLY IMPORTANT THAT AUDIENCE WATCHING The MOVIE HAVA A RELATIONSHIP WITH the Actor,“ Baumbach Explaeded. “We All Watching It Have A History with George, Just The Way the People in the Movie Hve A History with Jay.”
Clooney Carries Into The ROLE ALL The Baggage of Being George Clooney – The Charisma, The Public Familiarity, Even the Critiques – and Baumbach Cleverly Leverages That Throughout the Film to Enrich the Character of Jay Kelly.
The Director Said That Watching Clooney Perform This Part Left HIM UNCOMMONLY EMODIONAL ON SET.
“The Character, Jay Kelly, is Running from HimSelf for So Much of the Movie – Deflection and Trying to Hide. Baumbach Explained. “I’m not one to get emotional on set, Generally, Watching Things, But I Really Did on this Movie.”
Dern Aded that she was “devastated” Clooney couldn’n be with them, but gushed over How’s delivered “Such A Gift in His Amazing, Raw, True Performance” in the Film.
“SO, it was fun to have all of the environment of the movie Star and the World and AROUND HIM,“ HEXPLAINED. “But It Was Always About the Search for Selfhood.”
Sandler Said HE WAS ESPECIALLY PROOUD OF THE WORK HE’S DONE ON Jay kelly.
“All Our Characters have Ways, as You Watch Them, that Give You A Moment to Laugh and Give You A Moment to Feel Pain,” Sandler Explained. “AS An ACTOR, WHEN YOU READ A Script Like This, You Say, ‘Holy Shit, I Can’t Believ That I’M Getting This Gift.’ ”
“I’m just very proud of this one, and i can’t wait for people to see it,“ He Said.
Baumbach, Who Worked Previoously with Sandler on His 2017 Netflix Feature, The Meyerowitz StoriesSaid he wrote the Character of the Movie Star’s Doggedly Loyal Manager, Ron, Special for the Comedy Icon to Highlight His Real-Life Detory and Reputation As a Family Man.
“Adam Really DOES HAVE SUCH GRACE, LOYALTY AND GENEROSITY AND HEART – AROUND The People He Works With, and Also His Family, WHOM HE REALLY DOES MAKE An Effort to Involve,” “What was exciting to me about him playing ron, was to have Him Play Somebody Represents Adam – that generosity of Spirit and Love that Comes from Him, and that Character Feels for Jay.
The 82nd Edition of the Venice Film Festival Runs Aug. 27-Sept. 6. Jay kelly Will Launch Worldwide on Netflix on Dec. 5.