'Forever friends' George Clooney and Brad Pitt reveal how they got each others backs
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Brad Pitt and George Clooney are capturing attention with their deep-rooted friendship that has spanned decades. The 'Wolfs' co-stars have been vocal about how they support each other through life’s challenges.
Their collaboration began in 2001, and their bond continues to shine in their upcoming Apple Studios thriller, 'Wolfs', where they play fixers who are unexpectedly paired on a high-stakes assignment. The film hits theaters on September 20.
A source revealed about Oscar winners, "Brad and George are forever friends. They like and respect each other no matter how many years in between gigs together. They go way back, and were happy to work together on this film."
George Clooney says he and Brad Pitt have been friends for a 'long time'
George Clooney and Brad Pitt have shown they truly support each other. In a joint cover interview for the September issue of GQ, the 'Wolfs' co-stars and long-time friends discussed their decades-long friendship and mutual support through difficult times.
“We’ve been friends for a long time,” said Clooney, 63. “And it’s fun because we also check in on each other every once in a while, which is an important part of this. Things get complicated in life and you always have to make sure everybody’s okay,” she added.
Pitt, 60, praised Clooney, his 'Ocean’s Eleven' co-star, as “probably the best at understanding, seeing the chessboard and the potential moves.”
He mentioned, "I’ll call George on numerous occasions when things get bumpy." “George is going to understand something that no one else is going to understand, that we don’t even have to speak about," Pitt said.
“There’s another smaller tribe that erupts from that because of the pressures and the struggles that one will have in their own life," as per People.
Pitt noted that he has known Clooney since the '90s and acknowledged the many life experiences and challenges they, "have been through so much life at this point and so many twists and curves and turns. I know he’s got my back. I got his back."
Brad Pitt and George Clooney first teamed up for 'Ocean's Eleven'
Brad Pitt and George Clooney first teamed up in the 2001 film 'Ocean's Eleven', and their on-screen partnership continued with 'Ocean's Twelve 'in 2004 and 'Ocean's Thirteen' in 2007.
Brad made a cameo in George's directorial debut, 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind' (2002), and they both appeared in the Coen Brothers' 'Burn After Reading' (2008). The duo also starred together in the 2012 live-streamed play 8 by Dustin Lance Black, which featured a star-studded cast including Kevin Bacon and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Their latest project, 'Wolfs', features them as two stubborn 'lone wolf' fixers whose lives are turned upside down when they are assigned the same job, as per the DailyMail. In 2022, it was disclosed that both Pitt and Clooney agreed to take pay cuts to ensure that 'Wolfs' would have a theatrical release in addition to its debut on Apple TV Plus.
Brad Pitt and George Clooney fans praise 'iconic entertainers'
Brad Pitt and George Clooney’s fans quickly celebrated the actors' enduring friendship after they spoke about their decades-long bond during life's complexities.
One person claimed, "I am glad they are good friends." The second user dubbed, "ICONIC ENTERTAINERS" The third added, "Brotherhood. That's what it's all about. True friendship."
The fourth claimed, "Goooood it’s called friends yes yes why not lovely you two oui oui lmg."
Another fan claimed, "I guess George is Brad’s bff right now. They must talk often." The last user added, "They must talk to each other everyday they live such complicated lives !!!!!"
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