George Clooney is one of the highest-grossing actors in the industry but he didn’t get the deserved respect from one iconic filmmaker. Clooney opened up about the disparaging comments from Quentin Tarantino which apparently questioned his celebrity status. Interestingly, the Pulp Fiction director allegedly shared that Clooney hadn’t acted in a great movie since the millennium.
Interestingly, Tarantino starred alongside Clooney in From Dusk till Dawn, a film he wrote the screenplay for. When Clooney shared that he was a “little irritated” with the Kill Bill director, he was alongside his Wolfs co-star Brad Pitt. Pitt starred in Tarantino’s last film Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood.
George Clooney Responds to Quentin Tarantino Allegedly Disrespecting His Hollywood Star Status
George Clooney and Brad Pitt join forces for the upcoming spy thriller, Wolfs. The reunion of the actors is something that many viewers look forward to after their iconic Ocean’s Eleven team-up. During an interview with GQ, Clooney shared his issue with one director who allegedly made some questionable remarks against him.
When the discussion turned to Quentin Tarantino and his movies, Clooney shared that the Reservoir Dogs director disrespected him. According to the Batman & Robin actor, Tarantino shared in a recent interview that Clooney was not a movie star.
The director further went on to ask the interviewer to name one movie of Clooney that was a hit since the millennium. The Ticket to Paradise actor shared with GQ:
Quentin said some shit about me recently, so I’m a little irritated by him. He did some interview where he was naming movie stars, and he was talking about [Pitt] and somebody else, and then this [interviewer] goes, ‘Well, what about George?’ He goes, ‘He’s not a movie star.’ And then he literally said something like, ‘Name me a movie since the millennium.’
Clooney was clearly insulted as he shared that he built his mainstream career mostly in that same timeframe. While it’s not entirely true, Clooney’s Ocean’s trilogy and his acclaimed film Gravity both happened during this time. Clooney shared that he didn’t mind the insult from Tarantino. The Syriana actor shared:
And I was like, ‘Since the millennium?’ That’s kind of my whole fucking career. So now I’m like, all right, dude, fuck off. I don’t mind giving him shit. He gave me shit. But no, look, we’re really lucky we got to work with these great directors. Director and screenplay is what keeps you alive.
Interestingly, it is unclear where Tarantino shared such disparaging comments about the actor. The Django Unchained director earlier shared the “not real movie stars” comment about Marvel actors, however, Clooney’s superhero stint was with the DC universe.
George Clooney’s Movies Have Grossed $2.6 Billion In Total
George Clooney’s films have made $2.6 billion in total, with Gravity being his highest-grossing film. According to Business Insider, the Sandra Bullock-Clooney starter did a business of $723 million. Interestingly, the Ocean’s trilogy movies are among the top-grossing movies on his list.
The first film collected $450.7 million, while the second film earned $362.7 million. The third film grossed a total of $311.3 million. Other movies in his top-grossing list include The Perfect Storm and Tomorrowland. Interestingly, all these films were released in the 2000s, which clearly makes him a present-day Hollywood star.
Clooney and Brad Pitt’s Wolfs will have a limited theatrical release on September 20, before debuting on AppleTV+ on September 27, 2024.
