George Clooney says Brad Pitt Teases Him Over Thelma & Louise

George Clooney says Brad Pitt Still Teases Him Over This One Role George Clooney smiling and pointing in Jay Kelly By  Jennifer Chu Published 22 minutes ago Jennifer is a TV News Editor at ScreenRant. She started her journey in entertainment media in 2022 when she first joined Valnet at CBR before coming to ScreenRant. Jennifer loves TV, especially science fiction. She also loves late-night talk shows, due to her insomnia. Alien: Earth is definitely one of her favorite shows, and she jumps on any chance she gets to write about it. Even on her days off, she will claim an Alien Earth article if one is available.  Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon are two of her favorite late-night hosts, and Conan O'Brien before he left his show. Her Alien: Earth coverage for Screen Rant is by far the work that she is most proud of so far. She began her career as an editor in 2014. She was initially a finance editor, but her passion for pop culture convinced her to transition into entertainment journalism. During her off time, she loves to binge-watch cooking shows such as Kitchen Nightmares. Jennifer also loves spending time with her daughter and cherishes every moment of it. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap

Brad Pitt once landed a role that George Clooney had also been vying for.

While both actors ended up becoming incredibly successful, Pitt allegedly still won't let Clooney live it down, and maybe he never will. In an interview with The Times to discuss his new film Jay Kelly, with his co-star Adam Sandler, Clooney reflected on missing out on playing the role of J.D. in the classic film, Thelma & Louise. "I got to the final test for a role in Thelma & Louise. And, motherf***er, Brad got it," he told the publication.

The actor admitted to resenting his colleague for a long time. While Pitt's career soared after the film was released, Clooney continued to portray secondary characters in TV shows such as Bodies of Evidence throughout much of the 90s.

He also revealed that he couldn't bring himself to watch Thelma & Louise because the experience left such a bad taste in his mouth. "I didn't watch Thelma & Louise for years because I was annoyed. The part launched his career in film. He was doing sitcoms and crap before, so when it was the thing that could've launched me? F***!!" he explained.

However, now that many decades have passed, Clooney decided to let it go. He eventually watched the film and agreed that the casting team made the right decision by going with Pitt because he was perfect for the role. And, according to him, Pitt was aware of that too, as he still "gives him s***" about it all the time.

Oh yeah, he gives me s***. Of course, when I saw it, I was, like, well, it had to be that guy.

Sandler then joined in on the fun. He agreed that Pitt was great as J.D. However, he jokingly said that his co-star should have been the one to star in Thelma & Louise. The actor added, "I saw that at the cinema and when Brad took his shirt off, people went nuts. But it should have been you, Clooney."

Jay Kelly is a comedy-drama film starring Clooney and Sandler. The movie is directed by Noah Baumbach and is in theaters now.

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