George Clooney on rom-coms: ‘I haven’t succeeded like Julia’

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New York Times. “In fact, the characters’ names were originally Georgia and Julian. I hadn’t really done a romantic comedy since ‘One Fine Day’ [in 1996],” the “E.R.” alum added. “I haven’t succeeded like Julia has in that forum — but I read it and thought, ‘Well, if Jules is up for it, I think this could be fun.’”The “Mystic Pizza” star has had her own fair share of starring in romantic comedies, cementing her A-list status in films such as “Pretty Woman,” “Runaway Bride,” “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” “Valentine’s Day” and “Notting Hill.”Roberts chimed in: “It somehow only made sense with George, just based on our chemistry.

Also, George and I felt a lot of happy responsibility in wanting to make a comedy together, to give people a holiday from life after the world had gone through a really hard time.”Elsewhere in the interview, she noted how Clooney rescued her during the pandemic.

The two were filming “Ticket to Paradise” in Australia and had to quarantine next to each other at times. While Roberts had to stay by herself, Clooney and his wife Amal were together with their kids in a place nearby.“The Clooneys saved me from complete loneliness and despair,” she admitted. “We were in a bubble, and it’s the longest I’ve ever been away from my family.