George Clooney Slams False Reports Of His & Brad Pitt’s ‘Wolfs’ Pay
deadline.comFollowing last year’s Hollywood strikes, George Clooney is offering a bit of pay transparency about his latest role. The Academy Award winner referenced “an interesting article” by The New York Times that falsely reported he and co-star Brad Pitt were each paid more than $35 million for the movie as he spoke at a Venice Film Festival press conference on Sunday. “Whatever her source was for our salary, it is millions and millions and millions of dollars less than what was reported,” noted Clooney. “And I am only saying that because I think it’s bad for our industry if that’s what people think is the standard bearer for salaries.
I think that’s terrible, it’ll make it impossible to make films.” His comments come after last years WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes shed light on how poorly the industry has paid talent over the years, as Clooney previously emphasized that “actors and writers in large numbers have lost their ability to make a living” in a statement last July.Earlier today at a Venice press conference, George Clooney spoke about his and Brad Pitt’s rumored salaries for #Wolfs.
Clooney emphasized “it’s millions, and millions, and millions of dollars less than what was reported” #Venezia81 pic.twitter.com/8HeVCE1jaV “This is an inflection point in our industry,” said Clooney at the time. “For our industry to survive, that has to change.
For actors, that journey starts now.” In Wolfs, written and directed by Jon Watts, Clooney and Pitt star as two competing fixers who are hired to cover up the same high-profile crime and forced to work together as the night starts spiraling out of control.
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