Why George Clooney and Julia Roberts ‘took 80 takes’ to perfect their onscreen kiss in new movie

PUSSYCAT Dolls and radio star Ashley Roberts looked incredible as she was seen in a pink minidress without a bra. The 41-year-old singer looked like she'd taken a leaf out of her Heart FM co-star Amanda Holden's book.

THREE of Hollywood’s leading men are set to be reunited for the next Ocean’s film - 15 years after the last instalment. George Clooney, 61, Brad Pitt, 58 and Matt Damon, 51, will be back in action for Ocean’s Fourteen after they vowed that the 2007 American heist movie, Ocean’s Thirteen, would be their last.

“Ticket to Paradise” opens in US theaters Oct. 21 via Universal Pictures.

George Clooney speaks on stage at the official opening of Roybal School of Film and Television Production Magnet in Los Angeles on Wednesday (September 14).

George Clooney is adamant about creating more opportunities for teens in film and television. ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke with Clooney Wednesday at the Roybal School of Film and Television Production Magnet, downtown Los Angeles' newest magnet high school, about why it was so important for him to spearhead the school's opening.Housed within the Edward R.

Richard Kuipers Romantic comedies have never gone away, but mainstream examples with A-list stars have been pretty thin on the ground since the glory days of the ’90s and early 2000s, when “Pretty Woman,” “Notting Hill,” “Love Actually” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary” ruled at the box office. Bucking the trend is “Ticket to Paradise,” a glossy piece of fluff starring Hollywood royalty Julia Roberts and George Clooney as a divorced couple whose passion reignites in Bali during their hare-brained attempt to prevent their daughter from marrying a guy she’s only just met. While far from a classic of its kind, this is likely to be just the “Ticket” for general viewers relishing the chance to watch Roberts and Clooney trade poisonous barbs, before being struck by Cupid’s arrow all over again.  

George Clooney is convinced 900,000 lives would have been saved if America had followed Australia’s Covid response. The 61-year-old actor, who filmed his new comedy ‘Ticket to Paradise’ in Australia during the peak of the country’s pandemic lockdown, praised its ultra-strict policy on isolation as “admirable”. He said on Australian current affairs show The Project: “I look at what particularly Australia did, and some of these things get politicised.

Julia Roberts and Danny Moder's youngest son turned 15 ahead of the summer - and he looks so grown up! The longtime Hollywood couple were left amazed as their youngest child, Henry, took another trip around the sun.MORE: Julia Roberts is a vision as she shares beautiful photo - 'I'm so lucky'Taking to Instagram at the time, the cameraman shared a snapshot of Henry looking just like him and captioned it: "This kid is game… up for anything… amazed he is my boy. Stoked.

Amal Clooney knows how to light up the night, looking elegant and ready to party in a sparkling, sequin yellow minidress.The 44-year-old barrister was photographed getting ready for a fun night in London, stepping out hand in hand with her husband George Clooney.The celebrity couple were heading to the ‘Trouble in Paradise’ afterparty, following the highly anticipated premiere of the film, in which George acts along his fellow actor and friend Julia Roberts.Amal completed her stunning look with silver high heels and a gold clutch, as the dazzling gown caught all the attention, featuring a mock turtleneck and billowy sleeves. While George was looking casual with a black shirt and jacket, paired with jeans and suede shoes.The pair attended the red carpet of the premiere, posing for the cameras and showing why they are among the most fan-favorite couples in Hollywood.Amal wore a mint green slip dress, paired with minimal jewelry from Cartier.

Since tying the knot in 2014, George Clooney and Amal Clooney have made the world their own personal runway. The lovebirds make red carpet style look easy, stepping out in coordinated looks that serve up timeless fashion inspiration.

Julia Roberts is proving she always has her husband, Danny Moder, and their three children on her mind.MORE: Julia Roberts jokes about struggle with kissing George Clooney in latest filmThe star just premiered her new highly-anticipated romantic comedy with none other than George Clooney, and as she walked down the red carpet, she honored her family in the sweetest way.She has been married to Danny for twenty years, and together they have three children, Hazel, Henry, and Phinnaeus.WATCH: Julia's love story with husband DannyMORE: Julia Roberts waves goodbye to the summer holidays alongside rare selfieThough they appear to not have been able to make it to the premiere of Ticket to Paradise, which took place in London, their presence was known thanks to Julia's dress that she wore.The actress opted for a custom Alexander McQueen gown for the exciting event, and its black skirt is full of adorable doodles, inscriptions and initials that hold a special place in her heart.The font of the drawings resembles white chalk, and one of them is "JR + DM" which are Julia and Danny's initials. Also scribbled inside a heart are her children's initials, H, H, and F, as Phinnaeus typically shortens his name to Finn.

Manori Ravindran International Editor Billie Lourd, Colin Hanks and Aisling Bea have boarded the transatlantic comedy “And Mrs,” which is set to start shooting in east London this fall. The British feature centers on Gemma, a woman living in London (Bea) whose American fiancé Nathan (Hanks) dies shortly before their wedding day. When, with some encouragement from her sister-in-law, she decides to go ahead and marry him anyway, she has to overcome public opinion, the law of the land and even her own family’s objections. Bea is best known for “This Way Up,” “Living With Yourself” and “Doctor Who,” and will soon be headlining the much-anticipated film based on the songs of Take That, “Greatest Day.”

Alex Jones looked sensational on Thursday as she rocked a purple suit for a special meet-up with George Clooney and Julia Roberts.MORE: Alex Jones reveals son’s special talent in the sweetest video - and Beyoncé is involvedTaking to her Instagram account, the BBC host, 41, shared a photo of her standing at the Corinthia hotel rocking the fabulous look which she paired with a white cotton T-shirt and black heels. As for her hair, the star wore her stylish brunette bob in flattering waves.WATCH: Alex Jones shares rare video of children to mark end of summerCaptioning the post, she wrote: "A lovely morning in a swanky hotel chatting to two Hollywood stars called George and Julia.

George Clooney walks ahead of wife Amal while leaving their hotel in London, England on Wednesday night (September 7).

JULIA Roberts and George Clooney reunite on the red carpet more than two decades after Ocean's 11. George, 61, and Julia, 54, produce and star in Ticket to Paradisem which premiered in Leicester Square last night.

Julia Roberts made a statement at the "Ticket to Paradise" London premiere on Wednesday, wearing a dress with designs meaningful to her and her family.  The actress wore a black Alexander McQueen dress with the words "love," "hope" and "darling" embroidered throughout.The dress also featured her children’s initials, as well as their birth years; hearts with arrows going through them; her and her husband’s initials "JR+HM": and the year they got married.  Roberts and her husband, cameraman Daniel Moder, met in 2000 and were married in 2002.The couple share three children together: twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, and Henry. She has often spoken about how much she enjoys motherhood. "I don’t have the luxury of sitting around anymore.

Honoring her family. Julia Roberts is showing off her stunning red carpet style — with a twist.

Julia Roberts opened up about her special relationship with George Clooney and how he and his family “saved” her while they were filming Ticket to Paradise.

George and Amal Clooney dressed to impress for the London premiere of George's new rom-com, .Amal wore a mint-green chevron-printed gown that was topped with sequins. She paired the look with dangling diamond earrings and a bold red lip.

in white gloves and made everyone else look like an underdressed child? I think about that a lot. Anyway, seven years later and the Lebanese-British human rights lawyer is as elegant and sophisticated as ever, making a rare appearance in London with her husband, the guy from ER.He is, of course, George Clooney, star of the upcoming romantic comedy ; the Clooneys are currently abroad promoting the movie, so hopefully this is just the first of a few upscale looks from the mom of two.Leaving her hotel hand in hand with her husband, channeled Old Hollywood glam with big waves in her thick black hair, a bold red lip, diamond earrings, and a diamond tennis bracelet. She wore a beaded slip dress paired with soft gray heels, the same color as her nails.

, settled on a fashion-forward wardrobe with her longtime stylist Elizabeth Stewart. But, make no mistake, this was no regular street art.At the premiere, Roberts wore a custom-made black Chantilly lace Alexander McQueen dress with personalized crystal motifs hand-embroidered in silver bullion, metal thread beads, and sequins.

Julia Roberts poses alongside George and Amal Clooney at the Ticket to Paradise premiere at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on Wednesday (September 7) in London, England.

Zack Sharf Julia Roberts is returning to the romantic-comedy genre for the first time in over 20 years with the upcoming “Ticket for Paradise,” and she hopes audiences will finally appreciate the hard work that goes into making feel-good cinema. Roberts dominated the genre in the 1990s with hits such as “Pretty Woman” (1990), “Notting Hill” (1999) and “My Best Friend’s Wedding” (1997). The Oscar winner recently told The New York Times that she believes moviegoers didn’t appreciate the rom-com boom enough and all the hard work that went into it. “I think we didn’t appreciate the bumper crop of romantic comedies that we had then,” Roberts said. “You don’t see all the effort and puppet strings because it’s fun and sweet and people are laughing and kissing and being mischievous.”

George and Amal Clooney saved Julia Roberts from "complete loneliness and despair" as they filmed Ticket to Paradise in Australia under tight Covid-19 restrictions. The Ocean's Eleven co-stars and longtime friends lived Down Under to shoot the film between November 2021 and February this year, and while George had his wife and five-year-old twins with him, Julia left her family behind in America. In an interview with The New York Times, George explained that his frequent collaborator lived in the house below his and Amal's during the shoot.

Julia Roberts and George Clooney opened up about their quarantine bubble while filming "Ticket to Paradise" in Australia. "We started in Hamilton Island with all these wild birds, and Julia had the house down just below Amal and me and the kids," Clooney told The New York Times.  "I would come out in the early mornings and be like, 'Caa-caa,' and Julia would come out and be like, 'Caa-caa.' And then we'd bring her down a cup of coffee. She was Aunt Juju to my kids." Roberts noted the time in Australia filming was the "longest" she's ever been away from family.

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.

Julia Roberts is gearing up for her grand return to romantic-comedies with the release of the long-awaited Ticket to Paradise opposite George Clooney.MORE: Julia Roberts' upcoming projects feature major stars - all we knowIn the run up to the film making its way to theaters in the United States on 21 October, the two spoke to The New York Times about their dynamic and working with each other, this marking their fifth time being on-screen together.VIDEO: Julia Roberts pens sweet tribute to her 'magical' niece Emma RobertsOne of the most memorable parts of the interview, however, was when they got candid about pulling off their one kiss for the film, which incidentally, proved to be easier said than done.It turned out that it was their close friendship and default to playfully ribbing each other that got in the way of creating a bit of movie magic.MORE: Julia Roberts waves goodbye to the summer holidays alongside rare selfieWhen asked about whether the movie would feature a kiss, George answered: "We kiss in this. But I don’t want to give the whole shop away."However, when pressed further on it, the two shared that the moment definitely did not come easy, with Julia adding: "One kiss.

Friends forever. Julia Roberts missed her family while filming her upcoming movie Ticket to Paradise, but George Clooney was there to help her cope.

and . Put these two old friends in a room together and the chemistry is just bouncing off the walls, messing with the electric lights, and making everybody's hair frizz up. So when they told the in a duo interview promoting their new rom-com that it took months to get their on-screen kiss right—I simply do not believe it.The movie, is a romantic comedy after all, so audiences expect the leads to kiss.