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Wednesday 30 august 2017
George Clooney on fatherhood,

Trump and ‘Suburbicon’

By JAKE COYLE mongering after a home But if Clooney sounds un-
AP Film Writer invasion. usually pugnacious for a
NEW YORK (AP) — Most For Clooney and his writing- newfound father, he grants
things have changed in producing partner Grant his life has changed drasti-
George Clooney’s life Heslov, the Coens’ charac- cally in the last two months.
since he and wife Amal ters were perfect for plans “Suddenly, you’re responsi-
welcomed twins in July. But of their own to dramatize ble for other people, which
In this April 26, 2017 file photo, actor-director George Clooney as he prepares to unveil 1950s Levittown, Pennsyl- is terrifying,” he chuckled
arrives at the 60th anniversary of the Omega Speedster watch in his latest directorial effort, vania, and specifically the before heaping credit on
London. Clooney directs the upcoming film, “Suburbicon,” writ- “Suburbicon,” some rituals enclave’s response in 1957 his wife. “She’s like an Olym-
ten by starring Matt Damon, Oscar Isaac and Julianne Moore. remain eerily familiar. to a black family moving pic athlete,” he says. “She’s
“I just have to clean the in. It’s a tale, they believe, doing so beautifully.”
barf off of my tux,” says that mirrors today’s political “Right now my job is chang-
Clooney. “It used to be my landscape. ing diapers and walking
barf but now it’s the twins’ “I found it interesting to them around a little bit,”
barf. So it all works out.” talk about building walls said Clooney, speak-
It’s a new chapter for Cloo- and scapegoating minori- ing from his home in Lake
ney, but one with some ties,” said Clooney. “I think Como, Italy. “I really didn’t
old moves. “Suburbicon,” that’s always an interesting think at 56 that I would be
which Paramount Pictures topic but particularly when the parent of twins. Don’t
will release Oct. 27, mar- I was hearing these conver- make plans. You always
ries two twin passions of his: sations on the campaign have to just enjoy the ride.”
farce (“Burn After Read- trail. I thought: It’s always “Suburbicon” is Clooney’s
ing,” ‘’O Brother Where Art good to look back and sixth film as director and his
Thou”) and socially con- remember that nothing re- first since 2014’s “The Mon-
scious filmmaking (“Good ally is new and every time uments Men.” Filmmaking
Night and Good Luck,” we’re shocked, we forget remains his focus, at least
‘’Ides of March”). that we’ve had this behav- professionally speaking.
But despite the comic trail- ior time and time and time “I’m in an interesting place
ers, it leans a little more again.” in my life. I’m acting almost
to the latter. Clooney be- Clooney and Amal last never — for a lot of reasons,
lieves the film, which peers week announced a $1 mil- mostly because I don’t
into the dark racial ten- lion grant, through their have any great interest in it
sions of 1950s suburbia, is Clooney Foundation, to and haven’t read anything
deeply relevant to Donald the Southern Poverty Law (good enough),” he says.
Trump’s America. It bristles, Center to combat hate “If somebody showed up
he hopes, with the spirit of groups. The donation was a with ‘The Verdict,’ I’d jump
Howard Beale, the truth- reaction to Charlottesville. but it’s not all that often you
telling “Network” newsman Clooney, a longtime liberal get ‘Michael Clayton’ kind
who yelled, “I’m mad as activist, doesn’t mince his of scripts. And if you’re not
hell and I’m not going to words when it comes to going to get those, there’s
take it anymore.” President Donald Trump. no real point at this point in
“I last week screened it for “It becomes increasingly my career.”
my good friend Norman clear how in over his head “They still let me do what
Lear. When it was over, and incapable this man is I want to do,” Clooney
he looked over and said, of being president of the adds. “As long as that’s
‘This is the angriest film I’ve United States,” said Cloo- the case, then I’m going
ever seen,’” said Clooney ney. “The good news is to keep doing it. For me,
in a recent interview with that our other institutions you’ve got to keep push-
The Associated Press. “It’s — meaning press, finally, ing the envelope until they
a pretty angry film. There’s and judges and senators take everything away —
a lot of anger out there. I — have proven that the which they eventually do
think that’s reflected in the country works. There is a with everybody.”q
film. check and balance.”
“The main idea of the film
was to pick some fights and
I always like picking fights.”
That makes “Suburbicon”
potentially one of the more
combustible films of the fall
movie season. It boasts a
starry cast (Matt Damon,
Julianne Moore, Oscar
Isaac) and comes from an
unproduced, decades-old
script by Joel and Ethan
Coen about rampant sub-
urban paranoia and fear-