Overview
- Sandler says the 1995 outing showed the intensity of Clooney’s ER-era fame, recalling that “not a soul” was looking at him in the arena.
- The pair first met on Saturday Night Live in 1995 and later reunited onscreen in Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, with Clooney as a movie star and Sandler as his manager.
- Clooney reflected on the costs of celebrity through his aunt Rosemary Clooney’s career struggles, calling it a cautionary view of fame.
- Sandler told People they bonded during production and grew close, with the film showcased at AFI Fest during its Los Angeles premiere on Oct. 23.
- Jay Kelly is playing in select theaters now and will stream on Netflix starting Dec. 5.