Overview
- In new comments to The Times, Clooney says he reached the final test for the role of J.D. before Brad Pitt was chosen.
- He admits he avoided watching Thelma & Louise for years out of frustration, later conceding Pitt was the right fit.
- Clooney says Pitt still teases him about the early rivalry, a moment he now recounts with humor alongside Adam Sandler.
- Geena Davis has recalled that several finalists read with her and that Pitt stood out, prompting her to favor “the blonde one.”
- Clooney has signaled plans for an Ocean's Fourteen and expressed hopes Pitt and other past co-stars will join, with casting unconfirmed beyond Andy Garcia.