George Clooney banned the use of Adam Sandler’s nickname on the set of his film Jay Kelly.
the first emergencies The star plays the lead role of an elderly actor in the new drama with Sandler as Kelly’s manager, Ron.
Clooney just revealed that he urged the rest of the cast and crew not to call his co-star “Sandman” while filming because he wanted Sandler to be taken seriously for his “incredible talent.”
The actor said The Hollywood Reporter: “They treat you like you treat yourself. This was a different role for Adam and I wanted to make sure it didn’t make fun of his incredible talent.”
“He likes to just wander off and I said, ‘You know what, buddy? You’re really good in this movie and you’re a really good actor and let’s not just make jokes,'” he said. wolves added talent.
However, Sandler insisted on keeping his nickname, adding: “I still call myself Sandman; he [Clooney] “You can’t stop me.”
“He’s just very protective of me. He’s a really nice guy. We’d do all these scenes together and get in deep and he’d be like, ‘I just want people to recognize that,’ and I’d be like, ‘I’m fine, I just like to work hard,’ and he’d be like, ‘No.’ He’s really nice, he’s trying to take care of me,'” she said. happy gilmore mentioned star.
Jay Kelly will be released in select theaters on November 14 before hitting Netflix on December 5.
