George Clooney nearly starred in The Notebook instead of Ryan Gosling, actor reveals
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy George Clooney has revealed he nearly starred in The Notebook instead of Ryan Gosling. Speaking at a panel for his new film The Midnight Sky at the London Film Festival, Clooney said that he was originally linked to the Gosling role, with Paul Newman due to play him as an elderly man. It’s going to be great.’” However, Clooney said that he backed out of the role after watching old Newman movies and realising that they looked nothing alike. We just wanted to do it because we wanted to work together, it ended up being not the right thing for us to do.” Also during the London Film Festival panel, Clooney cited his 1998 thriller Out of Sight as the film that rescued his career after the failure of 1997’s Batman & Robin.
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