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George Clooney reflects on losing ‘Thelma & Louise’ role to Brad Pitt
George Clooney is looking back at the moment he missed out on the role that helped launch Brad Pitt into movie stardom, the part of J.D. in 1991’s Thelma & Louise.
Speaking to The Times of London, Clooney said he made it all the way to the final audition before the role slipped away.
“I got to the final test for a role in Thelma & Louise. And, mother****er, Brad got it,” he recalled.
At the time, Clooney was mainly working in television and believed that role could have changed everything for him.
He revealed he avoided watching the film for years because losing out was frustrating.
“The part launched his career in film. He was doing sitcoms and crap before, so when it was the thing that could’ve launched me? F***!” he said.
Brad Pitt ultimately won the part and delivered a breakout performance as the charming drifter who crosses paths with Geena Davis’ character.
Clooney later admitted that once he finally watched the film, he knew the casting was right. “But, of course, when I saw it, I was, like, well it had to be that guy,” he said.
Even Clooney’s friends have reminded him of the moment. Adam Sandler joked that when Pitt took his shirt off on screen, the audience reaction made it obvious who belonged in the role.
Geena Davis shared in a past interview that multiple actors were competing for the character of J.D., and she remembered reading scenes with the finalists.
Pitt was the last to audition, and his presence stood out immediately.
Davis said she even stumbled over her lines while reading with him because of how impressed she was. Once she was asked her opinion, she simply referred to him as “the blonde one,” and the choice was clear.
Although the role went to Pitt, both actors went on to succeed in Hollywood and have remained friends over the years.
And while Thelma & Louise gave Pitt his breakthrough moment, Clooney’s career eventually took off in its own time, something he now looks back on with humour rather than regret.
William’s wife Kate brought charm back to the royal family with her heartwarming gesture, receiving powerful titles after her latest royal engagement.
The Princess of Wales appears in the lioness spirit as she represented the modern monarchy with a reception at Windsor Castle for the England Women’s Rugby team, celebrating their World Cup win.
As the patron of the Rugby Football Union, Princess Kate led the way at her first solo royal engagement of 2026 with a celebratory reception.
She looked glam in a red pantsuit, seemingly sending a nod to the team’s Red Roses nickname.
Kensington Palce shared the stunning photo of Kate with the team on her and Prince William’s official Instagram page, which brought her England’s great title from fans.
The post garnered massive likes and hearts from fans, with some honouring the Princess with powerful titles.
One described the picture a “brunch of beautiful English roses,” calling Kate “beautiful princess.
“God bless them make England great.”
Another admired the future queen as “A perfect England Red rose in the middle.”
Kate previously wore the red ensemble, featuring an asymmetric jacket and wide-leg trousers, for the launch of her Shaping Us campaign in 2023.
While Kate was hosting the rugby team, her husband William had a solo engagement of his own on the same day in his role as patron of We Are Farming Minds, which works to support farmers’ mental health.
The heir to the British throne visited a farm in western England, where he took on tasks like pruning apple trees and feeding sheep.
Actor and host Fiza Ali extended warm greetings to her ex-husband, Fawad Farouq, on his second marriage, and shared her daughter Faraal’s preparations on her official Instagram handle.
The actress wished him happiness and personal growth as he embarks on this new chapter of life.
“Not every story ends with a fight,” Ali wrote on an Instagram reel, showing her daughter happy and getting ready for the wedding.
At first glance, Faraal was spotted sharing her excitement with Farouq, and then the camera reopens on her mehendi-painted hands and formal attire.
Dropping a cute prep clip, the “Mehndi” actress noted: “Life doesn’t always go in one direction; sometimes silence says more than words.”
“Every story doesn’t end in fighting; sometimes the beautiful end is that we deliver positivity, grace, and strength to our children.”
Recalling her past, Ali said her daughter’s preparations for her father’s second marriage remind her that relations and respect could be changed, but “parenting could never be ended”.
The “Mor Mehal” star concluded with heart-warming greetings for her ex-husband, saying that a new chapter of his life will be with full joy and sincerity, may God make our ways easy.
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