UK: George Clooney casts his magic on female fans at the London premiere of 'Leatherheads'

Record ID: 219890

  • Title: UK: George Clooney casts his magic on female fans at the London premiere of 'Leatherheads'
  • Date: 9th April 2008
  • Summary: LONDON, UK (APRIL 08, 2008) (REUTERS) FANS FROM SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HOLDING UP MOVIE POSTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIZ WHITE FROM PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, FAN, SAYING "Well you see George and I met a while ago and I gave him my phone number and he was like that's just not enough , you come to my Leaherheads premiere in London, stand right by this sign and I see you and I get to pull you over the fence so we go in together but you see I have another girlfriend but I can have a second girlfriend that's ok." (SOUNDBITE) (English) SHEEMA FROM FLORIDA,FAN, SAYING "We came from Florida actually...REPORTER: HE MIGHT HAVE HIS GIRLFRIEND WITH HIM TONIGHT..."yeah I've taken that into consideration but the sign will win him over." SHEEMA HOLDING UP SIGN SAYING 'MARRY ME GEORGE" (SOUNDBITE) (English) UNIDENTIFIED ENGLISH FAN, SAYING "He just seems like such a nice guy and so down to earth and funny as well , a really good actor." HOLDING UP POSTER READING' WE LOVE GEORGE' FANS TRYING TO TAKE PHOTO OF CLOONEY CLOONEY ON CARPET CLOONEY WALKING OVER TO SIGN AUTOGRAPHS (SOUNDBITE) (English) GEORGE CLOONEY, SAYING ABOUT HIS FANS "I know a few of them though unfortunately that doesn't count." CLOONEY SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS (SOUNDBITE) (English) GEORGE CLOONEY, SAYING ABOUT FILM OPENING NOT AS WELL AS EXPECTED AT THE AMERICAN BOX OFFICE "It's hard to open a sports film the same week as The Final Four , it's the biggest sports week in the year so that would have probably stung us a bit but that's ok." REPORTER ASKING ABOUT HIM WANTING TO DIRECT MORE. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GEORGE CLOONEY, SAYING "The older you get you have to look at other jobs and I'm certainly looking at it." FANS SCREAMING FOR RENEE ZELLWEGER ZELLWEGER SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS (SOUNDBITE) (English)RENEE ZELLWEGER, SAYING ABOUT FILM OPENING NOT AS WELL AS EXPECTED AT THE AMERICAN BOX OFFICE "It's a good movie, it's a really good movie and I had the time of my life making it , no regrets."
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  • Story Text: Renee Zellweger and George Clooney, without girlfriend Sarah Larson , premiere "Leatherheads" the period comedy about the birth of pro-football in London.
    At 46, he still remains the dream guy for his female fans. George Clooney on Tuesday (April 8) joined his co-star Renee Zellweger for the UK premiere of his film 'Leatherheads'.
    Some of his American fans had come to see him.

    "Well you see George and I met a while ago and I gave him my phone number and he was like that's just not enough, you come to my Leaherheads premiere in London, stand right by this sign and I see you and I get to pull you over the fence so we go in together but you see I have another girlfriend but I can have a second girlfriend that's ok," one fan joked.
    The film is a romantic comedy set in the world of 1920s football, where the owner of a professional team drafts a strait-laced college sensation, only to watch his new coach fall for his fiancée.
    With his earlier outings as a director, Clooney had taken supporting parts, but with this one he was determined to play the lead role of Dodge Connelly, a brash and charming jock who is determined to bring respectability to a primitive sport which back in the 1920s tended to degenerate into brawling free-for-alls.
    The film had a disappointing opening at the American box office, coming in at number three and failing to beat '21' at the top spot.

    "It's hard to open a sports film the same week as The Final Four , it's the biggest sports week in the year so that would have probably stung us a bit but that's ok," Clooney Said.
    Zellweger was equally upbeat.

    "It's a good movie, it's a really good movie and I had the time of my life making it , no regrets," she told Reuters.
    Not present on the red carpet in London was Clooney's girlfriend Sarah Larson. Asked whether there could be a wedding , Clooney joked:
    "Yes I was married this morning, it was amazing you should have been there. I actually did it with Beyonce and Jay-Z , it was fantastic."
    Leatherheads" opens in the UK on April 11, 2008.
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