UK: George Clooney casts his magic on female fans at the London premiere of 'Leatherheads'
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UK: George Clooney casts his magic on female fans at the London premiere of 'Leatherheads'
- 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) CLOONEY TALKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) GEORGE CLOONEY, JOKING ABOUT RUMOURS THAT HE WAS GOING TO GET MARRIED, SAYING "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." CLOONEY AND ZELLWEGER POSING FOR PHOTOS
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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. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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