The heartthrob at 50
With a career full of great successes, actor George Clooney gained fame as an irresistible heartthrob and, in his later years, is recognized as a competent performer of his generation.
247, with international agencies - American actor George Clooney joined the fifty-something club on Friday the 6th, still boasting the irresistible heartthrob image that has made him famous throughout his career. Single, after many rumored romances, Clooney turns 50 reaffirming that marriage wasn't invented for him and that he doesn't plan to get married. All attention is focused on his professional agenda, which currently includes seven new films in production, among them a rare film adaptation that will generate a lot of discussion. Clooney was chosen by Warner and director Steve Soderbergh to revive on screen the agent from the classic 1960s series, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. A former partner of Soderbergh, the actor worked on six of the director's films: Out of Sight, Solaris, The Good German, and the three films in the Ocean's Eleven franchise.
The spy series aired on NBC between 1964 and 1968 and showed the adventures of UNCLE agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, fighting against the enemies of THRUSH. The show, starring Robert Vaughn and David McCallum, was originally produced by MGM Television in the wake of the success of 007. James Bond creator Ian Fleming even collaborated on the show's script. The TV series, however, was never adapted for film and ended up overshadowed by the success of 007. With this work (which should premiere in theaters next year), the star of films like O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and Up in the Air (2009) will revive on screen one of the most charismatic and popular special agents in the history of television series. A gift tailor-made for the most sought-after fifty-year-old in cinema.