George Clooney sprang into action at the premiere of his new film Wolfs after a photographer fell in front of him.
The Hollywood legend, 63, was walking the red carpet with his wife Amal Clooney at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday when he saw the accident and rushed to help.
Bending down and offering her hand, the Oscar-winning star helped the photographer to his feet as Amal, 46, looked on.
George then made sure the photographer got a series of great snaps as he made funny facial expressions on the red carpet before attempting the job himself and grabbing the camera.
While he was frolicking, Amal was the epitome of elegance as she walked by in a yellow corset dress.
George Clooney sprang into action at the premiere of his new film Wolfs at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday after a photographer fell in front of him.
George then decided to try the job himself and took the camera and took photographs.
The dress was made from delicate lace and was fitted at the waist before falling into a dramatic ruffled skirt.
She styled her hair with a voluminous blow-dry and carried a sparkly clutch bag to complete her glamorous look.
Wrapping her arm around George, the couple looked as in love as ever as they posed for photos at the highly-anticipated event.
In the film, George teams up with Brad Pitt to play two criminal “cleanup” specialists who are unexpectedly hired for the same job: disposing of a dead body in a hotel room.
Stars Brad and George were reportedly paid $35 million each to star in the adventure film, and had insisted on releasing it in theaters.
But Apple’s creators changed their minds and the film, which according to sources close to the film cost up to 200 million dollars in total, will now only be released in US cinemas for one week.
In all other territories it will be streamed directly, making it easily the most expensive TV movie ever made.
Apple’s about-face follows a string of expensive films made by the streaming service, including Napoleon, Killers of the Flower Moon and Argylle, which all flopped in theaters.
The Hollywood legend, 63, was walking the red carpet with his wife Amal Clooney at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday when he saw the accident and rushed to help.
George then made sure the photographer took a number of great snaps as he made funny facial expressions on the red carpet.
He was joined by festival staff and photographers for a fun group photo shoot.
While he was frolicking, Amal was the epitome of elegance as she walked by in a yellow corset dress.
George denied his fee was as high as $35 million, saying the actual figure was “many, many millions below” that amount.
But he added that it was a “shame” the way it had all played out. He said: “We would have liked to, we wanted to, and Brad and I gave back part of our salary to do it. We’ve had a few bumps in the road, and that happens.”
“It’s a shame, of course it’s a shame, but a lot of people are going to see the film and we’re going to release it in a few hundred cinemas. It would have been nice to be able to release it more widely.”
He said the economics of streaming are still being “figured out” but added: “We’re figuring out how it works. We need Apple and Amazon and they need Sony or Warner, who have been doing this for a hundred years.”
Brad said: “I love the existence of streamers because we get to see more stories, more talent and more eyes seeing them too, but it’s a delicate balance.”
Asked why a movie with two big stars was going straight to the streaming platform, George replied seriously: “It’s clear that we’re in decline.”
The two men have been friends for decades and last worked together 15 years ago on the film Burn After Reading.
The couple were joined by George’s co-star Brad Pitt and his girlfriend Inés de Ramón at the premiere.
In the film, they play crime “cleanup” specialists who are unexpectedly hired for the same job: disposing of a dead body in a hotel room (Wolfs archive image)
George said: ‘In Burn After Reading I had the immense pleasure of shooting him in the face and we thought maybe we’d try it 15 years later.
Brad and I have been doing this separately and together for a long time. For a while it worked pretty well. I felt like those jokes, the way we go at each other all the time, just felt easy.
The two men are now planning to star in a sequel and Brad said: ‘We thought there had to be a good reason to do a movie together, something we could build on.
“I also have to say that as I’ve gotten older, working with people I enjoy spending time with has become very important to me.”
