George Clooney banned the use of Adam Sandler’s nickname on the set of his film Jay Kelly.
The old emergency The star plays the title role of an aging actor in the new drama with Sandler as Ron, Kelly’s manager.
Clooney just revealed that he urged the rest of the cast and crew not to call his co-star the “Sandman” during filming because he wanted Sandler to be taken seriously for his “incredible talent.”
The actor said The Hollywood Reporter: “You’re treated like you treat yourself. It was a different type of role for Adam, and I wanted to make sure he wasn’t making fun of his incredible talent.”
“He just likes to deflect attention and I said to him, ‘You know what, man, you’re really good in this movie and you’re a really good actor and let’s not just make jokes,'” he said. Wolves added talent.
However, Sandler insisted on keeping his nickname, adding, “I still call myself the Sandman; [Clooney] I can’t stop.
“He’s just very protective of me. He’s a really nice guy. We’d do all these scenes together and we’d go deep together and he’d be like, ‘I just want people to recognize that,’ and I’d be like, ‘I’m good, I just like to work hard,’ and he’d be like, ‘No.’ He’s very nice, he tries to take care of me,'” he said. Merry Gilmore star mentioned.
Jay Kelly will be released in select theaters on November 14 before arriving on Netflix on December 5.
