Weight loss for a role, some actors have made it their specialty.
George Clooney?
Much less.
In an interview with the
Mirror on
Wednesday, December 9, the 59-year-old actor revealed that he was hospitalized after losing 12 pounds for his film
Midnight in the Universe
.
George Clooney camps there a scientist suffering from an incurable cancer on a decimated ground.
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Midnight in the universe
Four days before filming began, George Clooney was rushed to hospital with abdominal pain.
The diagnosis is clear: he suffers from pancreatitis, an infection of the pancreas that can be fatal without proper care.
After spending several days in the hospital, the actor admits his mistake.
“
I think I was trying to lose weight too quickly and probably wasn't taking care of myself,
” he explains.
Both director and actor in his film
Midnight in the Universe
, George Clooney plays a scientist with incurable cancer on a decimated earth, trying the impossible to prevent the crew of a spaceship from returning to Earth .
“
It took me a few weeks to get better and as a director it's not that easy because it takes energy.
"
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In addition, the shooting conditions are difficult, especially in the Arctic.
“
We were on this glacier in Finland, which made the job much more complex
,” he reveals.
But that experience certainly helped me for the character.
This project is bigger than anything I have done before and it was a real challenge.
But, you know, it was fun.
"
For his seventh film as a director, George Clooney surrounded himself with British actors Felicity Jones and David Oyelowo or even American Kyle Chandler.
Midnight in the Universe
will be available December 23 on Netflix.
