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When George Clooney was held at gunpoint

When George Clooney was held at gunpoint

George Clooney reveals he was making a documentary in western Sudan

Highlights

  • Hollywood superstar George Clooney has revealed he was held at gunpoint in Darfur while making a documentary in western Sudan in 2007.
  • The 52-year-old actor threw light on some of the experiences of his life and his upcoming film The Monuments Men in a new interview with Variety magazine.
  • "We got stopped in the middle of nowhere, where we shouldn't have been. A little 10-year-old kid came over with a Kalashnikov assault rifle to my head, basically wanted to get us out of the truck," Clooney said.
  • Following the terrifying encounter, the actor co-founded the humanitarian aid organisation Not On Our Watch with a few of his friends, including Matt Damon, Brad Pitt and Don Cheadle, six years ago.
  • The actor revealed that the stars of The Monuments Men Damon, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Hugh Bonneville, and Jean Dujardin were paid very little of what they usually make in a movie.
  • "If you pay everybody a full boatload, it's a USD 150 million film. You just can't do it. Everybody worked for super cheap, like crazy cheap," he said.
Los Angeles: Hollywood superstar GeorgeClooney has revealed he was held at gunpoint in Darfur whilemaking a documentary in western Sudan in 2007.

The 52-year-old actor threw light on some of theexperiences of his life and his upcoming film The MonumentsMen in a new interview with Variety magazine.

"We got stopped in the middle of nowhere, where weshouldn't have been. A little 10-year-old kid came over with aKalashnikov assault rifle to my head, basically wanted to getus out of the truck," Clooney said.

Following the terrifying encounter, the actor co-foundedthe humanitarian aid organisation Not On Our Watch with a fewof his friends, including Matt Damon, Brad Pitt and DonCheadle, six years ago.

The actor revealed that the stars of The Monuments MenDamon, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Hugh Bonneville, and JeanDujardin were paid very little of what they usually make in amovie.

"If you pay everybody a full boatload, it's a USD 150million film. You just can't do it. Everybody worked for supercheap, like crazy cheap," he said.

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