No Hollywood star seems as intrinsically tied to Venice as George Clooney. Twenty-six years ago, he attended his first Venice Film Festival with the instant classic "Out of Sight”; 19 years ago, it’s where he debuted his sophomore film, "Good Night, and Good Luck,” which earned him his first best director nomination; and 10 years ago, it’s where he exchanged vows with then Amal Alamuddin, at the Aman Venice, a five-star hotel perched alongside the Grand Canal. Venice is a city that he, like many, thinks is one of the most beautiful in the world.
Unlike most people, he also owns a 15-bedroom villa a few hours away on Lake Como that famously co-starred in "Ocean’s Twelve.” Though he’s never far from Venice or the city’s namesake film festival, it might be a surprise that Clooney hasn’t had a film debut there in seven years. But that clock resets next week as he returns with "Wolfs,” the Jon Watts-directed heist thriller that reunites him with Brad Pitt.
It won’t be the first time Clooney and Pitt have graced the festival’s red carpet together. In anticipation of his big return, here are some of Clooney’s most memorable Venice moments. As legend has it, Clooney's long-term love affair with Venice may have begun with the festival's premiere of Steven Soderbergh's Elmore Leonard adaptation "Out of Sight.
” Then 37 and doing press alongside Jennifer Lopez, the actor would also make another big jump soon: Leaving "ER” that February. This Coen brothers jo.