George Clooney's prank war: Mission Impossible star targeted
When you're a Hollywood actor, many things are forgiven. The star of "Mission Impossible" probably doesn't hold it against George Clooney for making fun of him. But did Meryl Streep also forgive Clooney for the joke?
4:09 PM EDT, September 20, 2024
In a conversation with Jimmy Kimmel, Clooney revealed how cleverly he tricked Tom Cruise by pretending to be his friend Brad Pitt. Clooney once had fake stationery supposedly belonging to Pitt, with all the papers signed with his name. Clooney used this to send several malicious letters to Cruise, which he considered "brutal."
Clooney mocked Cruise with "Interview with the Vampire" in the background
In one of the letters, Clooney suggested that Pitt and Cruise should make a sequel to the 1994 movie "Interview with the Vampire," but they would swap roles this time. Brad Pitt played Louis in the film, and Tom Cruise played Lestat. "I sent it to Tom Cruise, saying they want to do ['Interview with the Vampire 2'], but this time Brad wants to play Lestat," George revealed, laughing. Jimmy Kimmel, listening to the story, laughed and confirmed:
"Brad this afternoon said that Tom called him and said, 'Yeah, it's cool, you can play Lestat, that's fine, I'm OK with that,' and he was like, 'What are you talking about?'"
The star of "Ocean's Eleven" and "Batman" also admitted that he similarly tricked Meryl Streep. Pretending to be Brad Pitt, he sent her a CD with lessons on various accents, with a message on the attached stationery: "This guy helped me with my accent in 'Troy,' and I think he could really help you."
"The Brad Pitt joke" is not the only trick in Clooney's repertoire. He also had stationery supposedly belonging to Bill Clinton.
"Every actor I know I've sent a letter from Bill Clinton," he explained.
George Clooney's latest production, which he is now heavily promoting, is the film "Wolfs," which will premiere on Apple TV+ on September 27.
