entertainment
January 13, 2026
‘We are living in an age of cruelty’: George Clooney rebukes Tarantino for insulting Paul Dano
The Jay Kelly star says he would be honoured to work with Dano, Owen Wilson and Matthew Lillard after all three actors were criticised by the director
TL;DR
- George Clooney stated he would be honored to work with actors Paul Dano, Owen Wilson, and Matthew Lillard.
- Clooney's statement comes after Quentin Tarantino heavily criticized these three actors in December.
- Tarantino called Dano "weak sauce" and "the weakest fucking actor" and said he did not care for Wilson or Lillard.
- Clooney described his new film, Jay Kelly, as being made by people who love actors and dislikes cruelty.
- Many of Dano's colleagues, including Ben Stiller and Matt Reeves, defended him after Tarantino's remarks.
- Matthew Lillard stated that Tarantino's words were damaging and that he would not say such things to top-line actors.
- Owen Wilson has not yet commented on Tarantino's criticism.
- Clooney and Tarantino have a history, having worked together on "From Dusk Till Dawn" but have had a reportedly strained relationship recently.
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