George Clooney will never forget that he lost a role in “Thelma & Louise” to Brad Pitt.
“I got to the final test for a role in ‘Thelma & Louise.’ And, motherf—er, Brad got it,” Clooney, 64, said about his “Ocean’s Eleven” co-star, 61, in a new interview with The Times UK.
Pitt memorably portrayed J.D., the handsome young drifter whom Thelma (Geena Davis) falls for as she experiences marital issues with husband Darryl (Christopher McDonald) in the beloved 1991 film.
The role helped launch Pitt’s career into superstardom, while Clooney got his big break a few years later when he was cast in “ER.”
But Clooney still had a hard time getting over that Pitt beat him to the punch.
“I didn’t watch ‘Thelma & Louise’ for years, because I was annoyed,” he admitted to The Times UK. “The part launched his career in film. He was doing sitcoms and crap before, so when it was the thing that could’ve launched me? F–k!!”
Clooney also said that his “Wolfs” co-star still teases him about “Thelma & Louise”
“Oh yeah, he gives me s–t,” Clooney shared, adding, “Of course, when I saw it, I was, like, well, it ‘had’ to be that guy.”
Adam Sandler, who did the interview alongside Clooney to promote their new film “Jay Kelly,”recalled watching Pitt’s “Thelma & Louise” scene where he’s shirtless in a hotel room.
“I saw that at the cinema and when Brad took his shirt off people went nuts,” said Sandler, 59. “But it should have been you, Clooney.”
Davis, 69, previously spoke about Pitt scoring his “Thelma & Louise” role on “The Graham Norton Show” in 2022.
“Once I was cast, it was down to four finalists for that role,” she recalled. “They said, ‘Would you read with them, so we could see what you’re like?’ Each one came in, each one was very handsome, they all had brown hair and were very talented. I didn’t care who it was going to be.”
“And then the fourth one who comes in is Brad Pitt,” Davis continued. “He’s so charismatic and so incredibly talented that I was screwing up his audition because I forgot to say my line. I’m just like, ‘Wow, he’s really talented.’”
Davis said that she told producers she liked “the blonde one,” and Pitt got the role.
She also confirmed that the other actors in the running to play J.D. were Grant Show, Mark Ruffalo and Clooney, who later told Davis on a plane that he “hated” Pitt because he lost the part to him.
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