Clooney, Soderbergh Break-Up Official: Aug 1
Filed under: Deals, Executive shifts, Newsstand, George Clooney
While it's been understood for a while now that Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney were going to break up, the official date is now set: Come August 1, that two-timing Clooney will (in a business sense, of course) move in with Good Night, and Good Luck writing and producing partner Grant Heslov and create a new label, called Smoke House. Clooney's departure will mean the end of new projects from Section 8, the production company that he and Soderbergh started in 2000 "with an eye toward nurturing offbeat and 'message' movies and TV projects." Don't worry about Steve, though -- in fact, his desire to focus more on directing and less on the business side of movie-making was one of the reasons for the shake-up. Despite the change of partner and office space, the move probably isn't that big of a change for Clooney: Smoke House, like Section 8, will be based on the Warner's lot, and the new company has already signed a long-term first-look deal with the studio. Plus, Heslov has been involved in Section 8 almost from the beginning, so this is more of a practical change than a revolution in focus or interest.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
7-20-2006 @ 4:48PM
S.M.Mehdi Hassan said...
I really enjoyed Oceans Eleven and Oceans Twelve. They were really great movies. Clooney and Soderbergh really did a great job. This kind of break up happens but at the end of the day, when both parties are happy with it then I do not see any problem.
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7-20-2006 @ 7:21PM
Chris said...
This change has been a long time coming and it's really no surprise that Clooney is teaming up with Heslov given their success with good night, and good luck. It will be interesting to see what happens with this new company. I imagine they will still do the live TV version of "Network" and that is bound to be great!
Chris (clooneynetwork.com)
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7-20-2006 @ 7:56PM
pos said...
Clooney and Soderbergh breakup? Oh no. This new company should be interesting
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7-21-2006 @ 9:08AM
Ryland said...
Oh well. I imagine their partnership will continue onscreen, though, since it routinely yeilds quality films. I, for one, thought the SOLARIS remake was really good and the OCEANS sequel was a fun jaunt--a perfect new rat pack type of movie.
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10-13-2006 @ 3:37PM
Jim said...
I reealy don't know what people see in this guy.
Excuse me, I mean WOMEN. He's not that great an
actor and he thinks he's a gift to women. Give
me a break! The only decent movie he made was From Dusk to Dawn.
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