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George Clooney’s weight loss for new role landed him in hospital
George Clooney has revealed he was taken to hospital with excruciating stomach pains after losing almost two stone for his latest film, Yahoonews reports.
The Hollywood actor both directs and stars in Netflix sci-fi movie The Midnight Sky, playing the role of a lone scientist trying to warn a returning spaceship of catastrophe on Earth.
To prepare for the role of a post-apocalyptic survivor, Clooney, 59, embarked on a weight-loss drive but was diagnosed with pancreatitis and suspects his diet may have played a part.
He said, “I think I was trying too hard to lose the weight quickly and probably wasn’t taking care of myself.”
Clooney, in his first film role since 2016, added: “It took a few weeks to get better and as a director, it’s not so easy because you need energy.
“We were out on this glacier in Finland, which made it a lot harder work. But it certainly helped with the character. This is bigger than anything I’ve done before and it was like herding cats to get it done. But, you know, it was fun.”
The Midnight Sky is based on Lily Brooks-Dalton’s acclaimed 2016 novel; Good Morning, Midnight.
Clooney plays astronomer Augustine Lofthouse, stricken with illness and alone in a deserted Arctic observatory station.
The film also stars British actress Felicity Jones, who shot the film while pregnant. Clooney rewrote the script to accommodate her condition.
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