George Clooney is apparently in talks to take the leading role in the adaptation of the novel, “Up In The Air,” a project that “Juno” filmmaker Jason Reitman is writing and directing.
If Clooney takes the role he’ll play an ruthless human resources exec in zealous pursuit of his millionth frequent flyer mile because his life otherwise sucks.
We’re not huge fans of Reitman, but Walter Kirn, the author of the novel, previously wrote “Thumbsucker,” which was nicely adapted by director Mike Mills in 2005, so this could be ok. The project has been around for a long time apparently with “Austin Powers” director Jay Roach once attached (yikes). The film is a Dreamworks project and there’s evidently no timeline yet of when it’s supposed to start shooting. As long as Clooney doesn’t ham it up too much we all should be fine (he’s great in the screwball comedies, but enough is enough). Maybe they’ll be a spot for Yo La Tengo this time.
