George Clooney back in action with science fiction
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American science fiction film "Tomorrowland" is to hit the big screen in the US. The film is directed by Brad Bird and stars George Clooney and Britt Richardson. With Oscars for acting and producing, as well as nominations for writing and directing, Clooney seems to have done pretty much everything Hollywood can offer. But this time he wants something different.

Director Brad Bird was looking for a George Clooney type, thinking he'd never land the two-time Oscar winner to star in his big-budget science fiction action film,

"Tomorrowland". But Bird sent over the script anyway.

"When Damon Lindelof and I, who wrote the film together and produced it together, were first talking on a writing level about the character of Frank, we kept referring to him as, 'a George Clooney type,' never imagining that we would be able to get George interested," Bird said.

"The minute I opened it and read it, I went, 'Wow!' I'm really not looking to do big, big action films, because now I'm the guy who gets punched instead of the guy who punches.

But I love what the movie was saying and I loved the way he (Bird) was going to say it, and I thought, 'He's made only good films, Brad.' I thought, 'Why not?'" Clooney said.

The film spins around two characters: a positive-thinking young technical whiz (Britt Robertson) and a veteran inventor (Clooney), with one important tie that binds. They've both been invited to the futuristic Tomorrowland.

At one point they end up in the bathtub, to escape some creepy Tomorrowland henchmen.

"And it was really funny. It was uncomfortable and silly, and I think it worked for the movie. But everyone is very jealous that I got to be in a tub with George," said actress Britt Robertson.

As two-Oscar winner, Clooney begs to differ.

"You don't want to do the same genre. As long as you're mixing it up and doing new things, and that's hard to do. 'Gravity' was something completely different, and not particularly comfortable to do -- though we knew it would be great. So, you have to keep moving forward and doing things. But, you know, it's all fun. It's all good fun," Clooney said.

"Tomorrowland" is set to open in US cinemas May 22nd.