George Clooney reveals his Julius Caesar look for Hail, Caesar!: funny or fug?

Here are some photos of George Clooney in costume as Julius Caesar. You read that correctly. A few months ago, George signed up to play Julius Caesar in the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!. The film is about “about a 1950s-era Hollywood fixer who’s called upon to keep the movie stars on what appears to be a Roman-era period piece in line.” Sounds like what really happened on the set of Cleopatra, with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

So, what do you think of George’s look? Since this is a film within a film, George is playing a 1950s actor playing Julius Caesar, so the look has to be what a 1950s studio thought Julius Caesar would have looked like. And obviously, the look is being played for laughs. Which is good, because this is funny.

The Coens assembled another amazing ensemble for this film besides George: they’ve also got Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton, Scarlett Johansson, Ralph Fiennes (!!!), Frances McDormand, Jonah Hill and Josh Brolin. OMG!!! I tend to love George in Coen Brothers’ films, and George + Tilda? Amazing, as always. I think George and Tilda are actually sort of tight.

According to E! News, George’s day on set was pretty light. He was brought to the LA set at 1:30 pm, he filmed a few scenes and he was done by 4 pm. E! News says George “appeared to be in a great mood, smiling and joking around with the crew.” I wonder if Amal is in LA with him? Or is she in London, working and dealing with her newfound fame?

Photos courtesy of WENN.

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