“I’m old and I forget s— now!”

says the director of rowing tale, who previously starred in 2000’s sea-set “The Perfect Storm.”

George Clooneyendured a testing shoot as the star of 2000’s sea-setThe Perfect Storm.

Bruce Herbelin-Earle stars as Shorty Hunt, Callum Turner as Joe Rantz, and Wil Coban as Jim McMillan in director George Clooney’s THE BOYS IN THE BOAT

Callum Turner in ‘The Boys in the Boat’.Laurie Sparham

), his ninth movie as director?

“I didThe Perfect Storm.

I should have known better!”

James Wolk star as Coach Bolles, Dominic Tighe as Coach Brown and Joel Edgerton as Coach Al Ulbrickson in director George Clooney’s THE BOYS IN THE BOAT

Joel Edgerton in ‘The Boys in the Boat’.Laurie Sparham

There was nothing but challenges but it was mostly about my stupidity more than anything."

Turner explains that Rantz came from “an incredibly poor background.

Then we went over to MGM three years back, and they had this in their library.

Director George Clooney on the set of his film THE BOYS IN THE BOAT

George Clooney on the set of ‘The Boys in the Boat’.Laurie Sparham

The budget on this is not a very high budget this isnt a Marvel film.

Don’t worry, there’s no need to send any cash Clooney’s way.

The filmmaker has been made financially whole by the studio.

“You know how I got it back?”

Yeah, I got paid back, like, two months ago.”

I play an aging movie star.

How does that go for you?"

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