George Clooney banned the use of Adam Sandler’s nickname on the set of their film Jay Kelly.
The former IS star plays the title role of an aging actor in the new drama with Sandler as Kelly’s manager Ron.
Clooney has just revealed that he urged the rest of the cast and crew not to call his co-star “Sandman” while filming because he wanted Sandler to be taken seriously for his “incredible talent.”
The actor told The Hollywood Reporter: “You are treated as you treat yourself. This was a different role for Adam and I wanted to make sure he wasn’t kidding about his incredible talent.”
“He likes to just divert, and I was like, ‘You know what, dude, you’re really good in this movie, and you’re a really good actor, and let’s not just make jokes,'” Wolves talent added.
However, Sandler insisted on keeping his nickname, adding: “I still call myself the Sandman; he [Clooney] can’t stop me.”
“He’s just very protective of me. He’s a really nice guy. We’d do all these scenes together and we’d get deep together and he’d say, ‘I just want people to acknowledge that,’ and I’d say, ‘I’m fine, I just like to work hard,’ and he’d say, ‘No.’ He’s very nice, he tries to take care of me,” the Happy Gilmore said star.
Jay Kelly opens in select theaters on November 14 before hitting Netflix on December 5.
