“He Came To Us Damaged”: George Clooney Filming Injured Helped Make His Oscar-Nominated Performance A Career Best, Director Argues

Michael Claytonwriter and director Tony Gilroy argues that George Clooney filming with an injury helped his performance. Released in 2007, the legal thriller features Clooney starring as the titular character, a law firm fixer who becomes wrapped up in a conspiracy after becoming involved in a multi-billion-dollar class action lawsuit against a chemical company. Also starring Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, and Sydney Pollack, Michael Clayton marked Clooney's follow-up to movies like Syriana (2005), The Good German (2006), and Ocean's Thirteen (2007).