George Clooney Says He and Brad Pitt 'Check in on Each Other' When 'Things Get Complicated in Life'

Mar. 15, 2025

George Clooney and Brad Pitt.Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty

George ClooneyandBrad Pitthave each others' backs.

TheWolfscostars and longtime friends opened up about their decades-long bond — and mutual support when times get tough — in a joint cover interview for the September issue ofGQ.

“We’ve been friends for a long time,” said Clooney, 63. “And it’s fun because we also check in on each other every once in a while, which is an important part of this. Things get complicated in life and you always have to make sure everybody’s okay.”

Pitt, 60, chimed in to praise his friend andOcean’s Elevencostar as “probably the best at understanding, seeing the chessboard and the potential moves.”

“I’ll call George on numerous occasions when things get bumpy,” he added.

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George Clooney and Brad Pitt for the September 2024 issue ofGQ.Sølve Sundsbø/GQ

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TheBullet Trainactor went on to say that Clooney “is going to understand something that no one else is going to understand, that we don’t even have to speak about.”

“There’s a comfort in that,” Pitt continued. “There’s another smaller tribe that erupts from that because of the pressures and the struggles that one will have in their own life.”

Pitt toldGQhe has “known [Clooney]since the ’90s,” and that they have “been throughso muchlife at this point and so many twists and curves and turns.”

“I know he’s got my back. I got his back,” Pitt added.

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George Clooney and Brad Pitt cover the September 2024 issue ofGQ.Sølve Sundsbø/GQ

Pitt and Clooney previously costarred inConfessions of a Dangerous Mind(2002) andBurn After Reading(2008), plus threeOcean’smovies from 2001 to 2007.

“Brad and George are forever friends,” a source told PEOPLE in February of the twoOscarwinners. “They like and respect each other no matter how many years in between gigs together. They go way back, and were happy to work together on this film.”

“Wolfswas a meaty project and both took a real interest in it,” the insider added of Clooney and Pitt. “They are excited about the film, andenjoying the hell out of itas time leads up to the release.”

Wolfsis in theaters Sept. 20.

source: people.com