Reitman loved 'non movie star' Clooney

George Clooney is a “non-movie star”.

‘Up In The Air’ director Jason Reitman claimed that he was surprised Clooney agreed to be in the film and suggested the actor was great on set.

He said: “I went out to Lake Como and gave George the screenplay. It was a strange experience. I was kind of floored by the fact that I was staying there and waiting for him to read it. I think both of us were uncomfortable.

“A couple of days later he'd read it and said 'this is a great screenplay, I'm in…' As you can imagine, that was a big moment for me. What surprised me with George is that as for a movie star, he's such a non movie star.”

He added that during filming Clooney helped the production run smoothly.

Reitman told InTheNews.co.uk: “He wants to put people at ease. He's a lovely guy and the comfort level of a set starts from the top down and he just makes a set feel like family. He never leaves and he loves being on set.”