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...heft of the material had any effect on the seriousness with which the all-star ensemble cast prepared for their roles-well, you'd be right. TIME's Josh Tyrangiel sat down in Cannes with a very loose George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and series newcomer Ellen Barkin-in her first film role in quite some time and, in case you forgot, kind of a live wire-to discuss politics, Al Pacino, the Pitt-Jolie paparazzi juggernaut, and their favorite leading men. And in Barkin's case, to exploit every possible opportunity for innuendo...
...actorly and defensive if people think, Sure looks like they had a good time making that movie? BARKIN: I do, because I did a lot of research on my character. [Laughter] CLOONEY: The idea that every time you do a film you're supposed to be tortured confuses me. I mean, guys who say, "Oh, it's really tough, my character is really suffering"-come on. For us, even in the rotten ones we've had a good time. I don't think you have to suffer. Maybe Matt had to suffer. DAMON: Yeah...
...were supposed to do Ocean's Twelve... BARKIN: I did do Ocean's Twelve. My scene got cut. You did not do your homework...
...suppose I should've asked to come on set for Ocean's Twelve so I'd be prepared for the Ocean's Thirteen interview. CLOONEY: You should have been there. There was some deep stuff going on on that one too. BARKIN: [To Damon] I had an accent in that scene, didn't I? I had a Russian accent. Or did [director Steven Soderbergh] make me do it without the accent? DAMON: Yeah, I think he was very polite and was like,"The accent's good. Let's just protect ourselves here and, uh ... " [Laughter] But that scene...
...Andrews)? How come Damon is more handsome and engaging in person than in this movie? When Pitt is first spotted, he looks as though he fell asleep for a year under a sun lamp. Pacino it takes a few seconds to recognize; he too looks weird, and so does Barkin. Her face has the recognizable intelligence and insolence, but the rest of her seems somehow bronzed and sanded - an unfortunate impression for a comeback performance...