George Clooney names his three favourite movie stars of all time 'We were friends'

George Clooney is the archetypal modern movie star, having been blessed with his good looks and suave charm.

It comes as little surprise, then, that after playing one in Hail Caesar!, he's doing the same in the Oscars hopeful Jay Kelly.

The new Noah Baumbach film, co-written by Emily Mortimer, stars Clooney in the title role as a famous actor who travels Europe reflecting on life with his manager, played by Adam Sandler.

Speaking of movie stars, Clooney has revealed his all-time three favourites.

Speaking with Vanity Fair, Clooney said: "I would say that there are two that I was friends with that I think of as two of the greatest of all time. Which is, I was great friends with Paul Newman. I was great friends with Gregory Peck. And y'know, she only did a few films, but, the entire time she was on screen you couldn't take your eyes off of Grace Kelly. So I'll go with those three."

Jay Kelly's UK premiere will be on October 10 at the BFI London Film Festival and opens in cinemas on November 14, before landing on Netflix on December 5.