George Clooney will never forget that he lost a role in “Thelma & Louise” to Brad Pitt.
“I got to the final test for a role in ‘Thelma & Louise.’ And, motherf—er, Brad got it,” Clooney, 64, said about his “Ocean’s Eleven” co-star, 61, in a new interview with The Times UK.
Pitt memorably portrayed J.D., the handsome young drifter whom Thelma (Geena Davis) falls for as she experiences marital issues with husband Darryl (Christopher McDonald) in the beloved 1991 film.
The role helped launch Pitt’s career into superstardom, while Clooney got his big break a few years later when he was cast in “ER.”
But Clooney still had a hard time getting over that Pitt beat him to the punch.
“I didn’t watch ‘Thelma & Louise’ for years, because I was annoyed,” he admitted to The Times UK. “The part laun

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