For his ninth film as director, George Clooney’s The Boys in the Boat is hitting theaters just in time for the holidays. Based on the true story of the University of Washington’s Olympics-bound rowing team, Clooney enlists fellow actor-turned-director, Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Peter Guiness, and more to adapt the best-selling book of the same name to screen.

Set in the 1930s, The Boys in the Boat centers on Joe Rantz (Turner), a young man attending the University of Washington during the Depression era, when he learns he may be unable to afford tuition. By chance, he discovers an opportunity to stay in school with a part-time job and a place to live, all provided for the boys on the rowing team. Under the direction of Coach Al Ulbrickson (Edgerton), the team train hard against all odds with their eyes on the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

During this interview with Collider’s Steve Weintraub, Clooney and Edgerton talk about filming on a tight schedule, keeping the budget tight, and navigating the “disaster elements” of filming on the water. Clooney discusses the intense editing process and how it shaped the final race, and both share which roles made them the most nervous on set and tease their upcoming projects, Wizards! and Jon Watts’ Wolfs with Brad Pitt.

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