♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY,
WE'RE BACK HERE WITH THE STAR AND DIRECTOR OF THE NEW MOVIE
"THE MIDNIGHT SKY," MR. GEORGE CLOONEY.
YOU HAVE STARRED IN AND PRODUCED AND DIRECTED A NEW FILM CALLED
"THE MIDNIGHT SKY."
IT'S ON NETFLIX NEXT WEDNESDAY, IF I'M BEING ADVISED CORRECTLY
HERE.
WHAT'S IT ABOUT, GEORGE?
>> UH, IT'S-- IT'S KIND OF ABOUT WHAT MAN IS CAPABLE OF DOING TO
ONE ANOTHER IF WE DON'T PAY ATTENTION, I THINK.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS ABOUT-- IT'S A FILM ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S
BEEN SOME FORM OF AN ARMAGEDDON.
WE LEAVE THAT A LITTLE UP TO THE VIEWER TO DECIDE.
AND THERE'S BASICALLY ONE OF THE LAST MEN ON EARTH, AND HE'S
TRYING TO-- HE'S UP IN THE ARCTIC, AND HE'S TRYING TO GET A
HOLD OF A SPACESHIP THAT WAS SENT OFF TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER
PLACE TO LIVE.
AND SINCE THEY'VE BEEN GONE FOR TWO YEARS, HE'S TRYING TO TELL
THEM NOT TO COME BACK BECAUSE THINGS HAVEN'T GONE SO WELL.
AND THEY CAN'T GET AHOLD OF EACH OTHER, AND IT'S A BATTLE BETWEEN
THEM.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A FILM ABOUT REGRET.
IT'S A FILM ABOUT COMING TO TERMS WITH THAT, AND SEEKING
REDEMPTION.
AND I ALWAYS THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, REGRET IS SUCH A POWERFUL
THING IN ALL OF US, AND PARTICULARLY, THE OLDER YOU GET,
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TAKE THINGS BACK ANYMORE.
AND IT'S A REAL TOXIN AND REAL POISON, AND SEEKING REDEMPTION
BECOMES A BIGGER AND BIGGER ISSUE.
SO I LIKE THE THEMES OF THAT KIND OF A STORY.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE A CLIP HERE.
I'M GOING TO SHOW THIS IN JUST ONE SECOND, AND THEN I'M GOING
TO ASK YOU ABOUT HOW THIS WAS ACTUALLY SHOT.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: JIM.
♪ ♪ ♪ >> I SEE HIM!
( GUNSHOT ).
>> Stephen: NOW, THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ACTUALLY IN A
WHITEOUT BLIZZARD.
WHERE DID YOU SHOOT THAT?
>> IN A WHITEOUT BLIZZARD IN ICELAND.
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> YOU COULDN'T SEE YOUR HAND IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE.
YOU KNOW, WE WOULD SHOOT PIECES, AND MY EYE LASHES-- MY EYES
WOULD FREEZE SHUT IN ABOUT A MINUTE.
AND I WOULD GRAB SOMEBODY BY THE SHOULDER, AND THEY'D WALK ME
INTO THE VAN, AND I'D BLODRY MY EYE LASHES OPEN, AND WE'D ROLL
BACK THE FILM TO SEE IF WE GOT IT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TELL.
IT'S A 65-MILLIMETER CAMERA, AND YOU'RE HOLDING IT LIKE THIS, AND
YOU CAN'T TELL WHAT YOU'RE GETTING.
>> Stephen: BUT HOW DO YOU PLAN FOR THOSE CONDITIONS I
MEAN-- >> YOU KNOW, WE WANT THOSE
CONDITIONS, RIGHT.
>> Stephen: I KNOW, BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET
THEM?
>> WE DON'T.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S-- YOU KNOW, LUCK HAS TO PLAY A LITTLE
SOMETHING.
ALTHOUGH, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE DID KNOW IS THAT'S NOT SNOWING,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
IT'S A CLEAR, SUNNY, BEAUTIFUL DAY.
YOU COULD SEE FOR 100 MILES.
IT'S A WIND-- IT'S LIKE A HURRICANE THAT COMES UP THAT
KICKS UP THE SNOW.
SO IT COMES IN A WALL, AND YOU SEE IT COMING, AND IT'S LIKE
EVERYBODY GET READY.
WE'RE TIED WITH ROPES TO EACH OTHER, BECAUSE YOU CAN GET LOST
IN IT.
AND OU'RE STANDING THERE, "READY?
EVERYBODY READY?
HERE IT COMES."
AND IT HITS YOU, AND YOU SHOOT AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE ANOTHER BREAK.
STICK AROUND.
WHEN WE COME BACK, I'LL ASK GEORGE ABOUT THE CONVERSATION HE
HAD WITH WALTER CRONKITE, THAT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU.
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