George Clooney Said He Hated Brad Pitt for Getting ‘Thelma & Louise’ Gig, Geena Davis Reveals

George Clooney and Brad Pitt are living proof that even good friends sometimes hate each other.

On the Thursday, May 14, episode of Watch What Happens Live, Geena Davis was asked about what it was like kissing her Thelma & Louise costar Pitt when they filmed the 1991 movie.

Fellow guest Nathan Fillion asked if it was “memorable [and] sublime,” to which Davis, 70, agreed.

Then, host Andy Cohen asked Davis what it was about Pitt, 62, that made her advise the creative team he was likely the best actor to play the role of J.D., which many other Hollywood heartthrobs auditioned for — including his longtime friend Clooney, 65.

“He got the part all on his own merit,” the A League of Their Own actress prefaced. “But I thought he read the best [of] the four finalists for the part.”

Davis then explained that, after the movie was cast, she sat on a plane next to Clooney. When she took her seat, “he’s very gregarious and talkative and everything,” Davis recalled. “And, at one point, we were talking about Brad Pitt.”

“He says, ‘You know, I hate that Brad Pitt,'” Davis remembered. “I said, ‘No, you don’t. Isn’t he like your best friend or something?’ [Clooney responded], ‘No, I hate him because he got the part in Thelma & Louise.'”

“I said, ‘Oh, did you want to get that part?’ And he said, ‘Couldn’t you tell when I read with you?'” Davis explained, to which Cohen replied: “Y’all went with the right guy.”

Davis played Thelma Dickinson in the 1991 comedy-drama opposite Pitt as J.D.

As for Pitt and Clooney, the longtime friends have starred in multiple movies with each other. They worked together on the trilogy of Ocean’s movies and played opposite each other in the 2024 action-comedy film Wolfs.

“We’ve been friends for a long time,” Clooney said in a 2024 GQ interview alongside Pitt. “And it’s fun because we also check in on each other every once in a while, which is an important part of this. Things get complicated in life and you always have to make sure everybody’s okay.”

“George is probably the best at understanding, seeing the chessboard and the potential moves,” Pitt added. “I’ll call George on numerous occasions when things get bumpy.”