Sandra Bullock Denies Romance Rumors with George Clooney
Sandra Bullock and George Clooney are denying rumors that they are romantically involved.
Bullock, 49 and Clooney, 52, were reportedly spotted being extra cozy while promoting their new film, Gravity. The two were spotted in Italy at the Venice International Film Festival.
The Sun, a British magazine, claimed they spied Clooney "making eyes" at Bullock.
"He was not making eyes," Bullock said in a statement to The Associated Press. "Maybe cross-eyes, but that is about the extent of his goggle eyes."
Bullock and Clooney have a lot to be googly-eyed about. Their space-thriller Gravity has been getting positive reviews. The film, which is directed by Alfonso Cuarón, features Bullock as a scientist and Clooney as an astronaut.
According to Bullock, the co-stars have so much "dirt" on each other that they share "a level of respect and understanding."
"I adore George," Bullock added.
Clooney should not be too brokenhearted. Based on a statement that Warner Brothers released, their relationship is platonic. "...so there no pretense," Clooney said in the statement. "We are just friends."
In Gravity, Bullock and Clooney's relationship may be revealed as the opposite. In the trailer for the film, Bullock portrays a character fighting for survival.
The Atlantic described the film as a "visually astonishing, often terrifying thriller" that "will likely leap to the top of the list of titles aspiring to awards glory."
Similarly impressed, Variety considered Gravity to bring "a sense of wonder, terror and possibility to the big screen" and believes the film will "inspire awe among critics and audiences worldwide."
Gravity will be in theaters in the United States on Oct. 4. According to Time, the film is similar to 2012's Life of Pi.
"...both are thrilling 3-D dramas of survival in a hostile environment, testaments to human grit and groundbreaking technical ingenuity," Time reported. "Both are the rare movies that need to be seen once for the 'Wow!' factor and a second time to try figuring out how Cuarâªón and his technical savants managed to make the impossible seem so cinematically plausible."