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Clooney, Zellweger to kick off 'Leatherheads' media tour in Duluth at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum!
Link to the Leatherheads of the North, Duluth, MN
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Standing on the
rear platform of the car Northland Mr. Clooney asked, "Is this
a Pulman car?" After hearing that it was, he stated, " I've spent a lot of
time on these in the last year but never one this nice!" George Clooney
has several train scenes in the movie "Leatherheads" which is premiering on
April 4th 2008.
Chuck Jensen, volunteer, was the conductor on the car Northland, which brought the stars to the Duluth Depot. There were 1500 people outside the building, and 400-500 inside. Of those inside the building there were 50-60 press people, from the Twin Cities, Duluth, Associated Press, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood and Universal Pictures. The 50 minutes
press conference was fun and there were a lot of jokes and laughter, said Ken
Buehler, Director of the Duluth Depot, Lake Superior Railroad Museum, and North
Shore Scenic Railroad.
After the press conference concluded, the rest of the visit was spent with Clooney and Zellweger greeting people in the crowd. They took time to meet everyone that they could. They were posing for pictures, shaking hands, signing autographs, and you could really tell that they truly enjoyed the people and Duluth. |
One woman brought
her pet pot bellied pig, and was standing outside the building for hours because
she wanted George to meet her pig. He was able to meet the woman, but the
pig was in the car at the time. "They really enjoyed their time with the
people, said Buehler, George Clooney was leaning out of the limousine window
trying to shake hands with people as they were leaving."
The Leatherheads Whistle Stop Tour, made its first stop here in Duluth as part of their nationwide publicity tour for the new movie, "Leatherheads" which will be in theaters on April 4th.
