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GEORGE & SOFIA CAUGHT OUT!

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Sofia Vergara has made George Clooney an offer he won’t be able to refuse. The 48-yearold Colombian actress is plotting a new moneyspinn­ing crime caper flick and wants the ageing heartthrob, 59, to be her leading man. Hollywood is buzzing about the explosive on-screen pairing and already streaming giant Netflix has “put a blank cheque down to make this happen”.

“George is brilliant at comedy and he’s got the same sex appeal Sofia does,” says a pal. “The two of them together is a multimilli­ondollar prospect and his team know it.” George and Sofia first met back in 2015 at the Met Gala. They have often been at the same events since, but their teams have generally kept them apart due to their star power. “There’s a big push to team these two up on a crime caper like Jennifer

Aniston and Adam Sandler’s

Murder Mystery, which was one of the biggest online movies in history. The only stumbling block is George’s schedule, but even he can see the appeal of him and Sofia on screen. His fans are dying for him to take a break from his serious movies.”

The Ocean’s Eleven star has just finished directing postapocal­yptic drama The

Midnight Sky and has another 20-plus movies on his dance card, but friends say “he’s itching to do something fun”.

“He and Sofia would have a blast making a movie together and it’s been a long time since George pulled one of his famous pranks on set. Teaming up with Sofia is a chance to regain his rom-com crown.

While Hollywood salivates at the pairing, there will no

“THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER IS A MULTIMILLI­ON-DOLLAR PROSPECT”

doubt be two people very uncomforta­ble watching the sparks fly on set – George’s wife, Amal, 42, and Sofia’s hubby Joe Manganiell­o, 45.

“They will be praying the movie’s set locally and not in some far-flung exotic location,” adds the insider. “Let’s just say, regular visits to the set could be a marriage-saving move.”

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Sources say George is “itching to do something fun” with Sofia.
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George and wife Amal with Sofia and her hubby Joe on the red carpet at the 2015 Met Gala.
2015 George and wife Amal with Sofia and her hubby Joe on the red carpet at the 2015 Met Gala.
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George’s wife Amal will no doubt be keeping close tabs on the duo’s schedule.

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