Actor George Clooney, left, talks to city officials Katherine Oliver, center, and John Battista, second from left, on the set of the film "Michael Clayton" Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York. The city has enacted a tax credit to lure producers into shooting movies there. Officials say it has generated $600 million in new business and thousands of jobs.
Actor George Clooney works on the set of the film "Michael Clayton" in an alley in the Tribeca neighborhood, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, in New York. The drama, directed by Tony Gilroy, is being shot in New York City and Middletown, N.Y. It is due in theaters later this year.
Actor George Clooney, left, shares a playful moment with actor Austin Williams, who plays his son, while working on the set of the film "Michael Clayton" in the Tribeca neighborhood, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, in New York. The film is about the last and worst day in the career of a high-profile attorney.
A close-up of Oscar-winning actor George Clooney at work on the set of "Michael Clayton" in New York's Tribeca neighborhood, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006. Clooney won an Academy Award for his supporting role in "Syriana" and was nominated for directing and writing Oscars for his Edward R. Murrow biopic, "Good Night and Good Luck."
George Clooney, center, is surrounded by cast and crew on the set of the film "Michael Clayton" in an alley in the Tribeca neighborhood, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, in New York. It is directed by Tony Gilroy, who also directed "The Cutting Edge," "The Bourne Identity" and its sequel, "The Bourne Supremacy."
George Clooney chows down a hot dog on the set of his new movie "Michael Clayton" on Feb. 18, 2006, in New York. The thriller, due out later this year, also stars Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack and Tom Wilkinson. It is being produced by Clooney and director Steven Soderbergh.