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Clooney, known for his roles in "Ocean's Eleven" and "Syriana",
plays the jaded former boy-genius Frank, who joins teenage
science-fan Casey (Britt Robertson) on a mission to unearth the
secrets of a place somewhere in time and space called "Tomorrowland".
The movie, which also stars British actor Hugh Laurie, is
directed by Brad Bird, known for Academy Award-winning animated
feature films "Ratatouille" and "The Incredibles".
"I know that Brad is an optimist and he wanted to write a film
that said that every time we turn on the news as we do and see
how bleak it is, that it doesn't have to end that way; there's a
future out there if you get involved, and I like the idea of
it," Clooney said at the film's premiere on Saturday.
"I loved the idea of the story ... I liked the ending, I like
the way they talked about those subject matters."
Clooney walked the blue carpet for the film's premiere at
Disneyland in Anaheim, near Los Angeles, alongside his wife Amal
and cast members Robertson and Raffey Cassidy.
"People know (Clooney) for his humanitarian work and that he is
willing to step out and take an unpopular stand if he believes
it is right," Bird said. "And that is good for this character
because the character Frank is an idealist and it is about
struggling with idealism too."
"Tomorrowland" will be released on May 22.
(Reporting By Reuters Television; Writing by Marie-Louise
Gumuchian; Editing by Tom Heneghan)
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