17/10/2003 - The American actor has decided to shoot The Jacket in Scotland. The film, which marks Clooney's return to directing, will be produced by the company founded with Stephen Soderberg, in collaboration with Germany

John Maybury’s Hollywood film The Jacket produced by George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh’s Section Eight with Peter Gruber’s Mandalay Pictures and VIP Medienfonds from Germany is set to shoot in Scotland in early 2004.
The announcement was made on Wednesday by Frank McAveety, Scotland’s Minister for Culture at Scottish Screen who played a key role with the Glasgow Film Office in convincing the producers to use Scotland as a shooting location for their film. The $32m project with Oscar winner Adrian Brody (The Pianist [+see also:
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Steve McIntyre, Chief Executive of Scottish Screen said: “We are delighted that Scottish Screen along with the Glasgow Film Office have been able to attract most important film to shoot in Scotland. We look forward to working with the producers and the Scottish crew over the next few months”.

“I’m delighted with the important role the Glasgow Film Office has played in bringing the movie to Scotland”, added Charlie Gordon from the Glasgow City Council. “Since its inception in 1997, the Film Office and Glasgow City have provided invaluable logistical and financial support to many feature films and TV dramas”.
Previous projects partly or totally shot in Scotland this year include Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban and the french action thriller Danny The Dog with Morgan Freeman (EuropaCorp).