Filming "Leatherheads"

John Krasinski and George Clooney in Universal Pictures' Leatherheads - 2008 — Universal Pictures

John Krasinski and George Clooney are pictured in a scene from Universal Pictures' "Leatherheads," which opens in theaters on April 4. Clooney also directed the movie.

On Location — AP/News & Record, Jos. Rodriguez

George Clooney waves as he returns to the set during the filming of the movie "Leatherheads" at Hanes Middle School in Winston-Salem, N.C., Wednesday, April 25, 2007. The film was shot on location in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Clooney was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for last year's "Michael Clayton" and won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for 2005's "Syriana."

George Clooney, center, checks with the camera crew during filming of a scenes for the movie "Leatherheads" on Thursday, May 3, 2007, at the War Memorial Stadium in Greensboro, N.C. The romantic comedy, directed and staring Clooney, also stars Renee Zellweger and is about the early days of professional football in the 1920s.

A film crew member walks through a sheet of rain created for special effect during the filming of the new George Clooney movie, "Leatherheads," Thursday, May 3, 2007, at War Memorial Stadium in Greensboro, N.C.

Extras wait during a break in the filming of the movie "Leatherheads" at Hanes Middle School in Winston-Salem, N.C., Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

Lights are adjusted outside the building as filming continues for the movie "Leatherheads" at Hanes Middle School in Winston-Salem, N.C., Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

Extras fill the schoolyard during a break in the filming of the movie "Leatherheads" at Hanes Middle School in Winston-Salem, N.C., Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

George Clooney emerges from his trailer during a lunch break in the filming of the movie "Leatherheads" at Hanes Middle School in Winston-Salem, N.C., Wednesday, April 25, 2007. Clooney previously directed "Good Night, and Good Luck" which was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Extras wait during a break in the filming of the movie "Leatherheads" at Hanes Middle School in Winston-Salem, N.C., Wednesday, April 25, 2007. The director, George Clooney, was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar last year and won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "Syriana" in 2005.

Thirsty Fellow — AP/Winston-Salem Journal

Courtney Fontaine poses with George Clooney as her husband takes a photo in their front yard, April 4, 2007. They live near a location for "Leatherheads" in Forsyth County, N.C. Clooney took a break from the set to visit their children's lemonade stand. He shook hands, posed for pictures and signed autographs. He later sent someone to pay for his 25-cent lemonade with a $20 bill and wouldn't accept change.