George Clooney brings classic WWII satire 'Catch-22' to Hulu

George Clooney is directing and starring in Hulu's "Catch-22" miniseries, drawn from Joseph Heller's classic work about the insanity of war.

Actor George Clooney and wife Amal Clooney arrive at the Los Angeles Premiere of Hulu's "Catch-22" at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood, California on May 7, 2019. [Photo:IC]

Clooney explained that the longer format allowed them to develop the characters beyond what could be done in Mike Nichols' 1970 classic movie.

"I thought it was a fun way to tell this story," He said "It's hard to tell this story as complex as it is in a two hour movie, so it's never been about the medium, although television and streaming has gotten much more interesting and fun, it was more about telling the story – it's about telling good stories that's all we really wanted to do".

Adopted at the time by opponents of the Vietnam War, Clooney and his director/producer partner Grant Heslov say the story that makes fun of the red tape and bureaucracy of war is relevant today and not tied to a particular conflict.

"Catch-22" will be released on Hulu on May 17.

(Story includes material sourced from AP)