George Clooney Teases Presidential Run: 4 Stars Considering 2020 Race

George Clooney has previously rejected the idea of running for president. Donald Trump's turn in the coveted role has, however, led the actor to have a change of heart as he revealed Friday at Venice Film Festival (VFF) that he wouldn't rule out running for office.

During a press-screening of the Clooney-directed "Suburbicon" in Venice, a foreign journalist asked the Academy Award winner if he's considering a presidential run in 2020, according to The Daily Beast.

"Would I like to be the next president? Oh, that sounds like fun," Clooney said. "Can I just say that I’d like anybody to be the next president of the United States. Right away, please."

Clooney also discussed the timeliness of "Suburbicon" amid racial tension in the U.S. "Suburbicon," which is based on the real-life story of a black family who moved to a small Pennsylvania town, includes a racist mob scene that tends to echo the Charlottesville, Virginia, incidents from Aug. 12.

Clooney claims Trump indirectly inspired the film's script.

"The genesis of the screenplay [came when] I was watching a lot of [Trump] speeches on the campaign trail about building fences and scapegoating minorities," Clooney said. "I started looking around at other times in our history when we've unfortunately fallen back into these things, and I found this story that happened in Levittown, Pennsylvania."

Clooney isn't the only celebrity to flirt with the idea of running for office. Here's a list of four other stars interested in challenging Trump during the 2020 presidential election:

Stephen Colbert

Colbert announced the possibility of running for president during a June appearance on Russian talk show, "Evening Urgant." Colbert said, "I am here to announce that I am considering a run for president in 2020, and I thought it would be better to cut out the middle man and just tell the Russians myself."

Upon returning to America, he later told his "The Late Show" audience members that nothing is set in stone.

"To be clear, all I said in that little clip there was that I was 'considering' a run," Colbert said. "If I decide to run, obviously I'm not going to ask the Russians to help my campaign. I’d have my son-in-law ask them."

Chris Rock

The famed stand-up never shies away from talking politics. A day after Trump was elected into office, the comedian tweeted his desire to run for president. "I'm gonna run in 2020 wish me luck," Rock said in a tweet.

Rock's post included a photoshopped version of his 2003 film "Head of State," in which he plays the first black president.

Kanye West

West wasn't joking when he said he wanted to run for president in 2020. The hip-hop artist declared his interest at the 2015 Video Music Awards (VMA).

"It's about ideas, bro. New ideas. People with ideas," West said in his 11-minute long Michael Jackson Vanguard Award acceptance speech. "People who believe in truth. And yes, as you probably could have guessed by this moment, I have decided in 2020 to run for president."

West addressed his interest in the presidency during an interview with BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac in 2015. He said, "I don't have views on politics, I just have a view on humanity, on people, on the truth."

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

Johnson had first confessed his interest in the presidency in a May interview with GQ. He claimed that "[it's] a real possibility."

The wrestler-turned-actor further addressed the rumors of his future in politics during an appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."

"A lot of people want to see a different leadership today. I'm sorry, not different, but a better leadership today," Johnson said.

A registered Republican, it's unclear if he would run on a GOP platform. Johnson has stated he does not support an immigration ban.

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