<p>The 50-year-old is in the running with his former "ER" co-star Noah Wyle, 40, for the role, reports thesun.co.uk.<br /><br />The biopic is expected to start filming next year. It will chart the life of the entrepreneur who died last month from pancreatic cancer at age 56.<br /><br />Clooney and Noah both played doctors in the long-running hospital series "ER", which picked up 23 Emmy Awards.<br /><br />Clooney was recently forced to pull out of TV series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." as the role required physical exertion.</p>
<p>The 50-year-old is in the running with his former "ER" co-star Noah Wyle, 40, for the role, reports thesun.co.uk.<br /><br />The biopic is expected to start filming next year. It will chart the life of the entrepreneur who died last month from pancreatic cancer at age 56.<br /><br />Clooney and Noah both played doctors in the long-running hospital series "ER", which picked up 23 Emmy Awards.<br /><br />Clooney was recently forced to pull out of TV series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." as the role required physical exertion.</p>