>> reporter: weintraub also produced the film "cruising" with al pacino and "diner" after two years "the karate kid." he returned to produce the 2010 reboot of "the karate kid" with jaden smith and jackie chan. before that he rebooted the rat pack film "oceans 11" with some big name talent. that film and its two sequels were big moneymakers. george clooney who starred in all three tells us in the coming days, there will be tributes about our friend jerry weintraub. we'll laugh at his great stories and applaud his accomplishments and in the years to come, the stories and accomplishments will get better with age just as jerry would have wanted it, but clooney said, not today. today our friend died. to his family and friends, amal and i send our love and to those who didn't know him, we send our deepest sympathy. you would have loved him. this is george pennacchio reporting for abc news.