George Clooney Set for Men Who Stare at Goats

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Source: Variety

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

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George Clooney will topline, and his Smoke House partner Grant Heslov will helm, Men Who Stare at Goats.

The film is an adaptation of British journalist Jon Ronson's book about the U.S. Army's First Earth Battalion, a unit that was to use paranormal powers. The title refers to the notion that one can kill a goat by staring at it.

According to Variety, the script was penned by Brit Peter Straughan (How to Lose Friends and Alienate People). The project has been around for some time, but international buyers only just received the script this week as the Cannes fest and market got started. The script topped the 2007 Brit List of best unproduced screenplays.

No word on when production will start.

9 Comments & Responses

CivilCowboy

May 18th, 2008 10:37am

I would star in a movie called MEN WHO STARE AT TITS.

CelluloidDreams

May 16th, 2008 3:32pm

Sttttrrange!!!!

killahmovie24

May 16th, 2008 12:14pm

plot sounds tight

Phatlightning

May 16th, 2008 8:34am

true story, and I don't even know if you could claim clooney has ONE "best", most of the good ones hover right about the same. And even if they don't, its always debateable.

marcusx

May 16th, 2008 8:27am

how is that a lie retard? the title is unique, not shitty. as if you kno what a clever name is SIRMETRO. who said it would be his best work? i believe i used the word "interesting"

sirmetro

May 16th, 2008 7:15am

don't lie marcusx,the title sounds shitty and I don't think this film will be clooney's best shit yet.

marcusx

May 16th, 2008 7:05am

awesome. the name is interesting all its own. but clooney? paranormal? goat abuse? im there

Phatlightning

May 16th, 2008 4:37am

just a goat?

ed_wood

May 16th, 2008 4:25am

This sounds really interesting.

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