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George Clooney to Stare at Goats
Vulture — ... Gets His Goat: Grant Heslov casts his buddy George Clooney in the adaptation of Jon Ronson's hilarious book Men Who Stare at Goats, the story of the U.S. Army's First Earth Battalion, a squad directed to develop paranormal powers, including killing goats by staring at them. Casting of Clooney ensures, however, that on-set goats will all simply fall deeply in love after encountering Clooney's soulful gaze. [Variety] ...

Daily shorts: Clooney likes goats; ‘Postal’ cancelled
The Screening Log — • George Clooney has signed on to star in Grant Heslov’s big-screen adaptation of British journalist Jon Ronson’s book “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” according to Variety. The film centers on the U.S. military’s experiments with the paranormal. Heslov starred in Clooney’s “ ...

George Clooney To Jargon In Jargon For The New Jargon Of Jon Ronson's Jargon
Videogum — ... In casting news today, George Clooney has been signed on to star in a film adaptation of Jon Ronson's The Men Who Stare at Goats. From Variety: ...

George Clooney to Star in Men Who Stare at Goats
/Film — If you’re a moviegoer who doesn’t dislike George Clooney but reacts to movie news about him like an allergic reaction to salt-and-peppered dander, you’ll want to make an exception here. The actor is set to star in an adaptation of Jon Ronson’s book, Men Who Stare at Goats, a wily nonfiction account of the U.S. army’s history of dabbling in the supernatural that leads up to the current quagmire in Iraq. Here’s a synopsis from Amazon… “As Ronson reveals, a secret wing of the U.S. military called First Earth Battalion was created in 1979 with ...

Clooney. Goats. Do The Math. [Trade Roundup]
Gawker: defamer — · "George Clooney to 'Stare at Goats.'" You know what, George? That sounds like a terrific idea. [Variety] · William Morris has spearheaded a $100 million fund to produce features, which they know they should spend wisely on number of sensible, moderately budgeted indies—but which they'll totally blow on one blockbuster stinker about the Alien Space Rabbit Olympics! [Variety] · Well, that's the end of upfronts—a spectacular week of press releases, little get togethers at studio offices, and at least one Fox ...

George Clooney's Sexy Stare Is Deadly To Goats [Men Who Stare At Goats]
io9 — ... use in the movie Men Who Stare At Goats. The movie is an adaptation of Jon Ronson's non-ficiton book which focuses on the US Army's First Earth Battalion, made up of men who were getting specially trained to use telekinesis and other paranormal powers in war. Their training included how to to walk through walls and stop the heartbeat of a man or animal (hence the goats) by staring at them. Peter Straughan (How To Lose Friends & Alienate People) wrote the script. [Variety] ...

George Clooney to get paid a boatload of cash to stare at goats!
Geno's World — Sounds interesting............. Variety: George Clooney will topline, and his Smoke House partner Grant Heslov will helm, "Men Who Stare at Goats." Pic 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. Title refers to the notion that one can kill a goat by staring at it. 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 ...

Clooney to Stare at Goats in Hopes of Killing Them
I Watch Stuff - The Best Movie News Ever — ... extra-sensory perception and telepathy, which apparently included efforts to kill barnyard animals with nothing more than thought." Seeing the inherent potential in such an idiotic but supposedly true story, Peter Straughan wrote a screenplay from the book, Men Who Stare at Goats, and now George Clooney is set to star in a Grant Heslov-directed adaptation. The only deviation from the book will be that Clooney's death "stare" will be more of a playful wink and a charming grin. George Clooney to 'Stare at Goats' [Variety]