It sounds like a weird competition set on a farm, but Men Who Stare At Goats is actually a fun-sounding script based on Jon Ronson’s book, which explored an attempt by the US Army to recruit a squad of soldiers boasting New Age techniques and paranormal abilities. Which includes, of course, the power to kill a goat just by staring at it, easily the most useful skill for any warrior.
The buzz around Peter Straughan’s script has been huge – it was the top unproduced screenplay in the UK last year, and now it’ll get a chance to move into the glow of production, as George Clooney has nabbed the leading role and his regular producing partner Grant Heslov will step behind the camera to direct.
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