The Men Who Stare at Goats

George Clooney in Venice promoting his new film ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’. Cute title eh. The Men Who Stare at Goats is a book by Jon Ronson about the U.S. Army’s exploration of New Age concepts and the potential military applications of the paranormal. The title refers to attempts to kill goats by staring at them.

A movie based on the book, starring George Clooney, is under production with Winchester, BBC Films and Mandate Pictures. Grant Heslov is directing from a script by Peter Straughan.

Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges and Robert Patrick will star opposite Clooney.

The movie is set in Iraq (filmed in Comerío Street, Bayamon, Puerto Rico) and centers on Bob Wilton (McGregor), a desperate reporter who stumbles upon the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady (Clooney), who claims to be a former secret U.S. Military psychic soldier re-activated post-9/11.

Bridges will play Bill Django, the founder of the psychic soldier program and Lyn’s mentor. Spacey will play Larry Hooper, a former psychic soldier who is running a prison camp in Iraq. It was filmed at the New Mexico Military Institute.