George Clooney To Star In “The Descendants”
George Clooney is in discussions to head the cast of Alexander Payne’s comedy-drama “The Descendants.”
The movie marks Payne’s first movie since 2004’s Oscar winner “Sideways” and the first collaboration between Clooney and the director.
The movie centers on a wealthy revolves around a wealthy father who takes his two daughters on a trip to find his wife’s lover in the hope that it will keep his family together.
Screenplay for “The Descendants,” based on the debut novel of the same name by Kaui Hart Hemmings, is written by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.
Production is scheduled to start in February in Hawaii.
Alexander Payne, Jim Burke and Jim Taylor are producing through their shingle Ad Hominem.
Clooney, who is currently shooting Anton Corbijn-directed thriller “The American,” has three films set for release in the coming weeks – he is the voice of the title character in Wes Anderson’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” movie, “Up in the Air” and can be seen in comedy “The Men Who Stare at Goats” from this Friday.
New “The Men Who Stare at Goats” TV Spot And Posters
A brand new TV spot as well as four new character posters for “The Men Who Stare at Goats” have been released. Check them out below.
“The Men Who Stare at Goats” Poster
Grant Heslov-directed dark comedy is based on the 2004 book of the same name by the Guardian columnist Jon Ronson – from the script written by Peter Straughan (”How to Lose Friends & Alienate People”) stars George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Rebecca Mader and Terry Serpico.
Second “The Men Who Stare at Goats” Trailer And Four Clips
The second trailer for “The Men Who Stare at Goats” and four new clips from the movie have been released.
Grant Heslov-directed dark comedy is based on the 2004 book of the same name by the Guardian columnist Jon Ronson – from the script written by Peter Straughan (”How to Lose Friends & Alienate People”) stars George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Rebecca Mader and Terry Serpico.
New Up In The Air Poster
Check out new poster for “Up In The Air”, starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Tamala Jones and Chris Lowell.
Ryan Bingham (Clooney), a corporate hatchet man who loves his life on the road but is forced to fight for his job when his company downsizes its travel budget. He is required to spend more time at home just as he is on the cusp of a goal he’s worked toward for years: reaching five million frequent flyer miles and just after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.
The comedy is directed by Oscar nominated director Jason Reitman (Juno, In God We Trust) who also wrote the script based on Walter Kirn’s novel of the same name.
The Men Who Stare at Goats Wallpapers
Overture Films has debuted character wallpapers for “The Men Who Stare at Goats” today, featuring the four leads: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges .
Judging by the very cool trailer (which you can see here) and the quality of the cast, it’s going to be a bleeding corker.
A reporter (McGregor), trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails, gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent (Clooney) who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. The founder of the unit has gone missing and the trail leads to another psychic soldier who has distorted the mission to serve his own ends.
New “Up In The Air” Trailer
Paramount Pictures has revealed the new trailer for Jason Reitman’s “Up In The Air” movie starring George Clooney.
Oscar nominated director Jason Reitman (”Thank You for Smoking,” “Juno”) also wrote the script based on Walter Kirn’s novel of the same name.
Fantastic Mr. Fox Trailer #2
Fox Searchlight Pictures has unveiled a brand new trailer for Wes Anderson’s upcoming stop-motion feature “Fantastic Mr. Fox.”
In the film, Mr. and Mrs. Fox (George Clooney and Meryl Streep) live an idyllic home life with their son Ash (Jason Schwartzman) and visiting young nephew Kristopherson (Eric Anderson). But after 12 years, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr Fox’s wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers – Boggis, Bunce and Bean – who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr. Fox at any cost.
The Men Who Stare at Goats Pics
Today a new hi-res pics from “The Men Who Stare at Goats” have been released.
Kevin Spacey and George Clooney, The Men Who Stare at Goats
Plot Summary: In this quirky dark comedy inspired by a real life story you will hardly believe is actually true, astonishing revelations about a top-secret wing of the U.S. military come to light when a reporter encounters an enigmatic Special Forces operator on a mind-boggling mission.
Reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit. According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the way wars are fought. A legion of “Warrior Monks” with unparalleled psychic powers can read the enemy’s thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the program’s founder, Bill Django (Oscar® nominee Jeff Bridges), has gone missing and Cassady’s mission is to find him.
The Men Who Stare at Goats Poster #2
Check out the new, second movie poster for Grant Heslov’s new dark comedy “The Men Who Stare at Goats.”
Plot Summary: In this quirky dark comedy inspired by a real life story you will hardly believe is actually true, astonishing revelations about a top-secret wing of the U.S. military come to light when a reporter encounters an enigmatic Special Forces operator on a mind-boggling mission.
Reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady (Academy Award® winner George Clooney), a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit. According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the way wars are fought. A legion of “Warrior Monks” with unparalleled psychic powers can read the enemy’s thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the program’s founder, Bill Django (Oscar® nominee Jeff Bridges), has gone missing and Cassady’s mission is to find him.
Brand New Fantastic Mr. Fox Featurette
Fox Searchlight just made a brand new featurette for “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” available giving us some clues as to how director Wes Anderson and his crew used old-school stop-motion animation to bring the Roald Dahl classic to life.
Plot summary: Mr and Mrs Fox (Clooney and Streep) live an idyllic home life with their son Ash (Schwartzman) and visiting young nephew Kristopherson (Eric Anderson). But after 12 years, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr Fox’s wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground and with not enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers – Boggis, Bunce and Bean – who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr Fox at any cost.
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” is both written and directed by the Oscar nominated filmmaker Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, Bottle Rocket, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Darjeeling Limited). The film features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wally Wolodarsky, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, Jarvis Cocker and Helen McCrory.
