By April MacIntyre Sep 16, 2009, 15:14 GMT
Monsters and Critics received the latest stills, movie poster and trailer for "The Men Who Stare At Goats."
(L-R) Actor George Clooney, director Grant Heslov, and actors Ewan McGregor and Jeff Bridges arrive on the red carpet for a screening of their film The Men Who Stare At Goats at the 34th annual Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada on 11 September 2009. EPA/WARREN TODA
The dark comedy film is based on a true story about a top-secret wing of the U.S. military which is exposed when a reporter encounters an enigmatic Special Forces operator on a crazy 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.
Cassady claims 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.
The program’s founder, Bill Django (Jeff Bridges), has gone missing and Cassady’s mission is to find him.
Intrigued by these far-fetched stories, Bob decides to accompany him on the search. When the pair tracks Django to a clandestine training camp run by renegade psychic Larry Hooper (Kevin Spacey), the reporter is trapped in the middle of a grudge match between the forces of Django’s New Earth Army and Hooper’s personal militia of super soldiers.
The Men Who Stare at Goats was inspired by Jon Ronson’s eponymous non-fiction bestseller, and is an eye-opening and often hilarious exploration of the government’s attempts to harness paranormal abilities to combat its enemies.
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