He may be best known for going to battle over his beloved red stapler in “Office Space,” but character actor Stephen Root has also stood out in several films with a darker edge, including “No Country for Old Men,” “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and “Leatherheads.” Now, the "Zelig"-like supporting star is working alongside George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges in one of the most eagerly-anticipated -– and oddly named –- films of this upcoming winter.

“It’s a movie about the late Seventies, when the army was in a dispirited state and was trying a lot of things,” Root said of “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” the sci-fi/drama/comedy directing debut of frequent Clooney collaborator Grant Heslov. “[The military] was open to a lot of hippie-dippie stuff.” Read more...

For years, a screen adaptation of Dave Eggers' "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" has been in development hell, unable to find a director ready to bring it to the big screen.

While "Genius" is still delayed, Krasinski is starring in another project written by Eggers and his better half, Vendela Vida, with "American Beauty" helmer Sam Mendes tapped to direct.

"My girlfriend is Maya Rudolph in the movie and she becomes pregnant, we're both two people that never feel they belong anywhere," Krasinski said of the film's setup. "So we decide to travel across the country and see a bunch of our friends. Wherever we feel like home is where we decide to settle." Read more...