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...
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