A comedy film loosely based on the book, starring George Clooney, was released in Autumn 2009 by Winchester Films, BBC Films andMandate Pictures. Grant Heslov directed from a script by Peter Straughan. Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges and Robert Patrickstarred opposite Clooney. The movie is set in Iraq and filmed in Comerío Street, Bayamón, Puerto Rico and the New Mexico Military Instituteand centers on Bob Wilton (Ewan 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 plays Bill Django, the founder of the psychic soldier program and Lyn's mentor. Spacey plays Larry Hooper, a former psychic soldier who is running a prison camp in Iraq.
Ronson dedicated his book to journalist and filmmaker John Sergeant, who worked intensely through 2003 and 2004 on the original documentary, and Ronson included an afterword commending Sergeant's research and guidance. However, Sergeant has not received any credit for his part in formulating what is the basis for this film.
The film is prefaced with a title card reading "More of this is true than you would probably believe."
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