"Lost" actress Mader joins "Goats" herd

Actress Rebecca Mader arrives for the opening of the remodelled Sofitel Los Angeles hotel in Los Angeles, California June 21, 2006.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Rebecca Mader, best known for playing scheming redhead Charlotte on ABC's "Lost," is in final negotiations to play Ewan McGregor's wife in "Men Who Stare at Goats."

Based on the book by Jon Ronson, the Iraq-set movie centers on a desperate reporter (McGregor) who stumbles upon the story of a lifetime when he meets a man (George Clooney) who claims to be a former secret U.S. military psychic soldier.

Clooney's business partner Grant Heslov will direct, and will produce with the actor.

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