In "The Messenger," Woody Harrelson plays a military captain who delivers the news to those whose loved ones have been killed in action.

In "The Messenger," Woody Harrelson plays a soldier - one of the last roles you might expect from the renowned peacenik.

When Paul Sprenger was a young law student, he thought his bread would be "buttered with a regular payday from a large business law firm." But Sprenger said representing business clients "left me kind of cold." So he created his own firm with two other lawyers in Minneapolis and quickly became a thorn in the side of corporate America.

Q: What motivates you to take on a role? A: A good story, or in this case, something that I found really funny and thought other people would laugh at too.

It's hard to recall that Woody Harrelson started out as a lanky, clean-scrubbed male ingnue on Cheers , and that's entirely to his credit.

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Slideshow Actor Woody Harrelson arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' 'Seven Pounds' held at Mann's Village Theatre on December 16, 2008 in Westwood, California.

Woody Harrelson stars in "The Messenger." Woodrow T. Harrelson is in the midst of what could amount to one of his best years ever.

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Woody Harrelson rarely fails to surprise. After artfully taking a banjo to an undead redneck's head in September's "Zombieland," the Oscar-nominated, Texas-born pacifist next appears as Army casualty-notification officer Capt.

Woody Harrelson in "The Messenger" Woody Harrelson began our interview by climbing barefoot onto the interior windowsill of his hotel room overlooking New York's Union Square to point out an apartment across the square where he lived briefly, 15 or 20 years ago.

The Messenger doesn't mark the first time that Woody Harrelson - an anti-war activist in real life - has portrayed a soldier.

In "The Messenger," Captain Tony Stone , an Army lifer with a shaved head and a face like a cement block, and Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery , a coiled, secretive Iraq-war hero, work together in one of the most difficult jobs in the armed services: informing parents and spouses that a loved one has been killed.

'It's easy to say that you're anti-war or pro-peace,' Woody Harrelson says. 'But it's also important to get the perspective of the warrior.

Brooke Shields plays Jackie's mom, who's looking to smooth things over after her fling in Mexico; Kelso is hesitant about continuing police training.

Movie Review: "Zombieland", Overall Good - 3.5 out of 5 beams. Zombie movies aren't my thing - but comedies are - and this zombie comedy rocks.

Contrary to popular belief, Hollywood sometimes tries to do more than find creative new ways to torture us with the "comedy" of Dane Cook.

Zombieland does what it says on the tin and should get film fans in the mood for Halloween.

George Wendt and beer have shared a lot over the years: good times, great stories, endless trivia, and a successful show business career.

Film crews could once again be on the Iron Range. The Upper Minnesota Film Office is working to convince a production company to film the movie "The Convincer" in northeastern Minnesota.