I am – Hercules!!

George Clooney is talking to writer-director Jason Reitman (“Thank You For Smoking,” “Juno”) to appear in the “Up In The Air,” a big-screen adaptation of the novel by Walter Kirn ("Thumbsucker," "She Needed Me").

Thursday morning’s Variety describes the premise:

Clooney will play a ruthless human resources exec who becomes fixated on notching his millionth frequent flyer mile. It's a Pyrrhic victory, considering that his time away from home has left him with no life.

Find all of Variety’s story on the matter here.