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Jason Segel on aging, the afterlife and his latest film, 'The Discovery'
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Jason Segel on aging, the afterlife and his latest film, 'The Discovery'

Actor Jason Segel made his career in big studio comedies such as “Forgetting Susan Marshall," the TV sitcom, “How I Met Your Mother," and as author David Foster Wallace in the film “The End of the Tour,” which won him a lot of acclaim. Now he's taking that new image into his latest movie, the sci-fi love story “The Discovery,” which co-stars Rooney Mara and Robert Redford.

Jason Segel in "The Discovery"
Jason Segel in "The Discovery"
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Actor Jason Segel made his career in big studio comedies such as “Forgetting Susan Marshall," and then he had an ongoing role in the TV sitcom, “How I Met Your Mother.” But he changed his lighthearted image by starring as author David Foster Wallace in “The End of the Tour,” which won him a lot of acclaim. Now he's taking that new image into his latest movie, the sci-fi love story “The Discovery,” which co-stars Rooney Mara and Robert Redford.

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The actor made his career in big studio comedies such as “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” Now he's more interested in films that pose a challenge to an audience.