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George Clooney’s ‘Ides Of March’ To Open Venice Film Festival

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday June 20, 2011 @ 7:09pm PDTTags: Evan Rachel Wood, Farragut North, George Clooney, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, Ryan Gosling, Steven Soderbergh, The Ides of March, Venice Film Festival
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: The George Clooney-directed The Ides of March will open the Venice Film Festival on Aug. 31, I’m told. The film, adapted from Beau Willimon’s play Farragut North, stars Clooney as a presidential candidate, Ryan Gosling as a head of media and Phillip Seymour Hoffman as a campaign manager. Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood also star. The drama takes place during the Ohio primary for the Democratic nomination. It’s extremely topical, given the recent resignation of Congressman Anthony Weiner for sending photos of his package to online “sexting” partners. The Ides of March involves similar scandalous activities. Clooney, who retreats to a vacation home in Lake Como in Italy, has had several of his films play at the festival. They include Intolerable Cruelty, The Man Who Stared at Goats, and the Steven Soderbergh-directed Out of Sight. Sony Pictures will distribute the film in fall.

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George Clooney Solidifies Funding For Political Drama ‘The Ides Of March’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday October 27, 2010 @ 7:30pm PDTTags: Beau Willimom, Brian Oliver, Evan Rachel Wood, Farragut North, Ides of March, Marisa Tomei, Movie Deals, Movies, Nigel Sinclair, Paul Giamatti, Ryan Gosling
Mike Fleming

BREAKING: Exclusive Media Group chairman Guy East and Nigel Sinclair are teaming with Cross Creek Pictures president Brian Oliver to finance The Ides of March, the drama that is based on the Beau Willimon Broadway play Farragut North. George Clooney, … Read More »

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Ryan Gosling Is George Clooney’s Choice For ‘Farragut North’

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Thursday September 30, 2010 @ 3:38pm PDTTags: Beau Willimom, Farragut North, George Clooney, Movie Deals, Movies, Ryan Gosling
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: George Clooney is close to finding his star for Farragut North. I’m told he’s negotiating with Ryan Gosling to play the lead role of a young communications director who works for a fast rising presidential candidate. During the course … Read More »

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