George Clooney pulls double duty as director and star of the political drama The Ides of March. The R-rated thriller is based on the play by Beau Willimon and opens in theaters on October 7, 2011.
Ryan Gosling stars as Stephen Meyers, George Clooney plays Governor Mike Morris, Philip Seymour Hoffman is Paul Zara, Paul Giamatti is Tom Duffy, and Marisa Tomei is Ida Horowicz. The cast also includes Jeffrey Wright as Senator Thompson, Evan Rachel Wood as Molly Stearns, Gregory Itzin as Jack Stearns, Michael Mantell as Senator Pullman, and Yuriy Sardarov as Mike.
The Plot: The Ides of March takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, when an up-and-coming campaign press secretary (Ryan Gosling) finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate’s shot at the presidency.
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