Check Out Obama-Style George Clooney In 'The Ides Of March'

[No photo]George Clooney is directing his fourth film, The Ides of March, right now. It's a political satire based on Beau Williamson's play Farragut North, which in turn was based on Beau Williamson's time working with the Howard Dean primary campaign in 2004. Clooney has a supporting role as a presidential candidate whose young, idealistic press secretary (Ryan Gosling) "succumbs to the evils and backhanded nature of the political machine."

We've seen some set photos from the project, but this new image shows off some of the satirical bent of the film, as we see George Clooneys' character front and center on a very Shepard Fairy-style poster that promises 'more.'

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The attraction here is George Clooney as director (Leatherheads was a bit of a dud, but Good Night, and Good Luck and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind are both quite worthy) and the great cast he has assembled: Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Max Minghella. That roster is enough to make this one of my most anticipated films of the year.

Mr. Clooney co-wrote the film with his producing partner Grant Heslov. Here's the play's synopsis:

Stephen is a wunderkind press secretary who has built a career that men twice his age would envy. During a tight presidential primary race, however, Stephen's meteoric rise falls prey to the backroom politics of more seasoned operatives, and his one night stand with a teenage staffer proves to be more complicated than casual. Farragut North is a classic tale of hubris set against a contemporary landscape – about the lust for power and the costs one will endure to achieve it.

The Ides of March will release via Sony on Oct. 14, 2011.

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