The Ides of March is an upcoming 2011 American political drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay by Clooney and Grant Heslov. It stars Clooney, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, Ryan Gosling, and Evan Rachel Wood. It is an adaptation of the play Farragut North. The film was featured as the opening film at the 68th Venice International Film Festival and was shown at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. It will have a wide release on October 7, 2011.