Release Day Round-Up is a new, ongoing feature here at Bigfanboy that will be posted every Thursday to showcase the important information and marketing material for the new movies being released that day (special editions will be posted for movies with mid-week openings). This way you can make an informed decision on what movie (or movies) you will see on opening weekend. As always, let us know what you think in the comments, if you would like anything added and if you plan on seeing the particular movie being highlighted on opening weekend, sometime down the road, wait for it on home release or passing all together. Here’s all you could want to know about THE IDES OF MARCH:
THE IDES OF MARCH
Official Website
Release Date: October 7, 2011
MPAA: R for pervasive language.
Presentation: 2D
Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony)
Screenwriters: George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon.
Directed By: George Clooney
Starring: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, Jeffrey Wright, Max Minghella and Evan Rachel Wood.
Synopsis: “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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Fun Facts (Courtesy of IMDb):
Leonardo DiCaprio dropped out of the lead role, but stayed on as executive producer, and Chris Pine was then considered before Ryan Gosling was cast.
Brad Pitt was cast as Paul Zara but was replaced by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
In a title tussle, Sony originally wanted to use the play’s more recognizable moniker for U.S. audiences, but wound up going with George Clooney’s choice, “The Ides of March”. “Farragut North” debuted off-Broadway in 2008.
The Ides of March was the day (March 15) that Julius Caesar was assassinated. In Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” before being stabbed to death, Julius Caesar is told by a Soothsayer: “Beware the ides of March.”
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