This is a report on The Ides of March is a 2011 American political drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay written by Clooney, along with Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon. The film is an adaptation of Willimon's 2008 play Farragut North. It stars Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Evan Rachel Wood, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. The story revolves around Stephen Meyers, a junior campaign manager of the presidential candidate Mike Morris. However, he gets him involved in a major political scandal that jeopardises Mike's shot at presidency.