October 28, 2010

Exclusive to co-finance George Clooney's THE IDES OF MARCH

Los Angeles, CA (October  27,  2010) – Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media Group (“Exclusive”), and Brian Oliver, President of Cross Creek Pictures, announced today that  that  they will be financing and co-producing The Ides Of March with George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smoke House Pictures, along with Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions. Clooney will direct and star, along with Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood.

Exclusive Films International, under East and Alex Walton, President International Sales and Distribution, will handle international distribution and will launch the film to buyers at this year’s AFM.

Clooney and Heslov (Oscar-nominated for penning Good Night And Good Luck) have adapted the screenplay with playwright Beau Willimon, based on his own award-winning, critically acclaimed play Farragut North which debuted on Broadway in 2008. Further casting announcements are anticipated and the film will begin photography in February, 2011 on location in Michigan and Ohio.