by POPSUGAR Entertainment 5

When last we heard about Farragut North, we knew the following things:

• It was a politically charged drama coming to Broadway under the direction of Mike Nichols.
• Jake Gyllenhaal is starring in the stage version.
• George Clooney and Matt Damon were reportedly buying up the film rights.

Now, there's new news about the project:

• Clooney will direct the film version.
• Leonardo DiCaprio, not Jake Gyllenhaal, will apparently take on the role of the protagonist, a "young communications director who works for a fast-rising presidential candidate."
• Still no word on whether Clooney will also star in the film version, but looking at these two side by side like this, I certainly hope he does.

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