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Add the andPOP Facebook Application(andPOP) - Two of Hollywood's leading men are collaborating on a political thriller loosely based on Howard Dean's failed 2004 U.S. presidential election campaign.
George Clooney is in negotiations to direct and appear in 'Farragut North,' in which Leonardo DiCaprio would play an idealistic communications director working for an unorthodox presidential candidate.
The two actors, known for their political activism, would also produce the Warner Bros. film.
The film will be adapted from an upcoming Broadway play written by Beau Willimon, a former Dean staffer. The play is named for the Washington Metro station located near many lobbyists' offices, and follows a presidential hopeful's candidacy as its promising beginnings are ultimately undone by more experienced politicos, who engage in dirty political tricks and backstabbing.
The play, to be directed by Mike Nichols, is scheduled to open in fall 2008, just before the presidential election.
No start date has been set for the film version.
