In 2004 , Pevner commissioned an original screenplay from a young Columbia Univ. politico , Beau Willimon , on which the play Farragut North is based . Staged to much acclaim at The Atlantic Theater Company and The Geffen Playhouse with Chris Noth and Chris Pine , the production was included in Time 's Top 10 for 2008 and has been adapted as a motion picture : The Ides of March with George Clooney directing and starring alongside Ryan Gosling , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Paul Giamatti . Marissa Tomei and Evan Rachael Wood of which Pevner , along with Leonardo DiCaprio , serves as executive producer . The film was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay of 2011 at the 84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
Stephen Pevner