We finally get to see a first look at the new George Clooney film Ides of March that will make its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

The politically charged film centers on a presidential election set during the Iowa primary race.  Ryan Gosling stars as a young press spokesman who fall for the backroom politics and manipulation that takes place during an election.

This film marks Clooney's return as a director after 2008's Leatherheads.  He also stars in the film as Governor Morris, a candidate running in the primaries.  The film co-stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright and Evan Rachel Wood.

The Ides of March is set to hit theaters on October 7, 2011.  Check out the new trailer and poster below:

The Ides of March Trailer