Top 10 Fake TIME Magazine Covers

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By Glen Levy Friday, July 29, 2011NEXT1 of 10

George Clooney obviously knows a good magazine when he sees one. He was the subject of a most entertaining TIME cover story written by Joel Stein in 2008 when we called him "The Last Movie Star." Maybe's he's now returning the favor by mocking up an image of himself and co-star Ryan Gosling for the poster for the soon to be released political drama The Ides of March, which Clooney is also directing. The flick looks set to be in the mix for next year's Oscars: Clooney plays a presidential candidate, with Gosling his press secretary who, according to the synopsis, "finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot at the presidency." Rounding out the cast are the always reliable Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

It's possible that the inspiration for the poster partially comes from another 2008 TIME cover, this merging of then presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. The headline for that issue read, "THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE." When it comes to magazines and Mr. Clooney, perhaps that's the case.

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