George Clooney in ‘Hail, Caesar!’ George Clooney in ‘Hail, Caesar!’ Hail, Caesar! written, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, released today. The film boasts a stellar cast including Josh Brolin, Channing Tatum , Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, and Alden Ehrenreich. Hail, Caesar! Universal Pictures The plot is a fictional story following the ‘real-life fixer’ Eddie Mannix (Brolin) working in the Hollywood film industry in the 1950s, trying to discover what happened to a cast member who mysteriously vanishes during filming. George Clooney plays movie star Baird Whitlock .