Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is among the honorees to make GQ’s 2007 Men of the Year list, the New York-based magazine said Tuesday.

GQ said its 12th annual Men of the Year issue will feature three separate covers and hit newsstands nationwide Nov. 27.

Clinton, James Bond actor Daniel Craig and producer/hip-hop artist Kanye West head up this year’s group.

Also making the list are Casey Affleck, Javier Bardem, Brad Bird, New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Josh Brolin, David Chang, David Chase, Simon Cowell, John Cusack, Roger Federer, Tom Hanks, Emile Hirsch, Ryan Howard, Lil Wayne, Josh Marshall, James McAvoy, Derek O’Dell, Ron Paul, Alex Rodriguez, Seth Rogen, Mark Ruffalo, Julian Schnabel, Jason Schwartzman, John Smeaton, Channing Tatum, John Varvatos and Shaun White.

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Mark Ruffalo and Ethan Hawke will play Boston thugs in the true-life crime drama “Real Men Cry.”

Hawke and Ruffalo’s respective characters, Paulie and Brian, are childhood friends forced to survive on the tough streets of South Boston through a life of petty thievery. They join a local gang of criminals, but Brian finds it hard to reconcile his work and friendship with Paulie and his relationship with his wife (Amanda Peet) and son.

First-time feature director Brian Goodman based Ruffalo’s character on his own experiences with a friend who is now serving 100 years in prison for armed robbery.

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