Starring Russell Crowe in the main role of Carl McCaffrey, State of Play is all set to hit US cinemas on April 17th 2009. Brad Pitt was originally meant to star in the film as McCaffrey, due to disagreements he decided to walk away from the part however, resulting in a delay in the filming process. Due to the delay; Edward Norton was also forced to withdraw from his role, and Ben Affleck was ultimately cast in his place.
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton had been set to star alongside one another for the first time since the huge 1999 hit Fight Club, it wasn’t to be however, and ultimately the pairing was completely changed. Amongst others, State of Play features Helen Mirren and Jason Bateman in a star-studded cast for this film adaptation of the BBCs 2003 State of Play TV drama serial.
State of Play is a political thriller which tells the story of a case to solve the murder of a congressman’s mistress.
The following is the official trailer for the film:
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