State of Play 2008 - State of Play Reviews, Box Office, Credits, Release Dates

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STATE OF PLAY (2008)

Country:	United States
Genre:	Political, Thriller

Credits

Production Company:	Andell Entertainment Universal Pictures Working Title Films
Director:	Kevin MacDonald
Producer:	Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Andrew Hauptman
Exec Producer:	Paul Abbott
Prod. Executive:	Donna Langley
Writer: Screenplay:	Paul Abbott Matthew Michael Carnahan
Writer: Rewrite:	Tony Gilroy
Writer: Polish:	Billy Ray
Cast:	Ben Affleck Russell Crowe
	Jason Bateman Rachel McAdams Helen Mirren Robin Wright Penn

Synopsis: When two seemingly unrelated slayings are linked by a single phone call, a member of parliament and his former campaign manager-turned journalist for a high-profile national paper find themselves on opposite sides of the investigation.

Comment: Based on the British miniseries 'State of Play' created by Paul Abbott. Brad Pitt pulled out of project due to script concerns. 11/21/07 12/18/07 - Edward Norton pulled out of project. Replaced by Ben Affleck.

SBD Review: 3 stars


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