OVERVIEW: A film that Roger Ebert calls “a smart, ingenious thriller,” State of Play’s tale of murder, corruption, and manipulation will have you holding your breath until the final suspenseful moment. The star- studded cast is led by Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe (Gladiator, American Gangster), with Ben Affleck (Good Will Hunting), Rachel McAdams (The Notebook), Helen Mirren (The Queen), Jason Bateman (Juno), and Robin Wright-Penn (Forrest Gump). From director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland), State of Play brings together gripping performances, riveting suspense and is “sophisticated, intelligent and powerful” (Shawn Adams, FOX-TV).
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• THE MAKING OF STATE OF PLAY: With interviews from director Kevin Macdonald and cast members Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, and Rachel McAdams, take a behind-the-scenes look at creating State of Play.
SYNOPSIS: Oscar® winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in a case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation’s most promising political and corporate figures. Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party’s contender for the upcoming presidential race – until his research assistant is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out. McCaffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins and a ruthless editor, Cameron (Oscar® winner Helen Mirren), who has assigned him to investigate. As he and partner Della (Rachel McAdams) try to uncover the killer’s identity, McCaffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation’s power structures. In a town of spin-doctors and wealthy politicos, he will discover one truth: when billions are at stake, no one’s integrity, love or life is ever safe.
