Russell Crowe Saved 'State of Play' After Brad Pitt Dropped Out
Russell Crowe was preparing to play Robin Hood when he abruptly replaced Brad Pitt as the star of 'State of Play.'
The 2009 political thriller film State of Play stars Russell Crowe as Cal McAffrey, a dogged Washington, D.C. journalist who probes the suspicious death of the aide and mistress to Congressman Stephen Collins, played by Ben Affleck. Prior to Crowe’s casting in State of Play, which is based on the acclaimed 2003 British television miniseries of the same name, the role of McAffrey was to be played by Brad Pitt, who dropped out of State of Play approximately one week before filming was set to begin in November 2007.
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