State Of Play Trailer Now Online See Crowe and Affleck face off Source: Yahoo
You can tell you're in thriller territory when a crack of thunder, followed by the heavy breathing of a frightened woman, are the sounds that open a trailer. And such is the case with the new State of Play trailer, which takes the much loved BBC mini-series and adds a healthy dollop of action for the big screen.
The film stars Russell Crowe, a reporter who investigates the death of a young woman tied to an old friend, and current politician, played by Ben Affleck. The girl's death seems to point to a bigger conspiracy, but as Crowe's investigation goes further, real danger threatens him and his team.
With Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman, Robin Wright-Penn, Jeff Daniels and the recently Golden Globe-nominated Viola Davis also onboard, Kevin Macdonald directing and a script adapted from Paul Abbot's original by Tony "Michael Clayton" Gilroy, Billy "Shattered Glass" Ray and Matthew Michael " The Kingdom" Carnahan the cast and crew are certainly heavyweight - but can it displace, or even sit alongside, the original series for fans? We'll have to see when it opens here on April 17 next year.
pretty poor trailer, i assume it's because they're hesitant to put any clips in that could give away the many twists and highlights of the story. Also, have they cut out the two separate murders storyline and the journalists then trying to find a connection between the two, because that was one of the most intriguing parts of the miniseries. ... Read More
Looks decent, but not an amazing trailer. I have confidence that the heavyweight cast and crew will at least make something good.
And was that a reworked version of Clint Mansell's erna towards the end of that trailer?
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I've never seen the series that the movie is based upon, so I can't make any comparisons there, but, otherwise, I thought the trailer was not bad. ... Read More
I've never seen the series that the movie is based upon, so I can't make any comparisons there, but, otherwise, I thought the trailer was not bad. ... Read More
I'm sure this'll be fine but that's a pretty bad trailer. plus it's written by Tony Gilroy, so at least 95% of all the dialogue will take via mobile phone.
this has a great cast though. & it could be Jason Bateman's best work since Teen-wolf Too. ... Read More
Looks like they've amped it up to the nth degree (wasn't she pushed under a train in the TV series? -or am I getting confused with something else? I thought that to begin with it was ambiguous whether she jumped or was pushed -little ambiguity in being shot at close range) when it didn't really need it. I understand that they have to condense the plot given the difference in running time but it looks like a lot of the subtlety has been lost in the process -the original is quietly devastating. Th... Read More
It looks like they'v'e turned State of Play - a brillianr brit mini series with John Simm, David Morrisey and Bill Nighy all on tip top form - and turned it into a run of the mill tv movie. What is with Russels hair, I know he doesn't like journalists but please if you're going to play one based on a great original havea bit of respect and not like some Tenacious D fan who's waiting for their next gig to headbang.
Why oh why did the original choice's of the Fight Club reunion Brad Pitt and Edwa... Read More
