It is based on the british television serial of the same name. He is that enviable kind of journalist who never seems to have much to do in the way of work. The latter one was a critical failure, but a box office success. Russell crowe on set after linked to weinstein scandal. She and affleck costarred in the 1998 film phantoms, which. Stephen collins est membre du congres americain et preside le comite qui supervise les.
Ben affleck braved coronavirus fears to step out in santa monica with his three kids, violet, seraphina and samuel on saturday the 47yearold actor was seen with the kids at petco, along with. He came to international attention for his role as the roman general maximus decimus meridius in the historical film gladiator 2000, directed by ridley scott, for which crowe won an academy award, a broadcast film critics. And while i wont say this movie does equal the original, it does deliver solid entertainment while condensing the story and making enough changes that it kept me surprised and intrigued. Ben affleck steps out with his three kids as exwife. With russell crowe, rachel mcadams, ben affleck, helen mirren. The film is adapted from the excellent bbc six part drama of the same name screened in 2003. Affleck plays embattled fictional congressman stephen collins, who has an eye on the white house until his mistress turns up dead. Gritty investigative journalist cal mcaffrey russell crowe starts trying to connect the dots, and away we go. Chicago i had some issues with state of play in theaters, but its an intelligent thriller that is bound to find an audience on dvd and bluray and the universalproduced bluray of the russell crowe and ben affleck film is an excellent one, the kind of release that can polish a good film and make it nearly great. State of play stars russell crowe, ben affleck, rachel mcadams, helen mirren, jeff daniels, jason bateman, and robin wright penn. Russell ira crowe born 7 april 1964 is an actor, film producer and musician. State of play, the new thriller starring russell crowe and ben affleck, is based on the bbc series, which is loosely based on the guardian offices. See more ideas about russell crowe, actor and master and commander. Reporter cal mccaffrey crowe is assigned to investigate the murder of an assistant to an upandcoming politician affleck, he uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to bring down the.
Russell crowe, ben affleck, rachel mcadams, robin wright penn, jason bateman, jeff daniels and helen mirren directed by. Dawn of justice 2016, suicide squad 2016, and justice league 2017. After a summer that brought the likes of russell crowe to town for the film unhinged, along. Russell ira crowe was born in wellington, new zealand, to jocelyn yvonne wemyss and john. The film transmutes this character into russell crowe, as an older and more traditionally rumpled investigative reporter, less obviously encumbered by personal conflicts of interest, but encumbered nevertheless. Although a new zealand citizen, he has lived most of his life in australia. Russell crowe cal mcaffrey and ben affleck stephen collins appeared in dc movies. The film tells of a journalists russell crowe probe into the suspicious death of a congressman s ben affleck mistress. Russell crowes best movies ben affleck is accused of groping actress in 2003. State of play interviews with russell crowe and ben affleck. See more ideas about russell crowe, actor and russell crowe gladiator.
In 2016, ben became a part of dc film universe and appeared in 2016 film batman v superman. With russell crowe, abbie cornish, albert finney, marion cotillard. State of play movie trailer with russel crowe and ben affleck. He discovers a new laidback lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate to be sold. With ben affleck, chris cooper, tommy lee jones, suzanne rico. Anticipazioni, poster, russell crowe, film americani. Obviously much compressed and now transposed to the us the film stars russell crowe, ben affleck and helen mirren who all give strong performances. We caught up with some of the films cast, including russell crowe, ben affleck, and rachel mcadams, to learn more about this riveting political thriller. In this film publicity still released by universal pictures, russell crowe, right, and ben affleck are shown in a scene from state of play.
Hugh jackman, ben affleck, justin timberlake among actors. The insider is a 1999 american drama film directed by michael mann, from a script adapted by eric roth and mann from marie brenners vanity fair article the man who knew too much. The australian actor, 53, had a noticeable paunch as he prepared for a scene with costar. Rose mcgowan calls out matt damon, russell crowe, ben and casey affleck in latest harvey weinstein tweets by by jess cohen mon. State of play hd, political thriller starring russell. When a congressional aide is killed, a washington, d. State of play is a 2009 political thriller film directed by kevin macdonald. The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company and how that affects them, their families, and their communities.
The series was so well done and so elaborate that i had my doubts that any single movie could match it. The plot of the six hour miniseries has been condensed to fit two hours, and the location changed to washington, d. Despite liking the script very much, turned down about a boy 2002. Daniele gaglianone, viola davis, russell crowe, ben affleck, maria thayer, rachel mcadams. Director kevin macdonald has tackled the movie adaptation of british tv series state of play.
Russell crowe was looking much fuller on the atlanta, georgia set of his new movie boy erased on tuesday. State of play is a tense politicaljournalistic thriller based on the bbc series of the same name. The film stars al pacino and russell crowe, with supporting actors including christopher plummer, bruce mcgill, diane venora and michael gambon. State of play movie clip watch all clips click to subscribe stephen ben affleck confronts cal russell crowe about. Hugh jackman, ben affleck, justin timberlake among actors filming in new orleans this fall. Ben affleck and russel crowe, respectively as a young politician and an investigative journalist. A british investment broker inherits his uncles chateau and vineyard in provence, where he spent much of his childhood. Buy state of play russell crowe ben affleck helen mirren from amazons movies store. Universal pictures working title films studiocanal relativity media andell entertainment. Some of the worst ben affleck films are to the wonder, runner runner and pearl harbour. The story is basically the same journalist investigating a politician who is also an old friend with the ensuing moral dilemma between publishing the truth and destroying a friendship. Stephen collins est membre du congres americain et. Russell crowe, ben affleck, rachel mcadams, helen mirren, robin wright, jason bateman, jeff daniels, michael berresse, harry lennix. Rose mcgowan calls out matt damon, russell crowe, ben and.