State of Play – the movie: photos and trailer

Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams and Helen Mirren in State of Play

Well, we all loved the BBC mini-series State of Play, starring John Simm, David Morrissey, Bill Nighy, James McAvoy, Kelly Macdonald, Marc Warren and Philip Glenister (at least I hope we do. If we don’t, we need to get it on DVD instantly). Now a Hollywood adaptation is on the way and is due to be released in US cinemas on April 17th.  

Starring Russell Crowe (as John Simm), Ben Affleck (as David Morrissey), Helen Mirren (as Bill Nighy), Rachel McAdams (as Kelly Macdonald), Jason Bateman (as Marc Warren) and Harry Lennix (as Philip Glenister) it’s got big budget US thriller all over it and not in a good way. Plus what’s up with Russell’s accent? Here’s a trailer – see if you disagree with me. For comparison’s sake, the trailer for the original mini-series is after it. You can also find photos from the movie at IMDB.