Posted by Gina on 11/22/2007, 6:35 am, in reply to "Re: Brad drops out of State of Play"
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Brad Pitt doesn't want to play a Washington reporter after all. Universal Pictures announced that the blond half of Brangelina has dropped out of the Beltway-based political drama "State of Play."
Pitt abruptly quit early yesterday after two weeks of battling director Kevin Macdonald ("Last King of Scotland") over the script, sources say. Filming was scheduled to start last week, and an elaborate newsroom set was completed when Pitt pulled a very expensive plug.
It was just two months ago that the international heartthrob brought our newsroom to a standstill while researching his role as a journalist covering the murder of a young political staffer. Pitt got tips from our colleagues, including editors R.B. Brenner and Phil Bennett, and reporters Josh White and James Grimaldi (Pitt's frat brother at the University of Missouri) and caused gridlock among hard-nosed news veterans panting for a glimpse.
Guess he's just not that into us. With the rest of the cast ( Ed Norton, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams) ready to start shooting, the movie is in trouble if producers can't find a replacement for Pitt pronto. Lucky for them, Hollywood writers' strike postponements have suddenly freed up A-listers like Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Johnny Depp and Russell Crowe. If the film can't be recast in time, Pitt faces a lawsuit from the studio.
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