NEWSBrad Pitt Replaced by Russell Crowe

Nov. 26 2007, Published 7:44 a.m. ET
Last week, OK! announced that Brad Pitt would no longer be involved in the upcoming political thriller State of Play.
Well, today his replacement has been announced. It’s reported that Russell Crowe will take the part Brad didn’t want to play in the big-screen remake of the British TV miniseries. The American Gangster star is currently being courted by the studio to take over the role.
We hope they can figure out the state of this movie before it's too late!
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