Angelina Jolie’s partner, Brad Pitt, stepped out of Universal’s political thriller “State of Play” reportedly because of script concerns. The popular actor and the movie’s director Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland) had met for several times this month, but it seems that Macdonald’s attempts to iron out these concerns weren’t able to convince Brad Pitt to join his cast.
The movie’s script could not be worked on because of the Hollywood screenwriter’s strike.
After Brad Pitt has now officially stepped out of the movie project, Universal has already started to look for an actor to replace Pitt. Sources have reported that the studio would like to welcome aboard its movie’s cast team actor Johnny Depp, whose movie “Shantaram” has just got postponed at Warner Bros., or Russell Crow.
Brad Pitt was set to star alongside actors like Oscar-winning Helen Mirren, Edward Norton, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman and others in the Matthew Michael Carnahan-scripted adaptation of the British miniseries. He was to play the role of a political consulant-turned-journalist who headed a newspaper’s murder investigation involving a fast-rising politician, played by Edward Norton.
Because of the fact Brad Pitt changed his mind and stepped out of the movie project, he might be sued by the studio.
Universal confirmed the actor’s departure through the following statement: “Brad Pitt has left the Universal Pictures production of ‘State of Play.’ We remain committed to this project and to the filmmakers, cast members, crew and others who are also involved in making the movie. We reserve all rights in this matter.”

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