McAdams, Mirren, Penn In 'State of Play' Talks

State of Play
Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren and Robin Wright Penn are in negotiations to join Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Jason Bateman in "State of Play," Working Title and Universal's adaptation of the BBC miniseries. Kevin Macdonald is directing.

The story follows a congressman (Norton) and his former campaign manager-turned journalist (Pitt) who find themselves on opposite sides after the politician's research assistant and mistress turns up dead.