Norton Leaves “State of Play”

December 19th, 2007 in Actors, Celebs, Drama, Movie News, Movies, The Movie Biz

Another actor is leaving “State of Play.” Edward Norton who is being replaced by Ben Affleck, if talks come to an agreement.

 As I mention at Screenhead before Thanksgiving. Brad Pitt left the film because of script conflicts. Apparently, Norton is leaving because of scheduling conflicts. He has another film commitment — “Leaves of Grass,” an independent comedy.

“State of Play” goes before the lens in Mid-November to January of 2008.

Russell Crowe replaced Pitt. Now, the studio is solving Norton’s exit with Affleck.

If all goes well, Affleck plays a fast-rising politician embroiled in a murder conspiracy. Crowe plays a journalist who orchestrates a newspaper’s investigation into the murder.

The cast still includes Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman and Helen Mirren,

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