Brad Pitt has been announced as the star of a film version of the British mini-series ⿿State of Play⿿.
⿿The Last King of Scotland⿿ director Kevin McDonald is set to direct the film, which Variety reports will have the following plot: ⿿a congressman⿿s mistress is killed, and a team of investigative reporters secretly work with a police detective to solve the murder. Pitt will play a reporter who was once close to the congressman but now heads an investigation that leads to the highest levels of government and industry⿿.
British production company Working Title will produce the film, and the original series writer Paul Abbott will be executive producer.
