Michael Fleming of Variety:
Edward Norton (pictured @ left) is getting back in the ring with his "Fight Club " partner Brad Pitt.
Duo will star in "State of Play" Universal Pictures' adaptation of the British mini-series Kevin Macdonald ("The Last King of Scotland") is directing the Matthew Michael Carnahan script.
Norton will play a congressman whose speedy political rise is threatened by an investigation into the death of his mistress. Pitt plays a politico-turned-journalist whose relationship with the solon is compromised when he oversees his newspaper's investigation into the murder and develops a relationship with the pol's estranged wife.
Project has been a high priority for U since the studio won an auction for rights to the six-hour mini written by Paul Abbott. Though Pitt has long been attached, he had been courted for other pics while Tony Gilroy worked on a rewrite. Pitt recently committed after that script was turned in, and the project is on track for a November start. ...
Pitt and Norton had great chemistry when they git together for "Fight Club" With the project's political intrigue, I expect more on screen magic...
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