Release Date: 20 May 09 l ............................................................................................................................ Genre: Horror Thriller l . ............................................................................................................................ Cast: Justin Long, Alison Lohman . ............... Director: Sam Raimi .. ............... Writers: Ivan Raimi & Sam Raimi.  ... ..................... Studio: Universal Pictures l ............................................................................................................................... Plot: Oscar winner Russell Crowe leads an all-star cast in a blistering thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in a case of seemingly unrelated, brutal murders. Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McAffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nations most promising political and corporate figures in State of Play, from acclaimed director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland).