Russell Crowe: Ready to 'Play'

Russell Crowe plays an investigative journalist who uncovers a Washington conspiracy in 'State of Play,' in theaters April 17, and in addition to his new thriller, he’s talking about his next role as Robin Hood! "I have a rule, which is called the goose bump rule," Russell tells our own Thea Andrews via satellite. "If I read a script and it gets to me, and I feel a physical reaction to it, then I have to do the movie." After about halfway through the 'State of Play' script, Russell says he got goose bumps, "and I was like oh, well, there goes my Christmas [vacation]." In 'State of Play,' Russell plays Cal McAffrey, a street smart D.C. reporter who finds his loyalties and journalistic integrity put to the test when the assistant of his old friend, up-and-coming U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck), is brutally murdered.