Russell Crowe Archives

Universal Pictures is trying to replace Brad Pitt in State of Play with American Gangster star Russell Crowe, according to Variety.

Just this past Wednesday, it was announced that Brad dropped out of the film because of disagreements about the shooting script.

We’ll find out early this week if Russell will take on the political thriller and/or if Universal will follow-through with a lawsuit against Brad for bailing.

Nov. 29 is the last possible date Universal has before they start to lose the other actors in the film (Edward Norton, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman and Robin Wright Penn).

Russell Crowe arrives on the red carpet hand-in-hand with wife Danielle Spencer for the Los Angeles premiere of his upcoming Western remake 3:10 to Yuma.

Also pictured: Co-stars Christian Bale and Ben Foster

Synopsis: In Arizona in the late 1800’s, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the 3:10 to Yuma, a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other’s respect. But with Wade’s outfit on their trail – and dangers at every turn – the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man’s destiny.

Russell Crowe takes his son Charlie, 3 1/2, to pick up a dress for mommy Danielle Spencer during a shopping trip at “Harry Who” in the Double Bay area of Sydney on Thursday.

Russell, 43, has reportedly been approached by director J.J. Abrams to play a villain in the new Star Trek movie.

“Russell is definitely considering J.J. Abrams’s offer,” said a source. “Russell was always a Star Trek fan as a kid, which is a big bonus. A baddie would seem more likely for Russell. He could play a part in the historic movie without having to compete with any of the original cast’s performances.”

The new Star Trek movie is due out December 2008.

Sydneysiders Russell, Danielle and Charles Crowe walk through the back streets of Darlinghurst on the coldest morning that Sydney has had in 21 years. The thermometer dipped to 3.7º C / 38.66 ºF.

Over the weekend, Russell, 43, and Danielle, 37, attended The Music for Children Ball 2007 at the Four Seasons Hotel on in Sydney.

Baby Tennyson, who turned 1 earlier this month, has been MIA for quite some time now…

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Russell Crowe celebrates his wife Danielle Spencer’s 37th birthday on Wednesday with a family birthday lunch at Cafe Twenty One in Sydney with 3-year-old son Charlie.

Second son Tennyson Crowe, 10 months, napped this one out again.

I hope he washes that hometown of Woolloomooloo sweatshirt Russell wears all the time!

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Russell Crowe and wife Danielle Spencer enjoy a morning stroll along The Finger Wharfand with their 3-year-old son Charles on Wednesday in their hometown of Woolloomooloo, Sydney in Australia.

Second son Tennyson Crowe, 10 months, napped this one out again.

Crowe, 43, and Spencer, 36, are both raving Rabbitohs rugby league team supporters — look at their hats.

The back of Crowe’s sweatshirt reads “Veritate et Virtute” (”Truth and Courage”), the motto of his Alma Mater, The Sydney Boys High School.

Aussie buffasaurus Russell Crowe goes for a stroll near his Woolloomooloo home in Australia on Tuesday with his wife Danielle and his eldest son, Charles, 3.

The 42-year-old Gladiator star also pushed Charles around the Sydney suburb in a Mountain Buggy Urban Single stroller.

Second son Tennyson Crowe, 8 months, napped this one out.

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Why is Russell Crowe so giddy like a schoolgirl?

He spent the week playing Easter Bunny near his Woolloomooloo home in Australia on Thursday, handing out 1000 free tickets to rugby fans wishing to see his Rabbitohs take on the Bulldogs at Telstra Stadium.

The 42-year-old Gladiator star also strolled around the Sydney suburb with his oldest son Charles, 3.

Also pictured below: Russell Crowe watches from the stands before the round four NRL (National Rugby League) match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Bulldogs at Telstra Stadium on Friday in Sydney, Australia.