[video=youtube;n4rTztvVx8E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4rTztvVx8E[/video] Starring Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, and Brad Pitt. The Counselor is an upcoming thriller film co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott, from a screenplay by Cormac McCarthy. The film tells the story of a lawyer, played by Fassbender, who finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking. Violence, Release Date: October 25, 2013.