20th Century Fox released the trailer for Ridley Scott's star-studded drug drama The Counselor.

Ridley Scott and author Cormac McCarthy join forces in the motion picture thriller The Counselor, starringMichael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, and Brad Pitt. McCarthy, making his screenwriting debut and Scott interweave the author's characteristic wit and dark humor with a nightmarish scenario, in which a respected lawyer's one-time dalliance with an illegal business deal spirals out of control.

McCarthy is known for his best selling novels, which have been adapted translated to award winning films. No Country for Old Men, won 4 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Directing Directorand Best Supporting Actorfor Javier Bardem. The latest adaptations include The Road and The Sunset Limited.

United Motion Pictures, the biggest film distributor in the Arab world and the sole distributor of 20th Century Foxfilms in Egypt, will release The Counselor in theatres.