While most of that film was spent satirizes Hollywood , all of State and Main is spent satirizes the in, outs, and idiosyncrasies of the people running the movie biz. The base of the story is normal. A crew has been forced to move its shooting location and they find a small town in Vermont to shoot in. William H. Macy is the veteran director, Hoffman is the first-time screenwriter, Alec Baldwin is the trouble plagued star who brings in the box office receipts, and Sarah Jessica Parker is his high profile costar. The background guys who gathered much of their early acclaim from Boogie Nights especially Hoffman have made it to the forefront with more prominent roles.
Good actors know where they make good movies.
That's with good filmmakers. Macy is brilliantly savvy as the veteran filmmaker. Hoffman is also brilliant, as usual. That's all I can say about him every time I see him. He can do no wrong.