Jun 22 2009

No Moneyball for Sony, Studio Wants Gritty Gamers and Clutch At Bats Instead

Published by Madison at 12:00 pm under Movies

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Columbia pictures decided that, like Joe Morgan, it doesn’t want anything to do with Moneyball.  From Variety:

Columbia Pictures has dropped the ball on “Moneyball,” the Steven Soderbergh-directed Brad Pitt starrer that was supposed to begin production on Monday in Phoenix.

On Friday, Columbia Pictures topper Amy Pascal placed the picture into “limited turnaround,” giving the filmmaker the chance to set it up at another studio, with Warner Bros. and Paramount the prime targets.

I’m pretty doubtful that this movie ever gets made; it would take some very talented and creative screenwriters to bring Michael Lewis’ book to the big screen as a watchable movie.  I do think that Pitt was a good choice to play Billy Beane.  That guy is a stud, and anyone who disagrees is either jealous or knows nothing about baseball.  Stick to your gritty grinders and Michael Kays, losers.

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