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Pitt Has His Eye on the Moneyball

October 16, 2008

Steve Zaillian has signed on to adapt Michael Lewis' nonfiction bestseller "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game," and David Frankel is attached to direct. The Columbia Pictures project is being developed as a potential starring vehicle for Brad Pitt.

Variety says the book's subject is Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane, who assembled a contending baseball club on a shoestring budget by employing a sophisticated computer-based analysis to draft players.

Michael De Luca is producing alongside Rachael Horovitz.

Stan Chervin wrote an earlier draft based of the book, which Sony optioned in 2004. "Moneyball" was first published by W. W. Norton in 2003.

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COMMENTS (5)

Posted by:

calvan4

October 17, 2008

meh

Posted by:

RoRRo

October 17, 2008

I've read the book (loved it), but I have no idea how they will turn this into an interesting film (Pitt-starring or not)

Posted by:

joe asylo

October 17, 2008

sound like the same art of 21 use in baseball

Posted by:

Leo

October 18, 2008

what's with brad pitt getting so many roles this days. Even on the main page, there is news about three films he's attached to. Dont get me wrong, i like the dude, but its like all of the sudden his robert downey jr, if you know what i mean. Peace.

Posted by:

Carl

October 18, 2008

As a die-hard film AND baseball fan (and a huge fan of the book itself), I can honestly say I do not see how they can make this into a film. And if Pitt is going to be in this...he better be a baseball player or something. As Billy Beane? HAHAAHAHAHA...

A documentary would be better.