Michael Lewis' best selling book "Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game" caused quite a stir in the baseball world upon it's release. That's because the non-fiction story of Billy Beane and the Oakland A's blatantly contradicted the popular wisdom of the game. In a sport dictated by tradition and somewhat homoerotic scouting, Beane utilized under appreciated stats and cutting edge analysis to assemble a low budget success story in Oakland.
Fortunately for baseball, but unfortunately for Beane, his once unique view of the game has since been co opted by other teams across the league, minimizing his edge and subsequent success. The fact that he has spawned such a movement however, indicates that his scientific approach to the game works, and Hollywood has taken note.
Not long ago, Steven Soderbergh agreed to direct the film adaptation of "Moneyball" and Brad Pitt signed on to play Billy Beane. According to Variety, Soderbergh has since been replaced by Capote director Bennet Miller, and Hollywood hot shot Aaron Sorkin has penned the script's rewrite. Pitt will reportedly stay on the film despite the changes, but a rather suprising casting call was made when former A's pitching coach Rick Petersen was asked to play himself! No joke.
I can only hope they shoot the film in Oakland. It'd be a blast to see Brad Pitt and the mullett-prone Rick Petersen chilling at a taco truck on E. 14 with a flock of Jolie's children.
Fortunately for baseball, but unfortunately for Beane, his once unique view of the game has since been co opted by other teams across the league, minimizing his edge and subsequent success. The fact that he has spawned such a movement however, indicates that his scientific approach to the game works, and Hollywood has taken note.
Not long ago, Steven Soderbergh agreed to direct the film adaptation of "Moneyball" and Brad Pitt signed on to play Billy Beane. According to Variety, Soderbergh has since been replaced by Capote director Bennet Miller, and Hollywood hot shot Aaron Sorkin has penned the script's rewrite. Pitt will reportedly stay on the film despite the changes, but a rather suprising casting call was made when former A's pitching coach Rick Petersen was asked to play himself! No joke.
I can only hope they shoot the film in Oakland. It'd be a blast to see Brad Pitt and the mullett-prone Rick Petersen chilling at a taco truck on E. 14 with a flock of Jolie's children.
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