Moneyball, Michael Lewis' novel about the economics of baseball (to put it in a nutshell), was all set to begin production next week with Brad Pitt and Steven Soderbergh in tow. Read: the nerds have finally won, Lebowski!Unfortunately that would-be -- and actually fictional -- revolution has now been delayed for the foreseeable future as Columbia Pictures, for all intents and purposes, pulled the plug on the movie.
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.According to Variety, Pascal didn't particularly care for the final draft of the script that the studio received, and was "uncomfortable" with "how Soderbergh's vision had changed" leading up to the preparation for production.
But still, it seems really bizarre that Columbia would call the dogs off at this point: they were earnestly committed to the film up until the last minute and with big names like Pitt and Soderbergh on, bailing on the project must mean something about the process smells awful to the higher-ups.
Moneyball might not be an easy sell because of the content and subject matter, but you would think that "Brad Pitt and Steven Soderbergh" would be more than enough to get another studio on board at this point.
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Seriously, I couldn't be the only person to wonder how this book would make for a good movie.
We know that in the end the team isn't a winner.
What'd they plan on doing have Billy Beane age backwards?
Brad who? lol
Billy Beane is a moron and I couldnt be happier that this was cancelled. I cant inagine why any good baseball fan would want Beane "glorified". I am excited for the day when Oakland As baseball doesnt involve the likes of Beane.
Billy Who?
Columbia Pictures Who? oh is that on youtube? ;)
Cancellation was due to one of Angie's Adopted Kids Pooped his Diapers - I should've know better before i fell for that crazy woman" Brad said in a recent interview.
While I am not familiar with the book, my question is bigger than Brad Pitt...will these studios EVER put their money into any original material now?!! I mean it's remake city. If Pitt were to want to star in something to "remake", they'd jump all over it. My disappointment is in that, more than the material or the star.