Moneyball News

To use a baseball term: insiders balked at the fact that Sony Pictures canceled the big screen adaption of Moneyball only days before it was scheduled to start shooting this month.

But it now seems that the Brad Pitt project will get off the ground, after all.

The studio has asked The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin to pen a quick re-write on a script that Sony had originally deemed too arty and documentary-like in approach, according to The New York Times.

Moneyball is based on Michael Lewis' real-life account of the Oakland Athletics and their general manager Billy Beane, respected throughout the game for assembling a competitive Major League team despite a small payroll.

Pitt will portray Beane.

We already know how Brad Pitt looks as the lead in Inglorious Basterds.

But can you imagine the star donning the outfit of A's General Manager Billy Beane?

According to Variety, Pitt is being considered for the lead in a big screen adaption of Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. The film will be based on Michael Lewis’ non-fiction book.

Lewis’ book centers around Beane, a front office employee that faced the difficult task of trying to assemble a major league team with one of the smallest budgets in baseball.

Considering the methods used and the focus on statistics, it's seems like a difficult movie to adapt.