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Click here to read Aaron Sorkin Rides in on a White Horse to Save <em>Moneyball</em>

Aaron Sorkin Rides in on a White Horse to Save Moneyball

Aaron Sorkin, noted scribe, addict and boner of Maureen Dowd and Kristen Chenoweth, has been hired to write a new draft of Moneyball, the film based on Michael Lewis' bestselling book. But are Steven Soderbergh and Brad Pitt still involved? More »

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Sony Knew What Soderbergh Was Up to on Moneyball Script

Yesterday we posted Sony's take on why Moneyball, the Soderbergh/Pitt film based on Michael Lewis' book, died five days before shooting was to start. Now someone close to the project has provided us with a different version of events. More »

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Soderbergh's Moneyball Script Too Real To Get Made

The Sony Pictures executive who pulled the plug on Moneyball says that Steven Soderbergh changed the original script because he didn't want anything in the movie that didn't actually happen. So Billy Beane isn't a sweaty, foul-mouthed, Hooters waitress slayer? [Deadspin]

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Click here to read Why Did Sony Kill the Pitt/Soderbergh Film Adaptation of Michael Lewis' <em>Moneyball</em>?

Why Did Sony Kill the Pitt/Soderbergh Film Adaptation of Michael Lewis' Moneyball?

Last week Sony killed Moneyball, the Steven Soderbergh-directed $58-million baseball film starring Brad Pitt based on Michael Lewis' book about former Oakland A's GM Billy Beane, just five days before filming was set to start. So what the hell happened? More »

#shutdown

Brad Pitt's Steven Soderbergh-Directed Adaptation Of 'Moneyball' Strikes Out

Columbia Pictures was aghast when the latest script for the adaptation of Michael Lewis' Moneyball arrived. So much so that they've put the project in turnaround. Oh, and: production was supposed to start next week. More »

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