Bennett Miller may direct Brad Pitt’s ‘Moneyball’
‘Blide Side’ author’s next project to be directed by ‘Capote’ director
Capote director Bennett Miller may make Brad Pitt’s day.
The acclaimed director is currently in negotiations to direct the beleaguered Moneyball project, which was halted by Columbia thanks to a script that was reportedly “much different” from the original project that was greenlit.
Steven Soderbergh dropped out of the project leaving producers on the hook for months while they looked for a new director. Miller, along with 500 Days of Summer director Marc Webb, were among rumored front-runners for the project.
Based on Michael Lewis’ best-selling novel and adapted for screen by Steven Zallian and Aaron Sorkin, the story revolves around “Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane, who employed a unique computer scouting system dubbed Moneyball to put together a team that was both cost-efficient and effective on the field as well.”
Pitt has signed on to star as Beane.
Lewis also wrote The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, which was later adapted for the popular Sandra Bullock feature, The Blind Side.
Here’s Lewis talking about his book, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game:
Source: Variety
