More info on the Moneyball movie
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 21, 2009 9:58 PM CDT
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PrintWell, it has already come out that Brad Pitt and Dmitri Martin are going to be playing Billy Beane and Paul DePodesta in the Moneyball movie.
But now it turns out that there are a lot of liberties taken with the script, making the adaptation of the book much looser, according to a new story out.
In the movie, Beane will no longer be the g.m. of the A's, who are apparently too low-profile for a major studio movie. Instead, Beane will be g.m. of the Anaheim Angels. Cameron Diaz is apparently being talked to about playing Julie Wayne, a Kim Ng-type member of the front office with the crosstown rival Dodgers. Wayne is a woman who is Beane's intellectual equal and who provides a sparring partner with some sexual tension for him.
Although Beane is, of course, married in real life, the producers are apparently considering portraying him as a single dad in order to allow them to develop a romantic subplot with the Wayne character. Apparently, the success of "Fever Pitch" has the producers wanting to try to re-package "Moneyball" more along the lines of a romantic comedy that takes place in the front offices of a baseball team.
Dmitri Martin's casting as DePodesta seemed a bit odd to me until I read at the link below that the DePodesta character is being written as a sort of savant, a Rainman-type who has memorized every stat on every player but has a hard time interacting with people other than Beane. Steve Carell was apparently approached about the role, but he felt that as written, it was too similar to his Brick Tamlund character from Anchorman.
Chad Bradford, played by Mos Def, is written as a fringe guy down on his luck who turns his career around when Beane has a heart to heart with him and tells him he believes in him.
The climax has Beane's Angels playing Wayne's Dodgers in the World Series, and the Beane character, who has been pursuing Wayne all season, makes her a bet -- if the Dodgers win, he'll resign as g.m. of the Angels, but if the Angels win, Wayne will marry him. And while it looks like the Angels are going to go down, Jeremy Brown (played by Sean Astin) ends up legging out an infield single that drives in the winning run in Game 7, giving the Angels the Series.
All this info, along with more about the changes from book to movie, can be found here.
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that sounds terrible
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Apr 21, 2009 10:00 PM CDT reply actions
This sounds like...
when Homer helped rewrite Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
by benmor78 on Apr 21, 2009 10:01 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
How the hell else
could they have made a Moneyball movie without inventing a plot and storyline. You kind of had to know that all they really bought was the title.
www.mavsmoneyball.com
And this is why I hate Hollywood......
That's not hail you see in Frisco....that just Justin Smoak's Home Runs coming back into orbit....
I am absolutely shocked
that it is being repackaged as a feel good romantic comedy. Who woulda thunk it.,
"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris
So this movie
Will be almost, but not quite, entirely unlike the book.
Basically the producers optioned the title.
The Poster Formally Known As: UrbanDad
"Listen to Ted. Trust him. If he cuts you off, switch gears and go with it." -- Shroomer
hahahahahaha
nicely played.
I use to love to hit, I use to take it serious. I only got one at bat a year, maybe...but, I took it serious. I hit 1.000 one year, if i had another at bat, I'd hit 2.000...
Haha that's what I get for not clicking the link first
I feel stupid…
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott
by ReallyCreativeScreenName on Apr 21, 2009 10:09 PM CDT reply actions
since I know how it ends
guess there is no need to go see it. Maybe I’ll wait until it gets to the big Red Box.
Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Rick Roll'd?
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
I'm
DUMB.
Thanks for the laugh, though Adam.
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Apr 21, 2009 10:15 PM CDT reply actions
Epic, Adam.
What gave it away, however, was the lack of a rant. This is a blog; we lack objectivity. If Moneyball really got skewered this badly, I could see you being highly affronted.
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-Stephen Colbert
Haha
Mos Def as Bradford. Ice Cube as Bonderman. Bushwick Bill as Hatteberg. How’d Astin get in there, should’ve been Tone Loc.
"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."
?
And Toni Colette as Gerald Laird?
"Yeah, like I had a chance there" - Lancaster batter, after striking out against Derek Holland
Haha
Jonah Hill as Gerald Laird, the fat fuck.
She say she are the manager.
by rockin_rangers on Apr 21, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
actually
hatteberg and david justice are plaing themselves in the real movie lol
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Apr 21, 2009 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
i was almost believing it for a minute but mos def sealed it.
the preceding post was a great success.
My favorite part
Sean Astin as Jeremy Brown
by Adam J. Morris on Apr 21, 2009 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Same here.
Mos Def red flagged it. Funny though and very plausible.
"Come on man you have to admit the average guy in a baseball clubhouse...... is relatively a douchebag." BGL.
The 2008-2009 Dallas Mavericks are the biggest teases in the world.
"We love Wash.....As a team, we want Wash as the head of that team." Hamilton
I was furious about this turn of events
Until I clicked the link.
Well done, sir. Well done.
Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.
The beginning of it
yes, he was.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
good job adam
I use to love to hit, I use to take it serious. I only got one at bat a year, maybe...but, I took it serious. I hit 1.000 one year, if i had another at bat, I'd hit 2.000...
by Longhorn on Apr 21, 2009 10:34 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I almost put this on the front page of BtB.
But I figured this might not be the kind of content they had in mind.
heh
They should hire
Buck Showalter to play Grady Fusion.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
Did they change his surname to Fusion so they could have a potentially cool name for the sequel where he turns into a cyborg?
Buck
still refuses to be associated with his real name, so they had to rename the character.
"Hustle doesn't cost a dime and it looks good." - Pete Rose as Channeled by Marcus Lemon
Buck Showalter stars in the sequel to the award winning "Moneyball"...
Steel Fusion.
He used to be a scout, they turned him into a cyborg.
And the cyborg fights to the death with Marcus Lemon?
Nahh, too predictable. Lemon would destroy him.
Keith Law: (1:45 PM ET ) I think Michael Young should shut his mouth and move to third base.
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:)
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Never gonna let you down
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Never gonna make you cry
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by fightingengineer on Apr 21, 2009 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions 8 recs
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Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
by knockoutking on Apr 22, 2009 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions
i think for me it was sean astin
a little too on the money
Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam - Cahill the Elder
Oh...
how I hope this got thedirkatron… I know he appreciates a good RR as much as anyone.
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I got sucked in at some point. Mostly because it’s relatively anonymous and I really, REALLY, like laughing at stupid people. It’s probably my favorite internet pass time.
Who doesn't like to laugh at stupid people?
It’s the only good reason for their existance so you gotta take advantage of it.
If you are gonna laugh at them, you might want to spell better
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
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by Brian Thomas on Apr 22, 2009 8:43 AM CDT up reply actions
You know, maybe this is a good thing
Because people like Joe Morgan won’t be able to cop out by just going to see the movie.
Coach Washington inspires me to be an hero.
I don't think there's a better place than this to ever use this pic I found...
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Oh and if only I had clicked the link...
the sad thing is, this was all completely believable with the way Hollywood is these days.
Ron Washington...giving hope everywhere to the kids who eat lead paint chips of being a big league manager when they grow up since 2007.
Now that you've told us three times that it didn't really fool you...
I’m starting to get that weird tingly feeling that I got when friends would tell me “I knew it was Verbal Kent all along.”
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
OT: Rockets
wow, these refs are effing horrible…
I use to love to hit, I use to take it serious. I only got one at bat a year, maybe...but, I took it serious. I hit 1.000 one year, if i had another at bat, I'd hit 2.000...
I was buying it until Mos Def
That’s too convenient of a meno reference.
by Brett Perryman on Apr 21, 2009 11:51 PM CDT reply actions
He also has...
a perverse fascination with Nick Hornby.
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
Now
if this guy had been referenced, I wouldn’t have even clicked the link.
by Brett Perryman on Apr 21, 2009 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Adam J. Morris
Evil Genius
"I'm not being condescending, I'm too busy thinking about far more important things you wouldn't understand." - Jimmy Carr
by Suicide Prince on Apr 21, 2009 11:57 PM CDT reply actions
AJM = Stewie?
I use to love to hit, I use to take it serious. I only got one at bat a year, maybe...but, I took it serious. I hit 1.000 one year, if i had another at bat, I'd hit 2.000...
Nice, you totally got me.
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Incidentally
A google news search for ‘Moneyball’ now yields this site as one of the top links.
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