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First for Celebrity News - Studio Head Explains Why Brad's Moneyball Struck Out
okmagazine.com - 7/2/2009
First for Celebrity News - Studio Head Explains Why Brad's Moneyball Struck Out
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So how exactly does a major studio pull the plug on a $58 million Brad Pitt flick only days before it begins shooting and after you've already sunk $10 million into pre-production? Well, according to Sony Pictures co-chair Amy Pascal , quite easily. In a first on-the-record interview about ...

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Sony's Amy Pascal speaks out about 'Moneyball'
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 7/1/2009
Sony's Amy Pascal speaks out about 'Moneyball'
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — It's never an easy decision when a studio head has to pull the plug on a big movie, as Amy Pascal did last week when she shut down "Moneyball," a $58-million Steven Soderbergh film that was set to star Brad... Sony's Amy Pascal speaks out about 'Moneyball'

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Sony still game for 'Moneyball' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media
variety.com - 7/9/2009
Sony still game for 'Moneyball' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media
— variety.com — Soderbergh out as director; Pitt still attached Sony is still game on making the baseball pic "Moneyball," tapping Aaron Sorkin to polish an early script by Steve Zaillian. Brad Pitt is still attached to star in Columbia Pictures' adaptation of ... Sony still game for 'Moneyball' - Entertainment News, ...

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hollywood-elsewhere.com - 7/3/2009
More Moneyball
— hollywood-elsewhere.com — A few days ago I posted a short piece about a letter posted by Carson Reeves' Scriptshadow that seemed to come from the Soderbergh side of the fence about the Moneyball shutdown. But that was only the beginning. Reeves soon after removed this letter ... More Moneyball

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Brad Pitt's Moneyball Axed!
Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton — ... The situation has to be pretty bad to shut down a film starring Brad Pitt, directed by Steven Soderberg, and $10 million already sunk into pre-production costs. ...

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