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Warner Bros. & Paramount Pass On 'Moneyball'; Project Officially Dead?
theplaylist.blogspot.com - 6/23/2009
Warner Bros. & Paramount Pass On 'Moneyball'; Project Officially Dead?
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So " Moneyball ," Steven Soderbergh 's baseball metrics drama starring Brad Pitt and Demetri Martin was killed last minute by Sony chief Amy Pascal . Apparently she didn't like Soderbergh's rewrite draft and pulled the plug ( some have suggested that Pitt is the culprit , and she was simply ...
variety.com - 6/21/2009
Sony scraps Soderbergh's 'Moneyball'
— variety.com — Front Page: Columbia Pictures drops ball on Brad Pitt pic -- Columbia Pictures has dropped the ball... on “Moneyball,” the Steven Soderbergh-directed Brad Pitt-starrer that was supposed to begin production Monday in Phoenix. Sony scraps Soderbergh's 'Moneyball'

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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 scraps Soderbergh's 'Moneyball' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media
variety.com - 6/21/2009
Sony scraps Soderbergh's 'Moneyball' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media
— variety.com — Columbia Pictures drops ball on Brad Pitt pic Columbia Pictures has dropped the ball on “Moneyball,” the... Steven Soderbergh-directed Brad Pitt starrer that was supposed to begin production on Monday in Phoenix. On Friday, Columbia Pictures topper Amy ... Sony scraps Soderbergh's 'Moneyball' - Entertainment ...

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FilmDrunk.com:  STUDIOS PASS ON BRAD PITT’S MONEYBALL

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STUDIOS PASS ON BRAD PITT’S MONEYBALL
FilmDrunk.com — ... and pre-production. According to a person close to the situation, Pascal met with Soderbergh to see if he was willing to revise his take, but the two couldn’t agree on a vision for the film. They also disagreed over Soderbergh’s plan to shoot the film in a more improvisational documentary style. She allowed “Moneyball’s” creative team to pitch the movie to Paramount and Warner Bros., where Pitt and Soderbergh have close ties. [LA Times via Playlist] Meanwhile, some people are saying it was ...

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