Moneyball: The Theatrical Trailer

Further proof that an actual Moneyball movie is being made, here is the official trailer.

Once again, for those who don't know, Moneyball: The Movie is based upon Moneyball, a book written by Michael Lewis about the Oakland Athletics' statistics-minded approach to baseball in the 1990s. You wouldn't think something like that would translate well to feature-length film, but lo!

And look! It stars Brad Pitt (who is all the reason you need to see a movie anyway), that fat guy who cusses a lot, and Philip Seymour Hoffman as an old baseball guy who apparently has no lines.

So make sure you line up early for the midnight screening! And wear your Moneyball-related costumes. I'm going as Miguel Tejada.

Moneyball Anticipation. Still.

I know they've been working on this movie for a couple years now, so none of this is new information, but every time I check in on the status of the upcoming "Moneyball" movie my mind is blown right out my ear.

Synopsis of "Moneyball" as cut and pasted from IMDb.com:

The story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

That sounds so dull, but in an awesome kind of way. Or awesome, but in a dull kind of way. Regardless, the best part is the cast. Who is billed to play Oakland's GM? Brad Pitt. Brad Pitt is going to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

So this movie is going to revolve around Brad Pitt. Who will make up his on-screen entourage? Jonah Hill (aka "That fat foul-mouthed guy"), Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Robin Wright Penn. And computers!

With a release date of September 23rd "Moneyball" is going to be this year's "The Social Network."

One thing that does perplex me (I mean, aside from the fact that this movie is somehow actually being made) is casting Royce Clayton to portray Miguel Tejada. Clayton, a former Major Leaguer, is currently 41-years-old. Tejada, still a current Major Leaguer, was around 20-years-old when these depicted events occurred. Maybe make-up can take twenty years off of Clayton's face, but it won't really hide the fact that Royce Clayton looks absolutely nothing like Miguel Tejada.
Just a minor tiff. This is actually the only film I'm looking forward to this year.

Brad Pitt crunching numbers. So excited.