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"Moneyball" movie back on

Posted by Meredith Goldstein July 10, 2009 12:55 PM
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Hollywood just can't let go of "Moneyball." The Michael Lewis book about the business of baseball scouting was supposed to be turned into a movie starring Brad Pitt as Oakland GM Billy Beane, but recently, we were told that plans were canned because director Steven Soderbergh didn't like the script. But now, the Hollywood Reporter says the project is back on, and that Aaron Sorkin has signed on to do a re-write.

Sorkin is also adapting local writer Ben Mezrich's book about the founders of Facebook for the Harvard-set movie "The Social Network," which should be out in 2011.

We're happy to hear the "Moneyball" project is a go again, mainly because we'd like to see an A-lister portray Kevin Youkilis, who's mentioned in the book.

Who would you cast as Youk? Tell us in a comment. We're curious.

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32 comments so far...

  1. Jon Favreau.

    Posted by mavatx July 10, 09 01:35 PM

  1. Stone Cold Steve Austin! LOL

    Posted by Buddha July 10, 09 01:44 PM

  1. Stone Cold Steve Austin! LOL

    Posted by Buddha July 10, 09 01:45 PM

  1. rosie o'donnell

    Posted by snicket July 10, 09 01:54 PM

  1. Himself. He was a bully in the early 90's movie "Milk Money"

    Posted by Billy Mays from H*ll July 10, 09 01:54 PM

  1. Phillip Seymour Hoffman

    Posted by Brian July 10, 09 01:55 PM

  1. What was his role in the book again? Greek God of Goatees?

    Posted by dubbschism July 10, 09 01:58 PM

  1. It's got to be Jon Favreau. He might be a little old, but Youk doesn't exactly look young.

    Posted by Robertia July 10, 09 02:01 PM

  1. jon favreau

    Posted by Avinash ramanathan July 10, 09 02:14 PM

  1. Jesse Ventura

    Posted by N July 10, 09 02:16 PM

  1. Clint Eastwood

    Posted by Mike July 10, 09 02:20 PM

  1. Michael Chiklis

    Posted by clouts69 July 10, 09 02:23 PM

  1. Mike Chiklis from the Shield. He is born and raised in Lowell, MA.

    Posted by Dave July 10, 09 02:24 PM

  1. No doubt Gerard Butler with his King Leonidas (300) Spartan beard - trimmed in Youk fashion

    Posted by Soxnut July 10, 09 02:28 PM

  1. My buddy Kevin. He is a spitting image!!!!!

    Posted by Pat July 10, 09 02:34 PM

  1. Who is the 2nd ugliest man alive?

    Posted by Surly143 July 10, 09 02:41 PM

  1. Who is the 2nd ugliest man alive?

    Posted by Surly143 July 10, 09 02:46 PM

  1. shrek

    Posted by obviously July 10, 09 02:46 PM

  1. Matt Damon! He could Bic his head and put on some Chicklet size fake front teeth. You know he loves good character work!

    Posted by LesleyA July 10, 09 02:48 PM

  1. Michael Chiklis....No Doubts !!

    Posted by Kevin P July 10, 09 02:59 PM

  1. At the risk of stating the obvious, why doesn't Youk do it?

    Posted by Brian July 10, 09 03:26 PM

  1. Jon Favreau...and he could channel a bit of that rage he had in the Replacements to do the less laid back version of Youk that we all remember.

    Posted by Kate July 10, 09 03:27 PM

  1. Sloth fron goonies

    Posted by sean H July 10, 09 03:36 PM

  1. Wooly Willy

    Posted by Blue Palasky July 10, 09 03:58 PM

  1. Paul Giamati

    Posted by B July 10, 09 04:13 PM

  1. Ryan Gosling. Youk is HOT and so is Ryan.

    Posted by Margaret July 10, 09 04:28 PM

  1. Giselle Bunchden

    Posted by thetruthteller July 10, 09 04:28 PM

  1. A slightly chubby Matt Damon could do it, no problem. Though I have a brother named Kevin who is totally Youk's doppleganger.

    Posted by Kara July 10, 09 04:40 PM

  1. Early 90's Saturday Night Live cast member Ellen Cleghorne.

    Posted by Perderf July 10, 09 04:58 PM

  1. Fat pile of crap, Pete Sheppard

    Posted by Phil July 10, 09 05:00 PM

  1. Better yet, get the kid who played Warren in "Something About Mary,"
    he's the spittin' image.

    Posted by Phil July 10, 09 05:03 PM

  1. ben affleck
    other possibilities:
    *any cast member for the movie gettysburg
    *

    Posted by carl July 10, 09 05:23 PM
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