Author: Josan

Moneyball

Columbia Pictures and director Steven Soderbergh have set Demetri Martin to star alongside Brad Pitt in “Moneyball,” the adaptation of the Michael Lewis book about ballplayer-turned-Oakland Athletics g.m. Billy Beane and his attempt to field a competitive team on a slim payroll.

Also joining the roster is a group of actual baseball players: former Oakland A’s team members David Justice and Scott Hatteberg have signed on to play themselves in the picture, while Daryl Strawberry and Lenny Dykstra are among those who will be seen on camera being interviewed about their experiences with Beane when he was a phenom drafted by the New York Mets before flaming out and becoming a baseball scout. Shooting begins in June.

Martin will play Paul De Podesta, a Harvard grad who turned down Wall Street jobs to use his statistical skills to change baseball scouting tactics. His system, known as “Earned Run Value,” allowed Beane to evaluate valuable players he could hire at low cost. Read more. Thanks Intothegrinder.

More US Book scans

Absolutely my favorite book of him and below are my favorite pictures of him (rubbing his tummy). All-time fave. Anyways, I’ve added more scans. You can order your copy at the SB Store and thru that, support SB.com!


US Book.

SB.com

First of all, thanks to everyone who has emailed me or left a comment about the new SimplyBrad.com. I’m glad that most of you can appreciate it and understand my reasons for this big change. Thank you :) Keep visiting!

All the applications for the SB Forum have been accepted, check your email for your login information.

I’m working hard on adding back the content to the main site. I just finished converting all the subpages of the Brad section. Some ‘superficial’ pages have been deleted, and some informative new pages have been added like: Pets, Favorite Music and Photography. Many have been updated but I know lots of info is still missing, I’m only one person with a lot of work. A big thanks to Alero for once again updating the Biography page, this is a lot of work and I very much appreciate your help and dedication, thank you!

Inglourious Basterds

A new clip from Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds aired last night during American Idol, but there was an extended clip that didn’t play because it was too hot for TV. This clip has showed up online and I added it to BP Media. Click the links below as I also made some screencaps. Brad looks great, which surprises me (cause of the stache). What do you all think after seeing this clip? Thanks Sandra and Gabriella!



Extended clip (Video) (04-15-09).
Extended clip (Caps) (04-15-09).

Eat, Pray, Love

Richard Jenkins has signed to star opposite Julia Roberts in “Eat, Pray, Love” for Columbia Pictures. Film, which will be helmed by Ryan Murphy, had been set up at Paramount Pictures but was put in turnaround earlier this year. Based on the international bestseller by Elizabeth Gilbert, story centers on a married woman who embarks on a journey of self-discovery after trying to get pregnant and realizing that she’s not living the life she wants. Murphy adapted the screenplay. Jenkins will play a Texan whom Roberts’ character befriends at an Indian ashram. Brad Pitt and Dede Gardner are producing through their Plan B shingle. Lensing begins in July and will take place in New York, Rome, India and Bali. Source. Thanks Sandra.

BP Media

Added a compilation of Holmes in New Orleans. A program featuring Brad being interviewed about Make It Right and Holmes’ participation in the project. It follows Mr Holmes and his team as they build a home for one of the New Orleans families. Thanks Gabriella.

Also a video of Brad on the set of The Mexican talking about his costar Julia Roberts. Pressjunket for Interview with the Vampire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.


Holmes in New Orleans (04-09-09).
The Mexican – Interview (00).
Interview with the Vampire – Pressjunkets (94).
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – TV (12-08-08).