Chris Pratt and Kathryn Morris have joined the baseball biopic Moneyball for Columbia Pictures.

Based on Michael Lewis book The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, the film tells the true story of Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane, who defied conventional wisdom and even his own scouts by fielding a baseball team of castoffs who went on to enjoy one of the most unlikely winning streaks in the history of professional sports.

Pratt will play Scott Hatteberg, a former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox who rejuvenated his injury plagued career as a heavy hitter for the A’s, helping the team reach the playoffs in 2002 and 2003.

Morris will play Beane’s second wife, who loves baseball as much as her husband, and understands and shares his passion for the game.

Brad Pitt will star as Beane. Also cast are Robin Wright, Jonah Hill, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

Bennett Miller (Capote) will direct a script written by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin.

Shooting begins in L.A. next week.

Source: Risky Business Blog 12