Brad Pitt heads cast of Moneyball

Brad Pitt and Philip Seymour Hoffman head the cast of Moneyball, a new film from writer Aaron Sorkin.

The film tells the story of Billy Beane (Pitt), general manager of the Oakland Athletics, who attempts to build a competitive baseball team on a tight budget by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

Based on the book by Michael Lewis, the film also stars Jonah Hill and Robin Wright and has been produced by Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Scott Rudin.

The film gets its UK release on November 25th 2011

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