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Moneyball premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and was released on September 23, 2011, to box office success and critical acclaim, particularly for its acting and screenplay. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor for Pitt and Best Supporting Actor for Hill.
When the movie Moneyball was adapted from the book, DePodesta did not approve of the way his character was portrayed. "There were a handful of things. Some were factual, others were more ephemeral." He had no objection to Jonah Hill's performance. "Jonah was awesome. He was so respectful of me and my time.
For his performances in Moneyball (2011) and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is also known for his roles in Cyrus (2010), War Dogs (2016), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018), and Don't Look Up (2021). Hill voiced characters in the animated films Horton Hears a Who!
When Brad Pitt's character in the movie "Moneyball" was trying to convince a washed-up catcher that he would have no problem transitioning to first base, he asked his chief scout to reassure the...
Hill at Berlinale in 2019. American actor Jonah Hill is best known for his comedic roles in I Heart Huckabees (2004), The Forty Year Old Virgin (2005), Accepted (2006), Knocked Up (2007), Superbad (2007), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Get Him to the Greek (2010), 21 Jump Street (2012), its 2014 sequel as well as This Is the End (2013).
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The "Superbad" actor, now 37, is reflecting on experiencing "overnight" stardom in his early twenties — and how it stunted him personally.
A movie based on the book was released in 2011. Actor Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, while Jonah Hill plays fictional character Peter Brand, based on Paul DePodesta; Philip Seymour Hoffman plays A's manager Art Howe.