Script Problems Delay Pitt's Latest Film

Just days before production was scheduled to begin, Columbia has pulled the plug on Steven Soderbergh's baseball drama "Moneyball" starring Brad Pitt.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, a move like this is "extremely rare," but sources reveal that Columbia's co-chairman Amy Pascal "wasn't comfortable with the script," which had been altered quite a bit since the movie was greenlit.

Soderbergh wrote the most recent version of the screenplay, which is an adaptation of Michael Lewis' book about the Oakland Athletics and their GM Billy Beane, who assembled a rival baseball club despite a payroll much lower than most other teams.

Soderbergh shot interviews with real baseball figures, which were going to be interspersed in the film, and some insiders believe that Pascal (who had not seen the interviews) Pascal was "leery" about this approach, fearing the film "lacked emotion."

Yikes! We're sure Brad's got plenty of other projects to work on, but this totally sucks for the cast and crew who were ready to go forward with this flick this week!