From MLB Daily Dish. The Next Great Baseball Movie Its Academy Awards season and Ive got movies on my mind. Maybe youve noticed. While the Wooing of Masahiro Tanaka probably isnt going to be the next moody Wong Kar-wai masterpiece, another story from this offseason has all the elements you want in the kind of pseudo-realistic, dark comedy that the Cohen Brothers do so well. Im referring to the tragi-comedy of Major League Baseballs battle against Alex Rodriguez. The New York Times piece by Steve Eder, Serge F. Kovaleski and Michael S. Schmidt details the incredible lengths MLB went to expose the Yankee star and A-Rods attempts to hide the truth. There are clandestine affairs and private eyes, stolen documents and drug dealers. Its an absurd tale full of moral ambiguity, out-sized egos and petty crimes. The Academy loves that junk. Presented for your consideration: Biogenesis: The Movie Its a working title. Now, here is where I need your help. We need to cast this thing. With the right cast, the financing will fall into place. There is the Alex Rodriguez role, obviously. That is a tough one to fill. We also have Bud Selig and Biogenesis dealer Anthony Bosch. A-Rods trainer is a meaty supporting role for a good character actor. There is the MLB investigator and his love interest and a few more Miami private eyes. Cameo roles as Ryan Braun and some of the other implicated players could give us some added star power. Im telling you; you get the right cast in place, this thing will be huge. Who would you cast in Biogenesis: The Movie?
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 20:00:00 +0000
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