Oscars 2012: Brad Pitt throws ‘Moneyball’ a comedic curve

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Brad Pitt’s stop on the red carpet was almost eclipsed by a monstrous wave of shouts from photographers aimed at attracting the attention his better half, Angelina Jolie, but he still managed to share a bit of what his baseball film ‘Moneyball’ was all about.

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‘If you avoid the star system you’ll find equally talented people for a lot less money,’ he said about the message behind the best picture nominee.

‘And then,’ he said with a smile, ‘they cast me.’

Score.

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-- Geoff Boucher