Today we got our hands on the first trailer for Moneyball , the film directed by Bennett Miller and starring Brad Pitt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright and Jonah Hill, also starring Chris Pratt and Casey Bond . It is based on the true story of Billy Beane , general manager of the Oakland Athletics , and his attempt to create a competitive team despite Oakland's unfavorable financial situation. The film is based on the 2003 book of the same name written by Michael M. Lewis. The film is set for release on September 23, 2011. Watch the trailer after the Jump... Based on a true story, Moneyball is a movie for anybody who has ever dreamed of taking on the system. Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A’s and the guy who assembles the team, who has an epiphany: all of baseball’s conventional wisdom is wrong. Forced to reinvent his team on a tight budget, Beane will have to outsmart the richer clubs. The onetime jock teams with Ivy League grad P