Kathryn Gets The (Money)ball Rolling

It is being widely reported (Empire Online, Comingsoon.net, The Hollywood Reporter, New York Magazine amongst others) that Kathryn is in negotiations to star in a new movie called Moneyball.

The movie is an adaptation of the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis, a non-fiction telling of the story of Billy Beane as he puts together the Oakland A’s baseball team on a limited budget.

Brad Pitt will star as the lead character with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Wright amongst the big stars already signed-up for the film. Kathryn is being earmarked for the role of Billy’s second wife.

Filming starts today (12 July 2010) and the movie is due for release next year.

As an aside it would appear that since leaving the WME agency in April Kathryn has signed with The Gersh Agency. Hopefully the move will lead to more roles.

More news as we find it.

Update: I’ve spent a bit of time trying to pull together some information on the movie Moneyball. You’ll find what I found after the jump. Quite a tale it is too.

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Monte Carlo Or Bust? Update

It looks like the answer is “bust”. Never thought saying that in relation to Kathryn would be as depressing as it is 😉

It is being reported by the Premiere.fr website that Kathryn’s attendance at the Monte Carlo Television Festival, previously reported on KM UK here, has been cancelled. The article in question can be found here in its original French form and English with a Google translation here.

This a great shame. I was greatly looking forward to bringing you news and images of Kathryn enjoying herself in the South of France. OK, I really wanted to see the photos myself, but sharing them with you all would have been good too 😉 No reason is given for Kathryn’s withdrawal but the fact that Cold Case has not been renewed for an 8th season may play a part.

Thanks to zoé for the heads-up and the good people at Hypnoweb for the links.

Look On The Bright Side – The Sun Rises Again

It appears that the Sun Safety Alliance (SSA) backed campaign to promote UV protection awareness is back on for 2010.

We first heard about this last year (here and here). Kathryn, along with Desperate Housewives actress Andrea Bowen, was to be a spokesperson for the campaign and would endorse a t-shirt line. Kathryn even did a photoshoot for the t-shirts. Things seemed to get delayed and as we got further into the summer it all went very quiet. I guess there’s little point launching such a campaign late in the summer.

The Ayana Apparel online store now has a Kathryn Morris endorsed t-shirt available for purchase. The illustrative photo, seen on the right, from the website can now be found in the Gallery. That’s a lovely photo, t-shirt or no t-shirt

I have requested more information on this and will post updates with anything I find out.

Cold Case Season 8? – Update

No!

It has finally been announced, though not quite officially by CBS, that Cold Case will not be renewed for another season. Unfortunately it comes as no great shock, but that doesn’t make it any less disappointing to hear.

Jonathan Littman, an executive producer on many Bruckheimer shows, sent this Tweet earlier:

Rainy day brings gloomy news with COLD CASE and MIAMI MEDICAL not being renewed. A great run on one and a way too short run on the other. – Link

With CBS picking up 4 new drama series yesterday (Hawaii 5-0, Defenders, Blue Bloods and a Criminal Minds spin-off) something had to go to make room.

Let me reiterate what I said in my earlier piece about Cold Case past, present and future: Thank you to all involved in making 7 seasons of a great show. Best wishes for the future to everyone.

Update: Jeremy Ratchford (Nick Vera on Cold Case) has posted a comment on IMDb thanking all the fans for watching these past 7 seasons. You can read it here.

Update 2: CBS have announced their fall schedule. Cold Case is not on it. See here and here.

1 Dress For Sale: Slightly Worn – Update x2

Remember the green dress Kathryn wore at the The Buzz Girls Timeless Style Fashion Show event? Of course you do. Well, now you can buy it. We are talking about the actual dress that Kathryn wore on the catwalk, as seen in photos previously posted here in the Gallery

The Trésor de Vintage emerald green, 1950s party dress is up for auction with 50% of the proceeds going to The Joyful Heart Foundation. You can find the sale here on eBay. Place your bids now!

Whilst on this subject I’ve added a set of screencaps and a small “Maximum Morris” video from a TV Guide video of the event to the Gallery. Thanks to mhhope for posting the video.

Update: The original auction closed and it has been re-listed starting at the lower price of $200 (US), here.

Update 2: The second auction closed last week and the dress has been re-listed yet again at the same $200 price. See here.