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Kotick: "You'll Never See Me Acting Again"
It was surprising to hear that Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was in the film Moneyball (with Brad Pitt) as the owner of the Oakland As, and now Kotick has divulged how exactly he got the part.
It turns out that Kotick and the movie's director, Bennett Miller, are friends, and Kotick was trying to get Miller to direct a video for Activision's Call of Duty Endownment, which helps find jobs for vets. Kotick told Reuters:
We were having dinner and Bennett was talking about Moneyball and he asked me a little bit about an owner’s psychology and what an owner would be like. I started reading the script and I said, "I really think the words don’t capture how an owner would react to this part of the conversation." I also loved Michael Lewis’ book Moneyball. We were having this back and forth and Bennett said, "Why don’t you do it? It would make the role very authentic." And I said, "I will, but only if you made my Call of Duty endowment movie."
Both agreed, and the rest is cinematic history. Take a look at the trailer below and enjoy Bobby Kotick undoubtedly in his element. Moneyball comes out on September 23, but according to Kotick, this is the last you'll see of him on the silver screen. "I don't get a credit and you'll never see me acting again."
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