IFC acquired U.S. rights to The Catcher Was a Spy, with Paul Rudd starring as Moe Berg. He was a pro ballplayer who was a spy against the Nazis. Pic premiered at Sundance. Ben Lewin directed the film, which also stars Sienna Miller, Jeff Daniels, Guy Pearce and Paul Giamatti. Robert Rodate wrote the script based on…

Coming to Sundance a number of years ago with The Sessions – which picked up the festival’s Audience Award and a Special Jury Prize for ensemble acting – director Ben Lewin is back at the fest this year with an entirely different film, spy thriller The Catcher Was a Spy. Starring Paul Rudd,  Jeff Daniels, Paul…

Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada has boarded PalmStar/Animus Films’ WWII drama The Catcher Was A Spy, joining Paul Rudd, Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Paul Giamatti and Jeff Daniels. Ben Lewin is directing the film, which is based on Nicholas Dawidoff’s NYT bestselling book. Robert Rodat wrote the screenplay and PalmStar…

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Rudd is set to star in The Catcher Was a Spy, a WWII thriller that Ben Lewin (The Sessions) will direct, with PalmStar Media producing and financing. The script is by Saving Private Ryan scribe Robert Rodat, who adapted the Nicholas Dawidoff bestselling book. PalmStar Media’s Kevin Frakes and Mark…