New Orleans author of 'Moneyball' on deck for next screenplay

After the success of "The Blind Side" in 2009 and "Moneyball" this month, New Orleans writer Michael Lewis will get a chance to do what he does best with his latest book to be tapped for the movie treatment: He'll write the screenplay.

New Orleans author Michael Lewis arrives at the Paramount Theatre of the Arts in Oakland, Calif., for the premiere of the movie 'Moneyball' on Sept. 19, 2011

"Liar's Poker" was Lewis' 1989 first book, recounting his experiences as a bond trader on Wall Street in the 1980s. According to an item this week in The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. -- the same studio behind "The Blind Side" and "Moneyball" -- has tapped him to write a script for a film adaptation.
The screenplays for "Moneyball" and "Blind Side" were written by others.
As it stands, the plan calls for "Liar's Poker" to be directed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, the filmmaking duo behind this year's "Crazy, Stupid, Love" and the2009  New Orleans-shot romantic comedy "I Love You Phillip Morris."
The film adaptation of "Liar's Poker" has reportedly been in development on and off for years, but with a $20 million opening weekend for "Moneyball" -- to say nothing of the popular and critical success two years ago of "Blind Side," a film that earned Sandra Bullock an Oscar -- it appears to be on the fast-track.
It's not the only of Lewis' books getting attention in Hollywood. His latest work, 2010's "The Big Short," about the 2008 financial meltdown, is being developed at Paramount, with "Moneyball "star Brad Pitt and his Plan B shingle attached to produce, according to the Reporter.
Find a link to the Hollywood Reporter story below, as well as other recent stories on Lewis' "Moneyball."