Paul Rudd on the allure of portraying a real-life spy
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In his new film The Catcher Was A Spy, Paul Rudd plays Moe Berg, a Major League Baseball veteran who joined the Office Of Strategic Services as a spy in the World War II to thwart Germany’s attempt at a nuclear weapon. At the premiere of the film, we spoke with Rudd about playing Berg, and playing a spy.