The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
Plot Summary:
Based on the acclaimed book by Michael Lewis, "The Big Short: Inside The Doomsday Machine." “The Big Short” is the remarkable true story of the genius contrarian investors who, recognizing just how insane the housing bubble had become, figured out how to “short” the market prior to the -financial collapse of 2007-2010.
Cast & Crew:
Directed by Adam McKay
Writing Credits
Michael Lewis ... (based on the book by)
Adam McKay ... (screenplay)
Charles Randolph ... (screenplay)
* Brad Pitt as Ben Hockett
* Christian Bale as Michael Burry
* Ryan Gosling as Greg Lippmann
* Steve Carell as Steve Eisman"
* Melissa Leo as Georgia Hale
* Marisa Tomei
* Karen Gillan
* Tracy Letts
* Hamish Linklater
* John Magaro
* Byron Mann
* Rafe Spall
* Jeremy Strong
* Finn Wittrock
* Max Greenfield
* Selena Gomez
Production :
In 2013, Paramount acquired the rights to the 2010 book The Big Short: Inside The Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis to develop it into a film, which Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment would produce. On March 24, 2014, Adam McKay was set to write and direct the film, about the housing and credit bubble. On January 13, 2015, Variety reported that Brad Pitt, Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling were set to star in the film with Pitt producing the film along with Dede Gardner. Plan B Entertainment would finance the film with Paramount handling the distribution rights. Before this, Pitt had already starred in the author's adaptation Moneyball for which he was nominated for an Oscar. On January 14, it was announced that Steve Carell would also be starring in the film. On April 21, 2015, more cast was revealed by Deadline including Melissa Leo, Marisa Tomei, Tracy Letts, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Byron Mann, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong and Finn Wittrock. Charles Randolph wrote the initial draft while Pitt and Gardner would be producing along with Jeremy Kleiner. Max Greenfield joined the ensemble cast of the film on April 23, 2015. Karen Gillan tweeted about her involvement in the film on May 8, 2015.
Filming :
Principal photography on the film began on March 18, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Christian Bale was spotted on the set on March 23, 2015. On March 25, filming was taken place on General De Gaulle Boulevard in Algiers. On May 8, Gillan confirmed she was shooting her scenes. Selena Gomez was spotted on set for a cameo May 11, 2015. On May 20, 2015, filming took place on Mercer, between the Prince Street and Spring Street in Manhattan, New York City. On May 22, the production crew recreated the offices of failed investment firm Lehman Brothers in the lobby of the New York State Department of Financial Services in Manhattan. An assistant counsel for the Department of Financial Services played one of the extras in the scene.
