The Big Short Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything.

Cited as official plot version from paramount.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Big Short.

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  Christian Bale

  The Bride!, The Dark Knight

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  Ryan Gosling

  Project Hail Mary, Barbie

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  Steve Carell

  Despicable Me 4, IF

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  Brad Pitt

  F1, Se7en (IMAX - 30th Anniversary)

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  Melissa Leo

  The Clean Up Crew, Alone Together

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  Marisa Tomei

  Spider-Man: Homecoming, Crazy, Stupid, Love

• T
  Tracy Letts

  The Post, French Exit

• J
  John Magaro

  September 5, The Bride!

• B
  Byron Mann

  Absolution, Dark Asset

• R
  Rafe Spall

  Prometheus, William Tell

Crew Behind the Film

The The Big Short behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Adam McKay last directed Don't Look Up and Vice. The film's writer Charles Randolph last wrote Bombshell and Love and Other Drugs.

Director

Adam McKay

Screenwriters

Charles Randolph
Adam McKay

Producers

Dede Gardner
Brad Pitt

Production Details

What we know about the The Big Short movie production.

Key Facts

• The book follows different people involved with creating the credit bubble. The feature adaptation will likely feature several A-list actors in various roles, similar to the cast of Traffic or The Counselor (per Variety, 1-13-15).
• Based on Michael Lewis' best-seller The Big Short: Inside The Doomsday Machine about the housing and credit bubble of the 2000s.

Production Updates for The Big Short

Nov 2015

Completed

Changed The Big Short movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Sep 2015

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Apr 2015

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Production has begun in New Orleans.

Mar 2014

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Adam McKay has signed on to write and direct the film.

Feb 2010

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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