How Hollywoods hottest names were made to look like Wall Streeters in 'The Big Short'
Publish date: 2024-06-17
2015-09-22T15:20:59ZThe trailer for "The Big Short," the movie based on Michael Lewis' best-selling book, is finally out.
Like the book, the film chronicles the stories of a group of Wall Street outsiders who accurately predicted the housing crisis and made a fortune betting against subprime-mortgage bonds.
The film stars some of Hollywood' biggest names including Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt.
We've included some photo comparisons to show their transformations.
Actor Steve Carell
Hedge fund manager Steve Eisman
Carell as Eisman
Actor Christian Bale
Former neurologist-turned-hedge fund manager Dr. Michael Burry
Bale as Burry
Actor Ryan Gosling
Now former Deutsche bank trader Greg Lippmann
Gosling as Lippmann
Actor Brad Pitt
Pitt as Ben Hockett, one of the partners at Cornwall Capital
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