How Hollywoods hottest names were made to look like Wall Streeters in 'The Big Short'

Publish date: 2024-06-17
2015-09-22T15:20:59Z

The 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.

Steve Eisman is played by Steve Carell. Reuters/Paramount Pictures

We've included some photo comparisons to show their transformations. 

 

Actor Steve Carell

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Hedge fund manager Steve Eisman

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Carell as Eisman

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Actor Christian Bale

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Former neurologist-turned-hedge fund manager Dr. Michael Burry

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Bale as Burry

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Actor Ryan Gosling

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Now former Deutsche bank trader Greg Lippmann

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Gosling as Lippmann

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Actor Brad Pitt

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Pitt as Ben Hockett, one of the partners at Cornwall Capital

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