Do the words “housing bubble”, “bailout” or “recession” mean anything to you?
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To paraphrase Steve Carell’s character in the trailer, it’s the story of how the banks defrauded the American people, and of how a handful of outsiders saw that and put an end to it.
That’s part of the subject of Michael Lewis’ 2010 book The Big Short which deals with the build up to the crash through the eyes of some of the key players involved.
The all-star cast also includes Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell as a private investor, a Deutsche Bank trader and hedge fund manager respectively. The critically acclaimed source work, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, spent twenty-eight weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
Not even going to pretend that I’m not looking forward to this.
“The Big Short” has flown largely under the radar since it was initially announced in 2014. ” “The Big Short” is the ideal exclamation point to our presentation of the year’s best films for its equally humorous, humbling and heart-pounding take on today’s America”. Indeed, it’s shaping up to be a particularly interesting fall for film lovers.
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Also starring Tracy Letts, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Byron Mann, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong and Finn Wittrock, The Big Short is due to have its world premiere at AFI Fest at the beginning of December, before opening to a nationwide release on December 23. Check out the first trailer and let us know what you think.
