Michael Lewis

New trailer for The Big Short should start getting you angry

Posted 11 years ago

THE BIG SHORT is one of those anger-inducing movies. Pulling back the curtain on all the shady business that was taking place several years ago to prop up the housing market and ultimately the economy, Adam McKay‘s adaptation of Michael...

A new poster and featurette hit for Adam McKay’s The Big Short

Posted 11 years ago

Adam McKay's (STEP BROTHERS, ANCHROMAN) latest film, THE BIG SHORT, follows four outsiders in the world of high-finance who predicted the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s and decided to take on the big banks for their greed...

Christian Bale & Brad Pitt star in Adam McKay’s The Big Short trailer

Posted 11 years ago

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...

Adam McKay’s The Big Short gathers its amazing cast and begins production

Posted 11 years ago

Paramount Pictures, New Regency, and Plan B Entertainment have announced that production is officially underway in New Orleans on THE BIG SHORT. The new drama from ANCHORMAN director Adam McKay counts Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Steve Carell, Melissa...

Aaron Sorkin to tackle financial drama with flash boys adaptation

Posted 12 years ago

When he’s not apologizing for the first season of The Newsroom, Aaron Sorkin can be a pretty great writer. THE SOCIAL NETWORK and A FEW GOOD MEN stand out for me as his best work away from television. Sony must...

Adam McKay to direct The Big Short from Moneyball writer Michael Lewis

Posted 12 years ago

Hot off the sequel  ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES, director Adam McKay is set to go into more dramatic fare with THE BIG SHORT, based on the book by MONEYBALL author Michael Lewis. The book chronicles the housing and creit...