The Big Short
LC Class HC106.83 L5 2010 | | |
Preceded by | Home Game | |
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Followed by | Boomerang |
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine is a nonfiction book by
Summary
The Big Short describes several of the main players in the creation of the
The book follows people who believed the housing bubble was going to burst—including
It also highlights some of the people involved in the biggest losses in the market crash: Wing Chau,
Reception
The Big Short was shortlisted for the 2010
Film
Paramount acquired the rights to The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine in 2013. On March 24, 2014, it was announced that Adam McKay would direct the adaptation.[6] On January 13, 2015, Variety reported that Brad Pitt, Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling were set to star in the film, and that Pitt would produce it with McKay and Dede Gardner. Steve Carell then joined.[7] Plan B Entertainment financed the film with Paramount handling the distribution rights.
Production started March 23, 2015[8] in New Orleans, LA.[9] The film was released on December 11, 2015, and was met with critical acclaim, winning the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
See also
- CDO-Squared
- Collateralized debt obligation
- Credit default swap
- Mortgage-backed security
- The Greatest Trade Ever, a 2009 book by Gregory Zuckerman
- The Smartest Guys in the Room, a 2003 book by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind
References
- ^ Lewis, Michael, Betting on the Blind Side", Vanity Fair, April 2010
- ^ "Stories on Howie Hubler" Archived August 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Observer
- ^ "U.S. offers more funds to help fraught AIG: $30 billion more in loans; $61.7 billion lost in the fourth quarter", NBC News, March 2, 2009.
- ^ "The New York Times Bestseller List" (PDF). The New York Times. October 10, 2010. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ "RFK Center Book Awards".
- ^ Dave McNary (March 24, 2014). "'Anchorman's' Adam McKay Boards Financial Drama". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ Borys Kit (January 14, 2015). "Steve Carell in Talks to Join Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling in 'The Big Short'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ Justin Kroll (January 13, 2015). "Brad Pitt, Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling to Star in Financial Drama 'The Big Short' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
- ^ "Brad Pitt Film "The Big Short" Casting Call in LA". Auditions Free. March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
External links
- The Big Short, at W. W. Norton(official book site)
- 'Shorting our Future'[usurped], a review of The Big Short in The Oxonian Review