Summary: Jeremy Strong (actor) and Jeremy Kleiner (producer) at The Landmark in West Los Angeles. Moderated by Variety’s Jenelle Riley. Film synopsis: 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 must question everyone and everything. Based on the true story and best-selling book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis (The Blind Side, Moneyball), with a screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay and directed by Adam McKay (Anchorman, Step Brothers), The Big Short is a high stakes, breathless thriller. The outstanding cast includes Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt, with support from Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Finn Wittrock and Marisa Tomei. The Big Short is nominated for four Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) and Best Screenplay, with two of its stars, Steve Carell and Christian Bale, also nominated for Best Actor (Comedy). The entire cast is the winner of the National Board of Review Best Ensemble award and film editor Hank Corwin was recently honored with the Best Film Editing award by the Los Angeles Film Critics.
