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

Actor Steve Carell

Hedge fund manager Steve Eisman

Carell as Eisman

Actor Christian Bale

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

Bale as Burry

Actor Ryan Gosling

Now former Deutsche bank trader Greg Lippmann

Gosling as Lippmann

Actor Brad Pitt

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