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Steve Carell never saw his 'The Big Short' co-star Christian Bale until the movie's premiere.
The 53-year-old actor, who stars as Mark Baum in the financial drama, has revealed he never once shared the set with his 41-year-old co-star, who plays Michael Burry.
He told heyuguys.com: "I never met Christian until we were at the premiere and I met Brad [Pitt] once during filming; I spent more time with Ryan [Gosling]. I think we're sharing this experience and I think the reason is we were all drawn to it for similar reasons, the impetus was very much the same for the four of us.
"It was a script I know I was drawn to because these characters were very interesting and complicated and conflicted and the story, you know, the content of this information, I think, is very relevant right now and a little horrifying."
Meanwhile, the 'Foxcatcher' star had to undergo some physical changes to portray the role and was thrilled when they asked him to put on 20 pounds.
He said: "Adam [McKay; the director] asked me to put on some weight, so I put on 20-25lbs. I thought, 'Oh, this is my chance to just go crazy!'
"They dyed my eyebrows, too, they bleached them out I was not looking my best ... But it felt right for the character."

Stanley Tucci hopes Spotlight's Oscars recognition will encourage more people to go and watch the film.
Tom McCarthy's movie focuses on the true story of The Boston Globe newspaper's 'Spotlight' team - the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative unit in America - and their work in exposing the cover-up by the Roman Catholic church of child sex abuse in Massachusetts.
Tucci - who plays attorney Mitchell Garabedian - accepts the film's subject matter, although very worthy, is potentially off-putting for cinema audiences but the fact it is up for six Academy Awards he believes should show that it's a fantastic piece of art.
Speaking to BANG Showbiz at the London premiere of the film, he said: "I thinks it's a wonderful thing to have six nominations at the Oscars. The more nominations the better, that means the film deserves it, and I hope more people will go to see the film because of it."
Tucci's next project is 'Final Portrait', a drama which will focus on the relationship between American art critic James Lord and his friend, Swiss painter Alberto Giacometti - whom Lord decides to sit for a painting for unprepared for his demanding nature.
The 55-year-old star has written the script and will direct the project, which stars Geoffrey Rush as Giacometti.
Speaking about the movie, Tucci shared: "Next up I'm making a movie about Alberto Giacometti. I'm so excited, Geoffrey Rush will play Giacometti, and we start I start filming in February. I'm very happy with the script."

Andrew Haigh is set to helm a biopic about late fashion legend Alexander McQueen. The filmmaker received universal praise for his movie '45 Years' - which he wrote and directed and which spawned a Best Actress Academy Award nomination for its leading ...

Chloë Grace Moretz's brother inspired her to be an actress.
The 18-year-old starlet used to spend a lot of time watching her older sibling Trevor - who is one of four older brothers - rehearse monologues when he was a student at the Professional Performing Arts School in New York when she was a young child.
Moretz would try and mimic what he was doing and eventually that led her to start trying out for roles, and after she had her first major success in the 2005 remake of horror film 'The Amityville Horror' her career took off and she never looked back.
In an interview with the Metro newspaper, she said: "I used to hear Trevor rehearsing when I was five years old and I just started memorising his lines. Then I would start repeating them. My family was like, 'OK, you're weird!'
"Then eventually I started auditioning and within six months we moved to LA."
Moretz - whose brother Trevor has worked as her acting coach since 2010 - can next be seen in sci-fi film 'The 5th Wave' star.
The plot focuses on her character Cassie's attempts to save her younger brother as the world comes under attack from aliens and is based on Rick Yancey's young adult novel.
The blonde actress is delighted she is appearing in another movie driven by a female character, just as many of her previous projects have been such as 'Carrie' and the 'Kick-Ass' films were.
She mused: "I did 'Carrie' and then I did 'Clouds of Sils Maria' last year with Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart. Movies have become more female-centric and even male directors, producers and studio heads are building movies around us. We still have severe inequality. But maybe we're getting closer, one step at a time."

Mark Ruffalo wants Sylvester Stallone to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
The 48-year-old actor is up against the legendary action star - who reprised his most famous role as Rocky Balboa to critical acclaim in 'Creed' - in the category for his performance in 'Spotlight' but is rooting for his rival to win the prize.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz at the London premiere of the film at Curzon Mayfair on Wednesday night (20.01.16), he said: "I feel great about the Oscar nominations. Anyone can win I guess but my favourite to go home with it is Sylvester Stallone."
'Spotlight' sees Ruffalo play Michael Rezendes, a journalist for the Boston Globe newspaper, alongside Rachel McAdams - who has been given a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for her performance.
Michael Keaton and Liev Schreiber also star in the Tom McCarthy-directed movie about the real life team of investigative reporters who delved into the cover-up of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church in the city.
And Ruffalo says he has often wondered what it would be like to be a journalist because he has a lot of respect for the profession.
Asked would he have liked to be a journalist, he mused: "I've dreamt about it. I play them in movies. It was an amazing cast, it was really the best of the best. But the movie shows how powerful this journalism is when it´s done the right way and given the right resources."
Ruffalo was joined on the 'Spotlight' red carpet by his co-stars Stanley Tucci and Michael Keaton and director Tom McCarthy.

Sir David Jason wants to go to Hollywood to make an action movie.
The 75-year-old star - who played loveable wheeler dealer Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in BBC sitcom 'Only Fools and Horses' for 22 years - is keen to head Stateside to appear on the big screen with plenty of attractive females.
He told The Sun newspaper: "There are things I'd still like to achieve. I'd like to go to Hollywood and make a bit of a movie.
"One with a lot of action in it. And yes, sexy ladies!"
While the legendary actor is known for his TV work in popular British sitcoms such as 'Only Fools...', 'Open All Hours' and 'The Darling Buds of May', he is no stranger to appearing in films.
David appeared as Nogood Boyo alongside Richard Burton and Dame Elizabeth Taylor in 1972 movie 'Under Milk Wood' and with Britt Ekland, Bob Hoskins and Malcolm McDowell in 1975 motion picture 'Royal Flash'.
He also starred alongside Dame Maggie Smith in 1999 World War I film 'All the King's Men'.
In his role as Del Boy, David starred in 'Only Fools and Horses' film 'Miami Twice: The Movie' - which was originally broadcast as a two-part TV special - in which he appeared as his two characters, his market trader aleter-ego and Mafia boss parody Don Vincenzo 'Vinny the Chain' Ochetti.

'Star Wars: Episode VIII' has been delayed by seven months.
Disney has announced the release date for the sci-fi sequel has been moved from May 26, 2017 to December 15 of the same year.
The decision to delay the release of the film is so the makers can match the success and quality of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'.
A statement posted on the official 'Star Wars' website on Wednesday (20.01.16) read: "Today, Disney and Lucasfilm announced that 'Star Wars: Episode VIII', originally scheduled for release in summer 2017, will now debut on December 15, 2017.
"The move follows the extraordinary success of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens', which was the first 'Star Wars' movie to premiere outside the traditional summer blockbuster window and smashed numerous records, including biggest domestic and global debuts of all time as well as the biggest domestic second and third weekends, en route to becoming the highest grossing domestic release of all time with over $861.3 million and the third biggest global release ever with $1.886.7 billion.
"Written and directed by Rian Johnson, 'Star Wars: Episode VIII' is currently in preproduction and will begin principal photography in London next month. Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman will produce and J.J. Abrams, Jason McGatlin, and Tom Karnowski will executive produce. Stay tuned for exciting updates in the coming weeks."
Filming on 'Star Wars: Episode VIII' has started with nearly all of the main cast from the previous film returning in their roles.
Mark Hamill's character Luke Skywalker is set to have a prominent role in the sequel, while Daisy Ridley is returning as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, 'Game of Thrones' star Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma and Adam Driver will be donning his black mask and hood again as villain Kylo Ren.

Johnny Depp is reportedly in talks to star in 'Triple Frontier'.
The 'Black Mass' star is in early conversations with the director J.C. Chandor, known for taking the helm of 'A Most Violent Year,' about a leading role in the film, which is set on the borders of Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil, a place known as a sanctuary for organised crime.
Tom Hanks is also said to have been approached about a part whilst Will Smith declined an offer because of his commitment to 'Collateral Beauty'.
The film will be produced by Charles Roven and Alex Gartner whilst Mark Boal is responsible for the script, Variety reports.
Meanwhile, the 52-year-old actor previously revealed his auditioning has improved greatly over the years but still admits he "cannot stand" to see himself on screen.
He said: "I hate watching myself on screen. I can't stand it ... I was a young idiot. I recognised that this [auditioning] process really had far less to do with performance and far less to do with connecting.
"So in my mind I always thought, to put it in a very nice way, this is horses**t. It's an uncomfortable place to be where you feel you must be 'on.'"

Mark Ruffalo says 'Thor: Ragnarok' is a "road movie" that takes place across the universe.
The 47-year-old actor will reprise his role as Bruce Banner - who turns into The Incredible Hulk whenever he gets angry - to team up with Chris Hemsworth's Thor in the third instalment of the Marvel Studios franchise.
Ruffalo, who has played the Hulk in 'The Avengers' and 'Avengers: Age of Ultron', claims the movie has elements of a classic on the road buddy story, despite the main characters being superheroes.
He said: "It is a universal road movie - that's where we're heading. It's not where you'd think it will be, so it's not your classic road movie but it has that structure, I think."
Ruffalo and Hemsworth will also be joined by Tom Hiddleston and Jaimie Alexander, who play Loki and Sif respectively, and the movie will reportedly involve a "distant planet" that is "not Asgard and not Earth".
Ruffalo insists he and Hemsworth get on very well off screen and he is delighted Hulk and Thor are going to team up away from the rest of 'The Avengers' squad.
He told EmpireOnline: "I love Chris [Hemsworth], and it's not an accident that we've been put together because we have a good time together and we goof off. The fact that we're moving towards the smart-comedic bent plays into our relationship. [Am I looking forward to that?] Hells, yeah."
'Thor: Ragnarok' will be directed 'What We Do in the Shadows' filmmaker Taika Waititi and is slated for release in November 2017.