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."
Steve Carell: I never met co-star until movie’s premiere
