Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale Team Up for Financial Crisis Film

Brad Pitt and his Plan B production company have assembled an all-star cast for the next adaptation of a Michael Lewis bestseller.

Brad Pitt, Christian Bale and Ryan Gosling have come on board to star in “The Big Short,” Paramount and Plan B’s adaptation “The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine,” which Adam McKay is writing and directing.

“The Big Short” tells the story of the housing and credit bubble during the 2000s that led to the financial crisis of 2007-2010. As with the book, the film will follow several key people who played a role in creating the disastrous credit bubble.

Pitt will produce with DeDe Gardner through their Plan B banner. Production start date is unknown.