Steve Carell never saw his 'The Big Short' co-star Christian Bale until the movie's premiere.

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Carell, 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."


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