AdvertisementOn The Money: How 'The Big Short' And Its Jerk Heroes Explain FinanceDecember 11, 2015facebookEmailSteve Carell plays Mark Baum and Ryan Gosling plays Jared Vennett in The Big Short. Director Adam McKay says, "One of my favorite moments in the movie is where you see ... Mark Baum make a large chunk of money and feel absolutely disgusted by it." (Courtesy of Paramount Pictures)