Meet the men who made millions from a global economic meltdown. “The Big Short“ will close the 2015 AFI Film festival later this year, and it seems as if this will be a big tonal shift for director Adam McKay, the director behind Will Ferrell vehicles such as “Anchorman“ and “Step Brothers“.

The film is based on the book by bestselling author Michael Lewis, and stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt. Watch the first trailer below.