Adam McKay, Director of 'The Big Short,' at Pelham Screening Dec. 9

Adam McKay, director of the film “The Big Short,” will attend an advance screening of the new movie and participate in a discussion and Q&A about the film, at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 9 at The Picture House Regional Film Center in Pelham. The event will take place two days before the film’s nationwide theatrical debut.

The movie is based on the 2010 book of the same name by best-selling author Michael Lewis (Liar’s Poker, Flash Boys, Moneyball) and recounts the financial crisis of 2007 through 2010 by the build-up of the housing and credit bubble. It stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt.

After the screening, The Picture House critic-in-residence, Marshall Fine, will lead the post-film discussion and Q&A with McKay, who is a screenwriter, director, comedian, and actor, served as head writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for two seasons.

McKay has a comedy partnership with Will Ferrell, with whom he co-wrote the films Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and Step Brothers, and directed all three films as well. Ferrell and McKay also founded their comedy website Funny or Die through their production company, Gary Sanchez Productions, and have produced films and television series together.

Tickets to the advance screening of The Big Short are $12/general admission, ($6/members, $10/students and seniors) and are available at www.thepicturehouse.org or at the box office, 175 Wolfs Lane in Pelham.