As you may recall, we noted a few months back that Pantera, among other metal bands, were featured in the film The Big Short, which had a character played by Christian Bale who played metal music to calm down after stressing out about the declining housing market and how he's the only one who sees the pattern. You can see more about that here.
The film was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay, among other awards, and during the video montage going through all the nominees, the scene chosen was the one where Bale's character plays Pantera, giving the band a little shout out during Hollywood's biggest night. Pantera's official Twitter account posted about the occasion:
Pantera just got mentioned on the Oscars! And The Big Short won. #metalistakingover #thebigshort #pantera pic.twitter.com/3BHU0X6W3W
— Pantera (@Pantera) February 29, 2016
Bale of course ended up learning how to play drums for real while practicing to Pantera and Mastodon. Hear him talk about it here.
