Oscar winners assemble for climate warning comedy 'Don't Look Up'
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2023
Oscar winners assemble for climate warning comedy 'Don't Look Up'

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07 December, 2021, 11:15 am
Last modified: 07 December, 2021, 11:53 am

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Oscar winners assemble for climate warning comedy 'Don't Look Up'

"Don't Look Up", which will have a limited theatrical release, begins streaming on Netflix on Dec. 24

Reuters
07 December, 2021, 11:15 am
Last modified: 07 December, 2021, 11:53 am
Jennifer Lawrence  and Leonardo DiCaprio. Photo: Reuters
Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio. Photo: Reuters

Director Adam McKay has assembled an all-star cast brimming with Oscar winners to give a humorous warning about climate change in new movie "Don't Look Up".

In the Netflix film, Academy award winners Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio play two astronomers who set out to warn the world of an approaching comet set to destroy the planet. But the message falls on deaf ears, starting with Meryl Streep's President Janie Orlean.

Meryl Streep arrives at the North American premiere of "The Laundromat" at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2019.Photo: Reuters
Meryl Streep arrives at the North American premiere of "The Laundromat" at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2019.Photo: Reuters

"I think the big trick is we want you to laugh ... The great thing about test screening the movie was right, left wing were all laughing," McKay, known for "The Big Short" and "Vice", said at the film's premiere on Sunday night.

"The commonality we're going for here is like, what have we done to each other? I mean, this polarization and this nonsense like, come on, can't we get back to basics? So, it's kind of political and then, at the same time, completely not political."

Three-time Oscar winner Streep, whose character's first reaction to the bad news is "to sit tight and assess", said the movie's message was simple: "Look up ... we know what's coming and we know we can do something about it."

The comedy sees DiCaprio and Lawrence's characters desperately try to get their message across and kicking off a media campaign.

The 77th Venice Film Festival - Closing Red Carpet Arrivals - Venice, Italy, September 12, 2020 - Actor Cate Blanchett poses. Photo: Reuters
The 77th Venice Film Festival - Closing Red Carpet Arrivals - Venice, Italy, September 12, 2020 - Actor Cate Blanchett poses. Photo: Reuters

"I think we all looked at this as an incredibly unique gift," DiCaprio, himself a vocal environmental campaigner, said. "We'd all been wanting to get the message out there about the climate crisis and Adam really cracked the code with creating this narrative."

The film also stars Cate Blanchett, Jonah Hill, Rob Morgan, Tyler Perry, Mark Rylance and singer Ariana Grande.

2018 Governors Awards- Arrivals - Hollywood, California, U.S., 18/11/2018 - Actor Jonah Hill. Photo: Reuters
2018 Governors Awards- Arrivals - Hollywood, California, U.S., 18/11/2018 - Actor Jonah Hill. Photo: Reuters

"Don't Look Up", which will have a limited theatrical release, begins streaming on Netflix on Dec. 24.

Leonardo DiCaprio / Jennifer Lawrence / Cate Blanchett / Don't Look Up / Film

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