Disaster Comedy Don’t Look Up Feels Way Too Real

The star-studded new movie Don’t Look Up has a wild, utterly unbelievable premise. Something completely out of the scope of actuality. A plot that would by no means, ever, in one million years occur. It’s a few world the place scientists have proof one thing horrible is occurring…and nobody believes them. Pfft. Yeah, like that may occur.

Written and directed by Adam McKay, who made The Big Short, Anchorman, Step Brothers, and extra, Don’t Look Up stars Oscar-winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as two scientists who know a massive comet goes to hit Earth. The trick is getting individuals to take them severely regardless of overwhelming proof. The movie additionally options Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Timothée Chalamet, Tyler Perry, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Himesh Patel, Melanie Lynskey, Michael Chiklis, Ron Perlman, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, and extra. Yes, extra. Here’s a brand new prolonged clip that gives you an concept of what to anticipate.

Production on the movie started late final 12 months and so it appears fairly clear this concept of ignoring science and peril was largely impressed by the trendy world and the covid-19 pandemic. Even if it was written and conceived earlier than that although, it stays to be seen whether or not the absurdist, political commentary will nonetheless play as entertaining and humorous contemplating we’re residing it each single day. Going by this clip although, it looks as if it can. Hill and Streep’s over-the-top goofiness juxtaposed with Lawrence and DiCaprio’s depth and seriousness works nicely. If the remainder of the movie nails that sort of steadiness, Netflix may need one thing particular.

Don’t Look Up debuts on Netflix on December 24 nevertheless it’ll be in choose theaters earlier than that, on December 10. 

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