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While Morgan may not be the most recognizable name in the cast list, he has plenty of memorable roles including a heartbreaking performance in Just Mercy, a supporting turn in Dee Rees’ Mudbound and a minor role in the megahit Netflix series Stranger Things. Streep is the most nominated actress in Academy history having been nominated 21 times and her role here, which according to McKay is a composition of the recent string of presidents from Clinton to Bush to Trump, could very well land the actress her 22nd nomination.Īlso starring in the film is Rob Morgan, who worked with McKay on the forthcoming Lakers HBO series, as Dr.
Three-time Academy Award winner and arguably the greatest actress to ever grace the big screen, Meryl Streep, stars in the role of President Janie Orlean. Lawrence has done films across all genres, from playing the mutant anti-hero Mystique in the X-Men films, young heroine Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games and Tiffany, a young widow suffering from mental illness in Silver Linings Playbook. Kate Dibiasky, marking her first true leading role since the 2018 spy thriller Red Sparrow. DiCaprio isn’t a stranger to playing more comedic roles, while many know him for his serious roles such as Hugh Glass in The Revenant, Jack Dawson in Titanic and Howard Hughes in The Aviator, he was able to flex his improv comedy chops as Jordan Belfort in The Wolf Of Wall Street and was a riot as Rick Dalton in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.įellow Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence joins DiCaprio as Dr. Randall Mindy, and since the film is one big metaphor for climate change, it’s easy to see why the mega-star signed on to the film. The real question is who isn’t in Don’t Look Up?Īcademy Award winner Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Dr.
While the film has a pretty bleak premise, it’s one that is ripe for comedy and will allow McKay and company to tackle real-world issues in a way that is memorable, relevant, and humorous. Worse yet, not even the media seems to care about armageddon and play it off as a joke. Unluckily for them (and really the rest of the world), the US President is Janie Orlean ( Meryll Streep), a narcissistic woman who cares more about her self-image rather than running the country. Teddy Oglethorpe ( Rob Morgan) to inform the US government. Obviously, the two need to warn the world about humanity’s impending extinction and team with Nasa scientist Dr. When the two make the startling discovery that a giant asteroid is heading directly towards Earth and will eliminate all life. Kate Dibiasky ( Jennifer Lawrence) and her tenured professor Dr. RELATED: Adam McKay Reveals Why He and Will Ferrell Splitĭon’t Look Up is labeled as “ Based on real events that haven’t happened.yet.” The film follows two astronomers from Michigan State University, grad student Dr.
It gives us a good glimpse at the madness and insanity that isn’t so far off from the truth all set to the ELO classic “Don’t Bring Me Down.” If you haven’t seen it already or are wanting to rewatch it again, here’s the official trailer for Don’t Look Up. Once again, Don’t Look Uplooks to blend together McKay’s comedic origins with prestige filmmaking, lining up one of the most impressive rosters of stars in years and tackling serious issues through the lens of satire. He won his first Oscar for writing the screenplay for The Big Short, a film that took an inside look at the 2008 financial crisis, and while his follow-up film Vice, a satirical biopic about the infamous vice president Dick Cheney, polarized critics, it still went on to be nominated for several Oscars. While even his Will Ferrell comedies contain political messaging, his transition into becoming a prestige filmmaker has been intriguing. Adam McKay has become quite a fascinating filmmaker.
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