PREVIEW: Don’t Look Up (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook), Rob Morgan (Mudbound), Jonah Hill (The Wolf of Wall Street), Meryl Streep (Sophie’s Choice), Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies), Tyler Perry (Gone Girl), Ron Perlman (Hellboy), Timothée Chalamet (Dune), Ariana Grande (Zoolander 2), Scott Mescudi (Need for Speed), Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine), Himesh Patel (Yesterday), Chris Evans (Knives Out), Tomer Sisley (We’re the Millers), Melanie Lynskey (Up in the Air), Gina Gershon (Showgirls), Michael Chiklis (Eagle Eye), Paul Guilfoyle (Air Force One)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Adam McKay (The Big Short), director, writer, producer; Kevin J. Messick (Vice), producer; Nicholas Britell (Moonlight), composer; Linus Sandgren (No Time to Die), cinematographer; Hank Corwin (The Tree of Life), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Randall (DiCaprio) and Kate (Lawrence) are two low-level astronomers who discover an approaching comet that is about to collide with Earth, and must go on a publicity tour to convince an unassuming public that there is not much time left…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Adam McKay’s most ferocious political satire yet transplants a fantastic ensemble cast including Oscar-winners like Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and Meryl Streep into an explosive social commentary about the state of affairs today.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 24TH DECEMBER 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX

 

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