Don't Look Up

 is an American satirical science-fiction comedy fantasy film written, produced and directed by Adam McKay. The movie tells the story of two low-level astronomers, who must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet earth.

The film is based on a story McKay penned with David Sirota and also produced the film with Kevin Messick. It hails from McKay’s Hyperobject Industries.

On November 8, 2019, it was reported that the picture would be distributed by Paramount Pictures and that Adam McKay would write, direct, and produce it under his Hyperobject Industries banner. Netflix acquired the film from Paramount on February 19, 2020.

On December 10, 2021, the film will have a limited theatrical premiere before streaming on Netflix on December 24, 2021.

Summary
"Don’t Look Up tells the story of two low-level astronomers, who must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet earth."

- Official Netflix synopsis

In this new film, “Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system. The problem — it’s on a direct collision course with Earth. The other problem? No one really seems to care. Turns out warning mankind about a planet-killer the size of Mount Everest is an inconvenient fact to navigate. With the help of Dr. Oglethorpe (Rob Morgan), Kate and Randall embark on a media tour that takes them from the office of an indifferent President Orlean (Meryl Streep) and her sycophantic son and Chief of Staff, Jason (Jonah Hill), to the airwaves of The Daily Rip, an upbeat morning show hosted by Brie (Cate Blanchett) and Jack (Tyler Perry). With only six months until the comet makes impact, managing the 24-hour news cycle and gaining the attention of the social media obsessed public before it’s too late proves shockingly comical — what will it take to get the world to just look up?!”

Cast and Characters

 * Jennifer Lawrence as Dr. Kate Dibiasky
 * Leonardo DiCaprio as Dr. Randall Mindy
 * Cate Blanchett as Brie Evantee
 * Rob Morgan as Dr. Clayton "Teddy" Oglethorpe
 * Jonah Hill as Jason Orlean
 * Tyler Perry as Jack Bremmer
 * Timothee Chalamet as Quentin
 * Ron Perlman as Colonel Ben Drask


 * Meryl Streep as President Janie Orlean
 * Ariana Grande as Riley Bina
 * Kid Cudi as DJ Chello
 * Melanie Lynskey as June
 * Himesh Patel as Phillip
 * Matthew Perry
 * Tomer Sisley as Adul Grelio
 * Chris Evans as Devin Peters (Cameo)