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?!”

Plot
Astronomy student Kate Dibiasky discovers the existence of an unidentified comet. Her professor, Dr. Randall Mindy, calculates that the trajectory of the asteroid crosses that of the Earth and that an impact will take place in about six months, killing all life in the process.

Accompanied by scholar Teddy Oglethorpe, Kate and Randall travel to the White House to present their findings, but are met with apathy from President Janie Orlean and her staff. The attempt to inform the population through a television program also fails, though Kate's on-camera antics go viral online. When President Orlean becomes involved in a sex scandal, she announces the threat of the comet to divert attention.

The news is finally spread by the media and the launch of a spaceship that can hit and divert the comet, saving the planet, is announced. However, the operation is canceled mid-flight when the investor Peter Isherwell, a large funder of President Orlean, discovers that the asteroid is composed of precious minerals. The White House plans to commercially exploit the asteroid by crushing it to reduce its size and recovering the fragments.

Kate and Teddy immediately abandon the operation, followed by Randall after a period of passive submission to the president. The world becomes ideologically divided between those who demand the total destruction of the comet, those who decry unjustified alarmism, and those who deny that a comet even exists. The plan to recover minerals fails, leaving the president, Peter, and the wealthiest Americans to flee the planet in a spaceship. Randall and Kate spend their last moments in the company of Randall's family, a boy in love with Kate, and Teddy. The asteroid finally hits the planet.

Twenty-two thousand years later, the presidential rocket lands on a lush alien planet. Its passengers wake up from cryogenic sleep and take a look at the surrounding environment only to be attacked and killed by wild animals.

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