Don’t Look Up Movie Storyline. 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?
Don’t Look Up is an upcoming American science fiction black comedy film written, produced, and directed by Adam McKay. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as two low-level astronomers attempting, via a media tour, to warn mankind about an approaching comet that will destroy Earth. Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Ron Perlman, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Cate Blanchett, and Meryl Streep round out the ensemble cast.
On February 19, 2020, it was announced that principal photography would start in April 2020. However, it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming commenced on November 18, 2020, at various locations in Boston, Massachusetts. Part of the film takes place in New York City with Boston standing in as New York. The movie was also filmed in other Massachusetts cities including Brockton, Framingham, and Westborough. On February 5, 2021, Jennifer Lawrence was mildly injured during filming when a controlled glass explosion went awry. On February 18, 2021, principal photography wrapped.
On February 19, 2020, Jennifer Lawrence was cast in the film. On May 12, 2020, it was announced that Cate Blanchett had joined the film. In September 2020, Rob Morgan joined the cast. In October 2020, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Himesh Patel, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Matthew Perry, and Tomer Sisley were added. In November 2020, Tyler Perry, Melanie Lynskey and Ron Perlman joined the cast. In December 2020, Chris Evans joined the cast. Gina Gershon, Mark Rylance, and Michael Chiklis were revealed as part of the cast in February 2021. Paul Guilfoyle was announced in May.
Produced by Hyperobject Industries and Bluegrass Films, the film is set to receive a limited theatrical release on December 10, 2021, prior to streaming on Netflix on December 24, 2021. On February 19, 2020, it was announced Netflix planned to release the film in 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, filming and release of the film were delayed. It is scheduled to receive a limited theatrical release on December 10, 2021, prior to streaming on Netflix on December 24, 2021.
Don’t Look Up (2021)
Directed by: Adam McKay
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Melanie Lynskey, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep
Screenplay by: Adam McKay
Production Design by: Clayton Hartley
Cinematography by: Linus Sandgren
Film Editing by: Hank Corwin
Costume Design by: Susan Matheson
Set Decoration by: Tara Pavoni
Art Direction by: Jared Patrick Gerbig, Elliott Glick, Brad Ricker, Patrick Scalise
Music by: Nicholas Britell
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Netflix
Release Date: December 10, 2021
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