Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, and Timothee Chalamet Join Star-Studded Film 'DON'T LOOK UP'

Kapanlagi.com - Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, and Timothee Chalamet will accompany Jennifer Lawrence in Netflix's star-studded film, DON'T LOOK UP, directed by Adam McKay. DON'T LOOK UP will tell the story of 2 low-level astronomers who embark on a media tour to warn the public about the danger of an asteroid that could destroy planet Earth and its inhabitants. Despite sounding ominous, this film is a comedy that will bring a lot of laughter.

Director Adam McKay is already well-known for his comedies. His works such as ANCHORMAN, TALLADEGA NIGHT, STEP BROTHERS, THE OTHER GUYS, and FUNNY OR DIE have successfully generated laughter from the audience and achieved commendable earnings. In 2015, his comedy film THE BIG SHORT won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and received 4 other nominations.

Not only through comedy, Adam McKay is also known for his biographical films. His latest film, VICE, which tells the life journey of Vice President Dick Cheney, received 8 Oscar nominations. With great attention to detail, Adam McKay portrays how Vice President Dick Cheney entered the world of politics and became an influential figure in the United States today. His work has received much appreciation from critics and audiences.

1. Star-Studded

Before Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, and Timothee Chalamet joined the cast, director Adam McKay was already accompanied by Jennifer Lawrence and successfully cast Cate Blanchett and Rob Morgan. Not only that, Jonah Hill, Himesh Patel, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, and Matthew Perry will also be part of this Netflix comedy film. This was directly conveyed by Netflix through their Twitter account. “The actors in the film DON’T LOOK UP by Adam McKay are truly iconic,” they wrote.

Jonah Hill and Leonardo DiCaprio are finally reunited. They are true friends both on and off screen. They have just acted together in the film THE WOLF OF WALL STREET. This film is also a reunion for Leonardo DiCaprio as he is acting alongside Meryl Streep again since their last collaboration in MARVIN’s ROOM in 1997. He has also acted with Caet Blanchett in the film THE AVIATOR in 2004.

Many fans believe that Leonadro DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence will be the two astronomers who are the main characters in this film due to the magnitude of their names. However, Netflix and Adam McKay have not confirmed the truth of this yet.

What makes it even more interesting is that out of the long list of actors involved in this film, 6 of them have either been nominated for or won an Oscar.

2. Impatient Audience

With such a star-studded cast, the audience is impatient to watch it. Just 10 hours after Netflix's account tweet was launched, there were already 30 thousand retweets and 60 thousand likes in the tweet. However, the audience has to be patient because this film is planned to start production at the end of 2020.

Currently, Leonardo DiCaprio is working on an adaptation film titled KILLER OF THE FLOWER MOON. Meryl Streep is also busy with another big Netflix film THE PROM and the HBO Max comedy film, LET THEM ALL TALK. Chalamet, who was previously busy with films LITTLE WOMEN, DUNE, THE FRENCH DISPATCH, and GOING ELECTRIC is now ready to play his role.

Fans believe that Adam McKay can achieve success again through this film DON'T LOOK UP. Stay tuned for further developments on KapanLagi.com.

Source: Variety
Writer: Iqbal Laduni

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