“I’m so thrilled to make this movie with Jen
Lawrence,” McKay said in a statement. “She’s
what folks in the 17th century used to call ‘a
dynamite act.’ And the fact that Netflix sees
this movie as a worldwide comedy sets the bar
high for me and my team in an exciting and
motivating way.”
McKay’s most recently movie was 2018’s Oscar-
nominated “Vice,” starring Christian Bale as
Dick Cheney.
“Adam has always had great timing when it
comes to making smart, relevant and irreverent
films that depict our culture,” said Scott Stuber,
head of film at Netfix. “Even if he somehow ends
up predicting planet Earth’s imminent demise,
we’re excited to add this to our slate before it all
comes to an end.”
Shooting on “Don’t Look Up” is set to begin
in April.