

But President Orlean wears the burden of leading the country very lightly. Miranda Priestly is one of those people who’s disagreeable, but I understood her more because she had such a burden on her. Meryl Streep says: “We've become accustomed to loving horrible people. Strangelove, which talked about the Cold War through dark comedy.” Meryl Streep on playing US President Janie Orlean in 'Don't Look Up' I’m a huge fan of a lot of these films that came from the '60s and '70s - Parallax View, Three Days of the Condor, certainly Network and, of course, Dr. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity in a lot of ways. Leonardo DiCaprio says: “I've often in my career looked for a film that had an environmental undertone to it and what Adam McKay did was so brilliant, using the analogy of a giant comet heading towards Earth and showing how the human race would react to it from a political and scientific level, which I'd never seen before. (Image credit: Niko Tavernise/Netflix) Leonardo DiCaprio reveals his thoughts on 'Don't Look Up' In 'Don't Look Up' Melanie Lynskey plays astronomical spouse June Mindy. It started to feel like it was becoming one of those kinds of adventures. It occurred to me that we had one of these movies they used to make in the '60s and '70s that had 25 different stars in it, like It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World or A Bridge Too Far. At a certain point my casting director said it was getting ridiculous. Jen Lawrence was the first one we went out to and was the first to sign on. We initially sent the script around in early 2020. Īnchorman star Adam McKay, who has written and produced the movie, also recently teased that Chris Evans has ‘a little cameo! Phew!Īdam McKay says: "Honestly, I’m still in complete shock that we got all these megastars to agree to do this in the first place. Mark Rylance ( Dunkirk, Wolf Hall ), Tyler Perry, global superstar singer Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi (aka rapper Kid Cudi) and Himesh Patel, who’s best known to British fans for his role in BBC1 soap EastEnders also star. Ron Perlman ( The Capture) meanwhile plays a military character Colonel Drask, and Dune star Timothée Chalamet plays Nico.

Rob Morgan ( Daredevil, Jessica Jones) plays Dr Clayt Oglethorpe, while Jonah Hill ( 21 Jump Street) is the President's hopeless son Jason Orlean and New Zealand actress Melanie Lynskey ( Heavenly Creatures) is Dr Randall's wife June Mindy. They’re joined by fellow Oscar winners, Meryl Streep ( Sophie's Choice, Out Of Africa, The Iron Lady) and Cate Blanchett ( Elizabeth, The Aviator).

Of course, he’s also super famous for starring in Titanic, The Great Gatsby, The Wolf of Wall Street and The Revenant. Meanwhile, Leonardo DiCaprio is playing Kate Dibiasky’s astronomy professor, Dr Randall Mindy, following on his last major film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. You can really see the way she gets a hard look at life in the public and on social media.” "So when she tries to tell this news to the rest of the world and is met with resistance, or just complete and utter disbelief, it's really upsetting. "Kate’s a truth teller" says Jennifer Lawrence.

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Jennifer Lawrence, best known for X-Men, American Hustle and The Hunger Games, plays an astronomy grad student Kate Dibiasky in her first major movie since 2019’s X-Men: Dark Phoenix. (Image credit: Netflix) 'Don’t Look Up' cast - who’s starring?Īnyone who’s anyone seems to be among the star-studded cast of Don't Look Up, including four Oscar winners! An Oval Office emergency meeting with Meryl Streep centre stage as President Janie Orlean in 'Don't Look Up'.
