‘Don’t Look Up’ director’s next movie is about ‘big, dirty money’


Writer/director Adam McKay’s dark comedy about humanity’s inept response to a planet-killing comet

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the second most-watched film on Netflix of all-time (after Red Notice),

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was named one of the 10 best movies of 2021 by the American Film

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Institute, and received four nominations at the 2022 Academy Awards.

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Not bad for a movie that many critics and those working in media absolutely despised.

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Fortunately, audiences recognized its quality, and strong word-of-mouth has given it the attention it deserves.

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All that success means we’re hungry for details of McKay’s next project,

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and now we have the first hints of what’s on the menu thanks to the filmmaker’s Q&A at

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the Tribeca Film Festival (via Deadline) he said.

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