Netflix has shared an exclusive clip from arguably their most highly anticipated project of the year, Adam McKay's Don't Look Up, featuring what appears to be an early scene between astronomers Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Dr. Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence) as they unsuccessfully attempt to warn President Janie Orlean (Meryl Streep) and her son-turned-Chief of Staff Jason (Jonah Hill) about the impending global annihilation.
The sci-fi black comedy, which follows the two astronomers as they try to warn humanity of a swiftly approaching comet that will destroy the entire planet, is expected to be a major awards contender, and based on this clip alone, we can likely expect some sort of Oscar buzz come next year.
The star-studded cast features Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Ron Perlman, Timothée Chalamet, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, Himesh Patel, Matthew Perry, Chris Evans, Tomer Sisley, Melanie Lynskey, Gina Gershon, Michael Chiklis, and Paul Guilfoyle.
Don't Look Up will receive a limited theatrical release on December 10, before steaming exclusively on Netflix starting December 24.
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?!