The director of 2021 climate-crisis satire ‘Don’t Look Up’ – distributed by Netflix – recently highlighted that the film’s strong popularity represents the popular goal to tackle climate change, despite the critical remarks the film attracted.
Speaking to the NME during the fire emergency in California, McKay noted that he estimated that some 400 million to half a billion people have seen the film, although Netflix has not released definitive audience figures (as per his statement).
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothee Chalamet and Meryl Streep in key roles, ‘Don’t Look Up’ is about a couple of astronomers going on a giant media tour to raise concerns about an approaching comet that is capable of destroying the Earth.
Director McKay also suggested that the entertainment industry bears responsibility for the current disaster in California, besides other corporate entities. Presenting an impending planetary catastrophe, this film on Netflix appears to be a hit.
