Adam McKay Says ‘Don’t Look Up’ Is A Dark Comedy Positioned Between ‘The Other Guys’ & ‘The Big Short’ Tonally

Gillian Jacobs (Community) and The Wire alum Wood Harris have joined the cast of Adam McKay’s Los Angeles Lakers HBO drama series, based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.

Early digital video player Funny or Die has been acquired by designer, activist and philanthropist Henry R. Muñoz III.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFunny Or Die has a new owner: Henry R. Muñoz III, a prominent business leader, architect, philanthropist and Democratic fundraiser, has acquired the 14-year-old comedy website and production company.Financial terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed.

One of the greatest American auteurs of all time, Martin Scorsese’s upcoming period epic ‘Killers of the Flower Moon is finally under production in full flow. Based on the novel of the same name, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone as central characters.

Leonardo DiCaprio on Monday revealed the first-look image from his latest movie, Apple Original Films’ Killers of the Flower Moon. The long-in-the-works adaptation of David Grann’s novel is being directed by Martin Scorsese with DiCaprio and Robert De Niro starring.

Whenever a new Martin Scorsese film enters production, you better believe film fans around the world grow excited. But when you add Leonardo DiCaprio to the mix, collaborating with the filmmaker for the first time since 2013 (“The Wolf of Wall Street“), it’s almost too much excitement for our little hearts to contain.

HBO (and Adam McKay) apparently really likes Adrien Brody.

We’re extremely excited to see director Adam McKay‘s next film, “Don’t Look Up,” a disaster comedy led by Oscar-winners Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, coming to Netflix later this year.

There always seems to be a general reaction of hesitation when impressive and successful international features get the “domestic reboot treatment.” (Recall the news of J.J.

Mudvayne performing at the Oscars has gone viral.The clip, which you can watch below, is spliced with footage of the band performing their 2000 debut single ‘Dig’ live with various shots from previous Oscar ceremonies.It sees Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence seemingly introduce the group before the likes of Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale nod their heads approvingly to the performance.The video was put together by YouTuber Thomas Wykes and it has already clocked up over 268,900 views.It

The 2021 Oscar season finally ended on Sunday, but the first pretty much guaranteed Oscar nominee of 2022 arrives on Netflix on Friday. No, it’s not the highly anticipated endeavors from Adam McKay or Jane Campion.

Adam McKay’s most recent films, “The Big Short,” “Vice,” and “Don’t Look Up” (based on the premise) all deal with political themes in a pretty explicit way. Sure, there’s the humor and heart that McKay has instilled in almost all of his features, dating back to his raunchy, R-rated Will Ferrell comedy days, but his later films don’t shy away from having a clear political viewpoint.

Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Camila Morrone,Demi Moore, Carey Mulligan, Clint Eastwood, Diane Kruger, Eddie Redmayne, Glenn Close, James Corden, Kristen Stewart, Lily-Rose Depp, Lupita Nyong’o, Margaret Qualley,Pharrell Williams, Tracee Ellis Ross and more stars celebrated the 2021 Chanel and Charles Finch Pre-Oscar Toast At-Home.Since 2009, the exclusive party has been held in Beverly Hills the night before the Academy Awards, and is where actors, directors, producers, writers

Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Camila Morrone,Demi Moore, Carey Mulligan, Clint Eastwood, Diane Kruger, Eddie Redmayne, Glenn Close, James Corden, Kristen Stewart, Lily-Rose Depp, Lupita Nyong’o, Margaret Qualley,Pharrell Williams, Tracee Ellis Ross and more stars celebrated the 2021 Chanel and Charles Finch Pre-Oscar Toast At-Home.Since 2009, the exclusive party has been held in Beverly Hills the night before the Academy Awards, and is where actors, directors, producers, writers

Leonardo DiCaprio is, you can be picky when it comes to which roles you choose to do. The 46-year-old will be starring in Adam McKay’s Netflix comedy ‘Don’t Look Up’ alongside Jennifer Lawrence.

Parasite swept off the Oscar at the 92nd Academy awards collecting the honors for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film. Auteur Bong Joon Ho accepted acclaim for his film worldwide and Parasite became the second name of the Korean film industry for the time being.

Shortly after “Parasite” was released in 2019 and went on to earn near-universal acclaim, with some calling Bong Joon Ho’s drama a masterpiece, it was announced that Adam McKay was teaming up with the filmmaker to adapt the feature as a new HBO series. Immediately, as is common when remakes of international films are announced, fans were concerned.

EXCLUSIVE: Tracy Letts (Ford v. Ferrari, Divorce) Julianne Nicholson (Mare of Easttown), Jimel Atkins (David Makes Man), LisaGay Hamilton (To Kill A Mockingbird) and Andy Hirsch (Fort McCoy) have joined the cast of Adam McKay’s Los Angeles Lakers HBO drama series, based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries is producing.