‘Don’t Look Up’ Early Reactions Say Adam McKay’s Satire Is Definitely The Oscar Contender We Thought It Would Be

Will Ferrell nearly died on the set of 2013’s “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.”

Over the past week or so, there have been multiple stories about the reasons behind the professional breakup of producing partners, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. The duo created the popular production company, Gary Sanchez, to only eventually go their separate ways.

Plenty of ink has been spilled on the evolution (or, depending on who you’re talking to, de-evolution) of Adam McKay, who has gone from the “Saturday Night Live” writers room to the auteur of such likably goofy Will Ferrell vehicles as “Anchorman” and “Talladega Nights” to the Oscar-winning purveyor of message movies like “The Big Short” and “Vice.” His critics, and there are plenty of them, have accused McKay of committing the ultimate crime for a comic artist: taking himself too seriously,

pro-fracker.The 21st century has given writer-director Adam McKay all the ammo he needs to make a “Dr.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticHumans are stupid and can’t be expected to agree on anything, even if their existence depends on it.

Bad Blood, a biopic about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.The actor will play Holmes in the forthcoming film, set to be written, directed and produced by McKay.

Jennifer Lawrence is taking on a new role!

Way back in 2016, after the success of “The Big Short,” it was reported that Adam McKay would team up with Jennifer Lawrence for a film titled “Bad Blood,” about the downfall of Theranos founder, Elizabeth Holmes. Then, like so many projects, things went silent.

Apple Studios will produce “Bad Blood,” a film from Jennifer Lawrence and Adam McKay about Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes.The “Don’t Look Up” filmmaker will write, direct and produce “Bad Blood,” and Lawrence will both produce and star as Holmes.The film will chart the story of Holmes’ Silicon Valley blood testing startup that catapulted her to being the youngest and richest self-made billionaire before claims of fraud brought everything crashing down.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaApple Original Films will back “Bad Blood,” a feature film from “The Big Short” writer and director Adam McKay that will star Jennifer Lawrence as Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.

Apple Original Films has confirmed it will be the studio backing and distributing Bad Blood, the drama about the shocking rise and fall of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes that Adam McKay is writing to direct, with Jennifer Lawrence starring. The project was originally set up at Legendary after a heated auction in 2016, and it will be a coproduction between Apple Studios and Legendary. McKay’s Hyperobject Industries has a multi-year first look deal at Apple for scripted movies.

With his Netflix satire Don’t Look Up, writer-director Adam McKay looked to address “the largest issue in the history of mankind”—that being the climate crisis, and the way people tend to either deny it is happening or refuse to acknowledge its “urgent and terrifying” weight.

Big Short creator Adam McKay has detailed the breakup of both his Gary Sanchez Productions business and decades-long friendship with Anchorman and Step Brothers star Will Ferrell.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAriana Grande is aiming for the Oscars with her best original song contender, “Just Look Up,” and she’s bringing Kid Cudi with her.The song features in Adam McKay’s new comedy satire, “Don’t Look Up,” (in theaters Dec. 10) about a giant comet headed for earth.

A collaboration for the ages. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay have produced tons of comedy classics together, but their partnership — and their friendship — came to a halt in 2019.

Step Brothers and Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy.A statement was released in April that year that read: “The two of us will always work together creatively and always be friends. And we recognise we are lucky as hell to end this venture as such.”However, their relationship ended on more turbulent ground.“It ended not well,” McKay said in a recent interview with Vanity Fair.

“Funny or Die” and founded the company Gary Sanchez Productions. But seemingly out of the blue, the once dynamic duo announced they were ending their working relationship in 2019.

Will Ferrell may be one of Hollywood's most famous funnymen, but that doesn't mean he's exempt from showbiz drama.