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Adam McKay Highlights “Popular Response” to ‘Don’t Look Up’ Despite Critics and “Cultural Gatekeepers That Hated It”
Adam McKay believes his film Don’t Look Up — and its themes — are more relevant now than ever before. Although the movie was released more than three years ago and received mixed reviews from critics, it was popular with viewers. Don’t Look Up currently places second for the most watched movies of all time on Netflix.
Adam McKay Says ‘Don't Look Up' Was ‘Hated' by ‘Critics ' but Watched by ‘400 Million' People
When asked about the film's impact as one of the most watched movies on Netflix more than three years after its release, McKay said that in "the face of these dramatic catastrophe
Adam McKay says Don’t Look Up being watched by 400 million shows viewers know they’re ‘being lied to’
Adam McKay has said his 2021 satirical comedy Don’t Look Up was watched by between 400 million and half a billion people on Netflix, which shows that viewers know when they’re being “gaslit,” adding that the Los Angeles wildfires serve as a reminder of the film’s message.
Adam McKay Says ‘Don’t Look Up’ Popularity Proves Viewers Know They’re Being ‘Gaslit’ by Media and Political Leaders
The filmmaker also weighs in on the Los Angeles wildfires, telling NME, "It’s hard for people to comprehend the scale and scope of the disaster we’re in" The post Adam McKay Says ‘Don’t Look Up’ Popularity Proves Viewers Know They’re Being ‘Gaslit’ by Media and Political Leaders appeared first on TheWrap.
Adam McKay Says ‘Don't Look Up' Was ‘Hated' by ‘Critics and Cultural Gatekeepers' but Seen by an Estimated ‘400 Million to Half a Billion' People on Netflix
Adam McKay said in an interview with NME that his satirical comedy “Don’t Look Up” was seen by an estimated “400 million to half a billion” people on Netflix despite being “hated’ by “the critics and the cultural gatekeepers.
Adam McKay Reveals Netflix’s ‘Don’t Look Up’s Massive Viewership Numbers, Following Negative Critic Reviews
Adam McKay reveals the real reception of Don’t Look Up on Netflix amid the LA wildfire disaster, highlighting an interesting observation.
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Don’t Look Up director predicts Wicked could be banned ‘if America keeps going on the track it is’
“And yes, I know the theatrical production and the book are much older so part of the timing is a coincidence but still…” Adam McKay says ... satire Don’t Look Up, which followed two ...
Adam McKay Boards Oscar-Contending Short ‘A Lien’ as Executive Producer
Exclusive: Oscar winner Adam McKay has boarded Best Live-Action Short contender 'A Lien' as an executive producer as Oscar ...
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Adam McKay Warns ‘Wicked’ Could Be “Banned In 3-5 Years” If “America Keeps Going On The Track It Is”
Don’t Look Up writer-director Adam McKay fears that movies such as Wicked could be banned in the U.S. in the future with the way the country is headed. “On a pure storytelling level ‘Wicked ...
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Adam McKay warns 'radical' Wicked could be banned by politicians in '3 to 5 years'
Don’t Look Up director Adam McKay has expressed concern that films like Wicked could face censorship in the U.S. if current political trends persist. In a series of posts via X on Monday ...
Adam McKay “Wouldn’t Be Surprised” If ‘Wicked’ Was Banned in “3-5 Years” Due to Its “Radical” Storyline
"On a pure storytelling level Wicked Part 1 is right up there ... McKay continued. “And yes, I know the theatrical ...
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Adam McKay Says ‘Wicked’ Could Be ‘Banned in 3-5 Years’ if ‘America Keeps Going on the Track It Is’ and ‘I Wouldn’t Be Surprised’
Filmmaker Adam McKay “wouldn’t be surprised” if the film was pulled in the next few years because of where America is headed politically. The “Don’t Look Up” director shared his “Wicked” ...