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‘Don’t Look Up’ Director Calls for Urgency in Climate Change Coverage

Summary:

"In Don’t Look Up, the 2021 satirical film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, a huge asteroid barrelling towards Earth while most people ignore its impending destruction is a thinly disguised metaphor for climate change. In a recent conversation with Greg Cochrane and the members of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network, Adam McKay, the American filmmaker behind the movie, issued an even starker warning for the news media." Read five takeaways from the conversation and/or watch the recording.

Author:

Marina Adami

Published By:

Reuters Institute

Date:

December 12, 2025

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