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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 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 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 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 Adam McKay says film's themes are 'more relevant today'
Adam McKay thinks that the topics and ideas of his movie Don't Look Up are more important now than they were in the past. The ...
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 ...
This Netflix movie might have flopped with critics, but the director claims 500 million people watched it
But director Adam McKay has claimed that almost half a billion people watched the movie on the streamer, which would make it ...
Director Adam McKay confesses he ‘wouldn’t be surprised’ if ‘Wicked’ is ‘banned in 3-5 years’
Adam McKay is sharing an un-popular opinion. The filmmaker, 56, praised “Wicked” earlier this week on social media but said ...
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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 ...
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Filmmaker Adam McKay predicts 'Wicked' will be banned because of 'right wing' propaganda
Filmmaker Adam McKay on Monday said that America "has never been more right wing and propagandized" after predicting that the film "Wicked" would eventually get canceled. "On a pure storytelling ...
Adam McKay “Wouldn’t Be Surprised” If ‘Wicked’ Was Banned in “3-5 Years” Due to Its “Radical” Storyline
“What’s really striking about Wicked Part 1 is that it’s coming out NOW when America has never been more right wing and ...
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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” thoughts on ...
Adam McKay Says 'Don't Look Up' Popularity Proves Viewers Know They're Being 'Gaslit' by Media and Political Leaders
In his personal life, McKay has been outspoken about his views of the climate crisis. As a longtime Los Angeles resident, the ...