AV Club

Author seeks $3 billion from Netflix for allegedly plagiarizing climate change plot

Is Netflix mining Amazon’s self-published section for its movie ideas or do a lot of people just have extreme climate anxiety right now? That’s the question a new lawsuit regarding the 2021 Adam McKay ...
Variety

Netflix Sued by Another Self-Published Author Who Claims ‘Don’t Look Up’ Stole His Idea

One more, and it’s a trend. A second self-published author sued Netflix on Thursday for copyright infringement over “Don’t Look Up,” the 2021 Adam McKay film about a planet-destroying comet. Darren ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Don’t Look Up’ Copyright Lawsuit Dismissed, For Now

William Collier claimed that Adam McKay copied elements of his dark comedy novel, which the Oscar-winning director-writer allegedly got a copy of more than a decade ago. By Winston Cho A lawsuit ...
SETI

Movie Review: Don't Look Up

The talk of the scicomm community over the month of December was a new movie from Netflix called Don’t Look Up. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, this movie was originally released in ...
Variety

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

“In the face of these dramatic catastrophes that keep happening, a movie seems really small and ridiculous. But what was inspiring and energizing was the popular response to that movie, not the ...
Rolling Stone

Adam McKay Says ‘Don’t Look Up’ Was ‘Hated’ by ‘Critics ’ but Watched by ‘400 Million’ People

Climate activist and filmmaker Adam McKay was discussing the Los Angeles Fires and climate change during an interview with NME when he reflected on his satirical comedy Don’t Look Up. When asked about ...