Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep and Timothee Chalamet have added their names to the a-list cast of Adam McKay’s ‘Don’t Look Up’.
Jonah Hill and Himesh Patel will also star, along with Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi and Matthew Perry. alongside previously announced cast Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett and Rob Morgan.
The Netflix feature follows two low-level astronomers who embark on a media tour to warn mankind of an impending asteroid that could destroy the planet. Lawrence and DiCaprio are expected to play the two astronomers.
McKay has written and will direct the feature which is expected to start filming before the end of the year.
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DiCaprio will next be seen in Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’, while Streep will be seen in Netflix’s Ryan Murphy project ‘The Prom,’ and Steven Soderbergh’s HBO Max comedy ‘Let Them All Talk.’
Chalamet’s upcoming films include ‘Dune,’ ‘The French Dispatch’ and James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic ‘Going Electric’.