'Don't Look Up' star Ron Perlman says criticism of the movie is 'sick' and 'twisted'

• Perlman gave a "fuck you" to detractors of the movie "Don't Look Up."
• "It's sick. And it's twisted," he said of those who mock the movie's climate change commentary.

Actor Ron Perlman didn't hold back when asked about people who didn't care for the Netflix movie "Don't Look Up."

The actor told The Independent of those who criticized the movie: "Fuck you and your self-importance and this self-perpetuating need to say everything bad about something just so that you can get some attention for something that you had no idea about creating."

The popular title on the streamer stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as two astronomers who try to warn everyone that a large comet is on its way to destroy Earth.

"It's corrupt. And it's sick. And it's twisted," Perlman continued.

Perlman plays Colonel Benedict Drask in "Don't Look Up," a war veteran who is enlisted to go into space and try to stop the comet.

The actor, known best for being the star of the "Hellboy" franchise, added that he "understands that it's part of how the internet has almost killed journalism. And now journalism is trying to do everything they can to co-opt and maintain their importance."

Since "Don't Look Up" was released at the end of December, the movie's not-so-subtle commentary on climate change concerns has split audiences.

Director Adam McKay called out the toxic response to the movie when speaking to Insider.

"I even tweeted about the movie and how people who like it are freaked out about the world and that got flipped into: 'if you don't like the movie you don't care about climate.' And it's like, good Lord!" McKay said.

"Don't Look Up" is currently available on Netflix.