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'Don't Look Up' director says the movie's PSA number going to a sex hotline was accidental: 'We in no way planned it'
Adam McKay told Insider that they chose a random phone number for the scene and it was a "pure acci…
Jason Guerrasio
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Leonardo DiCaprio 'pushed' in the edit room to have his emotional final line put in 'Don't Look Up'
DiCaprio didn't just come up with the line, director Adam McKay told Insider he was in the edit roo…
Jason Guerrasio
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Jennifer Lawrence is 'working on' her impression of Elizabeth Holmes' unique voice for her upcoming role as the Theranos founder, director Adam McKay says
"I haven't made her do it for me yet," McKay told Insider of Lawrence imitating Holmes' uniquely de…
Jason Guerrasio
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Ariana Grande telling Leonardo DiCaprio to 'F-you' in 'Don't Look Up' came from the director's daughter
Adam McKay told Insider why his original line in the script for the pop star led to his daughter ge…
Jason Guerrasio
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'Don't Look Up' director Adam McKay says his daughter came up with Ariana Grande's 'F- you' line and reveals other details behind the movie
The writer-director also spoke to Insider about all the viral stories that have come out of the mov…
Jason Guerrasio
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Ariana Grande improvised lyrics in her 'Don't Look Up' performance with Kid Cudi
Adam McKay revealed in a behind-the-scenes video that Ariana Grande improvised part of the lyrics i…
Lauren Edmonds
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Leonardo DiCaprio came up with the poignant final line in 'Don't Look Up,' director says
Director Adam McKay told Variety that the star came up with the line between takes of the dinner sc…
Jason Guerrasio
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'Don't Look Up' director says shot of crew wasn't a mistake but was purposely included to commemorate filming
In the middle of the movie, there's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment of the crew filming a scene. …
Jason Guerrasio
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Meryl Streep says she 'forgot how to act' while filming 'Don't Look Up' because of lockdown
Streep said in an Entertainment Weekly roundtable chat that she found it hard to get into character…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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'Anchorman' director recalls 'near accident' with Will Ferrell in which he hanged himself: 'It was really scary'
Adam McKay told The Hollywood Reporter that in a bit for the "Anchorman" sequel a rope Ferrell had …
Jason Guerrasio
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The director of 'Anchorman' says he vowed to never work with animals again after a close call with a bear on set
"The bear did a hint of a bluff charge for a second," Adam McKay revealed recently in a scene that …
Jason Guerrasio
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Adam McKay says Will Ferrell hasn't returned his emails since their split: 'Ferrell's never going to talk to me again'
The duo behind hits like "Talladega Nights" and "Step Brothers" have not spoken since parting ways …
Jason Guerrasio
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Jonah Hill says he was 'brutal' to himself while trying to break into comedy
"I would throw myself down 10 stairs to make my friends laugh, knowing I couldn't ever do any trick…
Debanjali Bose
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Leonardo DiCaprio spent 5 months tweaking Netflix's 'Don't Look Up' script before signing on
"It's no surprise he's fabulous in the movie," director Adam McKay said recently of DiCaprio. "He's…
Jason Guerrasio
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Elton John, Jim Carrey, and Adam McKay are among the latest celebrities announcing they quit Twitter after Elon Musk takeover
More stars and public figures have pledged to leave the platform, citing concerns over the directio…
Beatrice Nolan
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'Step Brothers' director says Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly's characters would be 'way into' QAnon if a sequel were ever made
Adam McKay told The New York Times that the controversial right-wing group would be a major plot po…
Jason Guerrasio
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'Don't Look Up' editor talks about the shot Adam McKay cut from the end of world sequence because it was 'too gut-wrenching'
Oscar-nominated editor Hank Corwin spoke to Insider about his unique collaboration with director Ad…
Jason Guerrasio
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Adam McKay and the director of 'Cocaine Cowboys' said history could repeat itself for the 2020 presidential election
McKay and Billy Corben, both behind the HBO doc '537 Votes,' told Insider how Trump's second term c…
Jason Guerrasio
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Adam McKay says his upcoming Jennifer Lawrence comedy came about because 'Vice' 'was the bleakest thing I've ever worked on'
"I think, God almighty do we need laughter right now," McKay told Insider from the "Don't Look Up" …
Jason Guerrasio
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Drew Barrymore says her therapist quit over her excessive drinking following her divorce
Barrymore told the Los Angeles Times that her friends tried to intervene in her drinking but she on…