Tech billionaire Peter Isherwell ( Mark Rylance ) intervenes to stop the comet's destruction in favor of mining its valuable minerals, prioritizing profit over the planet.
The film follows two low-level astronomers, ( Leonardo DiCaprio ) and PhD candidate Kate Dibiasky ( Jennifer Lawrence ), who discover a massive comet on a direct collision course with Earth. They embark on a desperate media tour to warn humanity, only to find themselves ignored, mocked, or exploited by: Don't Look Up(2021)
Directed by , Don't Look Up (2021) is a biting political satire that uses an impending extinction-level comet as a metaphor for the real-world climate crisis and the systemic failure of modern society to address existential threats. Plot Summary Tech billionaire Peter Isherwell ( Mark Rylance )