Who is everyone in dont look up?

Clayton “Teddy” Oglethorp, Robert Hurst Radochia as Evan Mindy, Conor Sweeney as Marshall Mindy, Leonardo DiCaprio as Dr. Randall Mindy, Melanie Lynskey as June Mindy, Jennifer Lawrence as Kate Dibiasky, and Timothée Chalamet as Yule in Don’t Look Up.

What was the point of don’t look up?

The climate crisis and the pandemic are the two most obvious metaphors for the film’s comet. Through Don’t Look Up, McKay points out that we live in a society that allows us to bypass scientific fact and ignore the threat of our own self-destruction for rich people’s short-term gain.

Who are the characters in Don’t look up in real life?

Kate Dibiasky — Greta Thunberg. Peter Isherwell — Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, & Mark Zuckerberg. President Janie Orlean — Donald Trump. Jason Orlean — The Trump Children. Brie Evantee and Jack Bremmer — Morning Talk Shows & The New York Times. Riley Mina — Ariana Grande.

Is Don’t look up based on true story?

Short answer: Yes, but not entirely. Speaking to Deadline, McKay said that Streep’s version of the President of the United States is a combination of all the most recent American Presidents. “I took a little bit from each, so you have kind of the performative empty suit of Reagan,” he said.