Don't Look Up · written by Adam McKay · 2021

A cable-news anchor teases a scandal involving a compromising photograph.

Scene 62 of 205 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

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The story so farBefore scene 62

After PhD candidate Kate Dibiasky discovers a comet on a direct collision course with Earth, she and Professor Randall Mindy try to persuade a politically distracted President, a media-saturated public, and a powerful technology company to stop it before impact.

Scenes 1–7
Kate and Randall work within the familiar routine of astronomy and university research.
Scenes 8–26
They discover the impact deadline and need the government and public to respond, but Orlean refuses immediate action.
Scenes 27–60
Kate and Oglethorpe take the warning outside official channels, entering the press and television world to reach the public.
Just before
Scene 59
Randall makes a joke about Xanax after Kate leaves, winning the hosts’ laughter and an invitation for drinks.
Scene 60
The Herald quantifies the broadcast’s low engagement, reveals Kate became a meme and Randall a sex symbol, and tells them NASA disputes the impact; Kate discovers Phillip’s article about sleeping with her and breaks down.
Scene 61
A shadow darkens a tranquil view of the planets.
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62INT. CVN CABLE NEWS STUDIO

BLACK.

WE HEAR THE AUDIO OF A MAJOR NEWS STORY FADING IN.

ANCHOR 2

It started with a photo many

thought was an armpit or the chin

of a man with a strange beard...

But what’s emerging now is a

scandal that may rock the--