Netflix’s star-studded serial killer comedy shelved after writer-director Adam McKay leaves project
The Succession creator has decided that the climate emergency matters more than making us laugh
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Adam McKay’s star-studded serial killer comedyAverage Height, Average Buildthat was set to debut onNetflixis no more. TheSuccessioncreator’s film had already announced its casting, which was seriously stellar and included Robert Pattinson, Amy Adams, Robert Downey Jr., Forest Whitaker and Danielle Deadwyler. But McKay has chosen to do a different project instead, and without him in the director’s chair Netflix has decided not to proceed.
According toDeadline, McKay has decided to put his talent where his mouth is. McKay has spoken a lot about the dangers of the climate emergency, and has decided that his next directorial project for one of thebest streaming servicesshould be climate-related. According to “insiders” that means he simply doesn’t have the time to continue with his comedy project.
The comedy film the climate crisis killed
You’ve got to admire anybody who’ll walk away from what seems like a sure-fire hit to be one of thebest Netflix moviesto concentrate on more worthy goals, but it’s a shame that the comedy hasn’t been given a second chance with a different director. It sounded like it was going to be a lot of fun. In addition to the star-studded cast,Average Height, Average Buildreportedly had a sharp script with a strong satirical streak.
If you can imagineMr Smith Goes To Washingtonwhere Mr Smith is a crazed killer, you’ve got a rough idea of where this was heading. The film would have featured Robert Pattison as a serial killer who hires lobbyist Amy Adams to help him change the law so he can literally get away with murder. Robert Downey Jr would be the retired cop who can’t let go of the unsolved cases.
McKay has been speaking about climate change for some time. His 2021 filmDon’t Look Upwas about the way in which climate whistleblowers are disbelieved and marginalized, and his Yellow Dot Studios is a non-profit focused on raising awareness of the climate emergency through viral media. Hopefully comedy’s loss is climate activism’s gain.
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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.
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