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Don't Get Up! You'll Want to See Don't Look Up's Shocking Postcredits Scene

13/12/2021 - 06:20 AM

DON'T LOOK UP, Meryl Streep as President Janie Orlean. Cr. Niko Tavernise / Netflix © 2021
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Whatever you do, do not skip the postcredits of Don't Look Up [1]! The movie, which is being released in theatres on 10 Dec. and is coming to Netflix on 24 Dec., is a satirical take on how the US approaches natural disasters from the perspectives of scientist Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio [2]), his astronomy graduate student Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence [3]), President Orlean (Meryl Streep [4]), Orlean's son and chief of staff, Jason (Jonah Hill [5]), journalists, and civilians. Ultimately, after not listening to scientists like Randall and Kate, a meteoroid wipes out planet Earth.

Honestly, we all saw that coming. But a scene in the postcredits of Don't Look Up takes it a step further and shows what happens next. People on social media often joke about how Jeff Bezos and other millionaires are visiting space to scope out their second home — and that's exactly where the movie goes.

In a shocking (but also predictable) turn, Orlean, some of her top staffers, and other rich people land on a new planet. In an even more shocking turn, Streep's character gets eaten by a space animal within seconds of escaping the natural disaster! Oh, and um, wondering what happened to Jason? Orlean left him on Earth to die. He survived, though!


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