Director Adam McKay has never been far away from a new project to make people pay a little more attention to the issue of climate change, and following the success of satirical Netflix movie Don’t Look Up, he is now trying a new way of drawing attention to the big issue of the world around us. In benefit of the Climate Emergency Fund, McKay is selling off personal items including movie props, comic books, trading cards and for someone with deep pockets a walk-on role in his next movie. The “Make Me Regret This” auction has 37 available lots to choose from, and for an estimated final price of $25,000 anyone can get themselves a part in McKays upcoming film.
The auction features an eclectic mix of baseball cards, vintage wines, first edition comic books and the Sex Panther prop from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. However, along with this McKay is offering the chance for someone to meet him and have a walk-on role in his next picture. The listing says:
“Bid now on the incredible opportunity for you and a guest to meet Adam McKay with a walk-on, non-speaking role on his next upcoming film project. Adam McKay, Climate Emergency Fund Board of Director is an Academy Award-winning writer/director/producer Adam’s most recent feature, Don’t Look Up, received four Academy Award and BAFTA nominations including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, as well as a WGA Original Screenplay win for McKay.”
The lot currently has 29 watchers but no current bids.
Adam McKay Is Aware Of How Polarizing his Approach To Climate Change Awareness Can Be
Netflix’s darkly comical Don’t Look Up had a very serious message behind it, in that humans are quite happy to ignore big issues that are right in front of them. Climate change is one such issue, and one that McKay has been happy to try and build awareness of. While Don’t Look Up became a huge hit on Netflix, thanks in part to its multi-Oscar winning cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Lawrence and more, the film also managed to completely split its audience into those who loved it and those who hated it. When discussing the reactions to the movie, McKay previously said:
“Comedy is always subjective. Certain people are going to think things are too funny or silly or not care for them so that’s built in. You’re never going to make a movie to appear to everyone. The idea behind it was ‘How do we get this urgency out there?’ The science is telling us that the problem is happening right now and it’s far worse than we thought. I felt like laughter was a good way to go because if you’re laughing then you inherently have some perspective.”
While McKay’s interpretation of how people react in a crisis took aim at social media as well as public attitudes towards potentially world-changing events, there is no telling what his next movie will focus on, but for the chance to find out first hand, you could always throw in a bid to his ongoing auction.