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A star-studded Hollywood cast including Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jennnifer Lawrence is trying a different approach at trying to get people to pay attention to climate change...

Netflix's "Don't Look Up" pokes fun at the issue, in hopes of spotlighting the seriousness of it all.

DiCaprio, one of Hollywood's most vocal climate change activists, says he was drawn to the film because he wanted to support scientists.

He's been looking to do a movie about the climate crisis for a while but says finding the right approach was hard....until now.

"I think we all looked at this as an incredibly unique gift. I, you know, I think we'd all been wanting to get the message out there about the climate crisis. And Adam really cracked the code with creating this narrative."

"Don't Look Up," directed and co-written by Adam McKay, takes a satirical look at how the media and politicians treat climate issues. The plot follows two lowly astronomers (played by DiCaprio and Lawrence) trying to warn a world that doesn't seem to care about a huge comet on course to destroy Earth in six months time.

Lawerence says the use of comedy, in this case, was the right approach.

"Tyler Perry is - has a great way of saying it, that the comedy is kind of the anesthesia that helps before the surgery and kind of get the information across in a, you know, fun and hilarious way."

Streep says sometimes a serious topic, needs a comedic touch.

"It's a really important thing. But meanwhile, have some laughs because that's what's in, that's what's on this roller coaster."

DiCaprio hopes the film catches the attention of those who would normally ignore climate change and sparks a different conversation in neighborhoods, Capitol Hill, and corporate America.

And if laughter does that -then the film has done its job, says director - McKay.

"The great thing about test screening the movie was right, left-wing were all laughing. So, I think the commonality we're going for here is like, what have we done to each other? I mean, this polarization and this nonsense like, come on, can't we get back to basics?"

"Don't Look Up" hits the big screen on December 10th and Netflix on the 24th.