Adam McKay
American filmmaker
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| 2025 | He is also scheduled to produce 'Beneath the Storm.' |
| 2025 | The film 'The Thursday Murder Club' is set to be produced, though details on Adam McKay's involvement are unclear. |
| 2024 | Adam McKay is set to produce 'Wild Wild Space.' |
| November 6 2024 | On November 6, after Donald Trump won the 2024 election for a second non-consecutive term, McKay announced he would be leaving the Democratic Party, expressing his intention to register with either the Green Party or Working Families on X. |
| 2023 | Adam McKay continued his involvement in 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty'. |
| 2023 | He served as an executive producer for 'Wild Summon.' |
| 2023 | McKay was an executive producer for 'BS High.' |
| 2023 | Adam McKay founded Yellow Dot Studios to raise awareness and mobilize action on the Climate Emergency, producing videos and campaigns to tackle misinformation promoted by the oil industry. |
| 2023 | McKay hosted the podcast Death on the Lot, which focused on celebrity deaths in Hollywood during the 1950s. |
| December 4 2023 | McKay left Average Height, Average Build to pursue a film on climate change, leading to the project's scrapping. |
| October 2023 | In October, Adam McKay signed the Artists4Ceasefire open letter to US president Joe Biden, advocating for a ceasefire of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. |
| April 30 2023 | Average Height, Average Build was announced to be acquired by Netflix. |
| March 2023 | McKay announced a new project titled Average Height, Average Build, focusing on a political satire involving a serial killer. |
| 2022 | Adam McKay worked on the television documentary 'The Invisible Pilot'. |
| 2022 | Adam McKay directed an episode titled 'The Swan' for the series 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty'. |
| 2022 | He produced 'The Menu.' |
| 2022 | McKay served as a producer for 'Fresh.' |
| 2022 | Adam McKay donated $4 million to the Climate Emergency Fund and joined its board of directors. |
| 2022 | McKay cast John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss in the show 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty', a role that Will Ferrell had coveted. |
| November 2022 | Jennifer Lawrence left the biographical film Bad Blood, which was set to be produced by McKay, due to concerns about her performance. |
| March 2022 | In March, Adam McKay acknowledged his mistake of not attributing enough blame to Democrats for the Iraq War in his film Vice, stating, 'I regret not giving more blame to the Democrats, who went along with the war in Iraq...I made mistakes, read the reviews and went, 'Yes, fair.' |
| February 2022 | Adam McKay appeared as a guest on the comedic podcast Smartless, hosted by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes. |
| 2021 | Adam McKay's film 'Don't Look Up' received 4 Academy Award nominations, along with 4 BAFTA nominations and 4 Golden Globe nominations. |
| 2021 | Adam McKay produced the television documentary 'Q: Into the Storm'. |
| 2021 | He produced 'Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.' |
| 2021 | Adam McKay directed 'Don't Look Up', which sparked conversations around climate change and societal issues. |
| December 2021 | Don't Look Up began streaming on Netflix after its limited theatrical release. |
| December 2021 | Don't Look Up, a satirical black comedy about scientists warning of a comet, received a limited theatrical release. |
| 2020 | Adam McKay worked on the project 'Robbie'. |
| 2020 | Adam McKay was involved with 'Motherland: Fort Salem', which aired until 2022. |
| 2020 | He served as a producer for 'Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.' |
| 2019 | Sam Rockwell received a nomination for his performance in the film 'Vice'. |
| 2019 | Amy Adams received a nomination for her performance in the film 'Vice'. |
| 2019 | Christian Bale received a nomination for his performance in the film 'Vice'. |
| 2019 | Adam McKay produced the television specials 'Live in Front of a Studio Audience'. |
| 2019 | Adam McKay was involved in 'Dead to Me', which continued until 2022. |
| 2019 | Adam McKay was a producer for 'Hustlers.' |
| 2019 | Adam McKay produced 'Booksmart.' |
| 2019 | Adam McKay joined the Democratic Socialists of America. |
| 2019 | McKay directed the pilot for an HBO television project based on Jeff Pearlman's non-fiction book 'Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s' as part of Hyperobject Industries' first television project. |
| 2019 | Adam McKay founded the production company Hyperobject Industries. |
| April 2019 | In April, McKay and Will Ferrell announced their separation as producing partners while continuing to produce all projects currently in development or in production at Gary Sanchez Productions. |
| 2018 | 'Vice', directed by Adam McKay, was nominated for 8 Academy Awards, winning 1, and also received 6 BAFTA nominations with 1 win, and 6 Golden Globe nominations, winning 1. |
| 2018 | Adam McKay produced 'LA to Vegas'. |
| 2018 | Adam McKay directed an episode titled 'Celebration' for the series 'Succession'. |
| 2018 | He produced 'Holmes & Watson.' |
| 2018 | McKay served as a producer for 'Ibiza.' |
| 2018 | McKay experienced a heart attack while filming 'Vice.' He credited his research for the film, which focused on Dick Cheney's multiple heart attacks, for his quick response that led to immediate medical attention. |
| December 25 2018 | Vice, a biographical black comedy about Dick Cheney directed by McKay, was released in the United States. |
| 2017 | Adam McKay wrote 'The President's Sun'. |
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