In the 2000s, there were fewer bigger names in comedy than Adam McKay.
“A lot of it’s humor.
A lot of it’s sadness.
A lot of it’s fear and worry.
It’s all in there.”
“This is a populist movie,” he said.
“This is a movie meant to be seen by large amounts of people.”
Although, McKay didn’t think he’d be able to get DiCaprio on board.
Although, McKay had his doubts about the actor’s request.
“I was like, ‘Speeches are tricky, man…It’s like drum solos.