Exciting news for fans of satirical thrillers as Netflix reportedly pulls the plug on "Average Height, Average Build," a project that was to star Robert Pattinson, Amy Adams, and Robert Downey Jr., and be helmed by writer/director Adam McKay. This dark comedy would have explored Washington corruption and fuse satire with murder mystery elements, but its progress is stymied as McKay opts out to focus on a climate change-related film. Although the intriguing premise of a killer pairing with a lobbyist to dodge the law teased a potent blend of political satire and dark comedy, details about McKay's upcoming climate-centered project remain scarce, including whether Netflix will have a role in it. Fans who were eager to see Pattinson as a frustrated serial killer and Adams as a lobbyist, with Downey as a cop on the killer's trail, will have to wait to see what McKay's pivot toward environmental activism-cinema delivers.

Why did Adam McKay leave the "Average Height, Average Build" project on Netflix?

Adam McKay decided to leave the "Average Height, Average Build" project to devote his efforts to creating a film focused on climate change, signaling a shift in his directorial ambitions toward addressing the escalating climate emergency.