In which 2021 film did Ariana Grande make a cameo as a pop star?

Ariana Grande made a cameo as pop star Riley Bina in the 2021 film Don’t Look Up.

Directed by Adam McKay, the film is a dark satirical comedy about astronomers who discover a comet on a collision course with Earth. Grande appears as Riley Bina, a highly famous international singer, while rapper Kid Cudi plays her fiancé and musical collaborator, DJ Chello. Together, they perform the in-film song “Just Look Up.”

The sequence takes place on a television program called The Daily Rip, where the celebrity guests treat the impending planetary disaster as entertainment. Their appearance satirizes celebrity culture, promotional media, and the public tendency to turn serious crises into spectacle.

Don’t Look Up features a large ensemble cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, with Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, and Cate Blanchett among the other prominent performers. Grande’s brief role stood out because it combined her real-world pop-star identity with the film’s fictional celebrity ecosystem.