Paul Rudd warns climate clock 'ticking quicker' at film premiere

Paul Rudd called climate change "the issue" of our time at the New York Film Festival premiere of "A Statement" on Oct. 3, warning the clock is "ticking quicker" on the crisis. The film, directed by Tom McCarthy, dramatizes verbatim transcripts from a 1980 Florida conference where experts drafted climate policy recommendations for Congress, showing their endless debates and inaction. Rudd stars as the moderator, noting policies are being reversed and hoping the movie sparks conversations. Based partly on Nathaniel Rich's "Losing Earth," the film features a large ensemble including Paul Giamatti and Tatiana Maslany. Maslany called ongoing climate debate a "horrendous prospect," while McCarthy revealed every conference scene uses exact transcript dialogue.