Jamie Lee Curtis Ignites Comic-Con Crowds With Call To Fight Climate Change: ‘We’re Fucking The World’

Jamie Lee Curtis enjoyed a celebratory moment just before taking the stage at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday to promote Mother Naturewhich is her first graphic novel and takes aim at the forces contributing to climate change.

“I saw this book in print two hours ago for the first time,” said Curtis, who was joined on stage by her co-writer, Russell Goldman, and artist Karl Stevens. “I’ve seen it in PDF format and it’s exciting.” She wasted no time emphasizing the project’s ecological message: “We’re fucking the world. There is a chance for change, but we’re going to have to do it, and I’m really excited to see how excited you guys are for this beautiful work that Karl has done for us. Her stitches were met with enthusiastic applause from the supporting audience.

Featuring lots of gruesome violence, Mother Nature will be released on August 8 from Titan Comics and centers on Nova Terrell, a resident of Catch Creek, New Mexico who seeks revenge against a nefarious oil company connected to the death of her father. Curtis explained that she initially told husband Christopher Guest that she had an idea for a screenplay and that he encouraged her to write it herself. Ultimately, the project team decided it would work best as a graphic novel; this marks the first time that Curtis, who is a New York Times best-selling author and soon to be releasing a new children’s book, has worked as a creator in the medium.

During his time onstage, Curtis noted that the timing was right for the project given the extreme weather recently experienced by large parts of the nation. “It’s happening today!” she exclaimed. “We are the hottest we have ever been in this country this week. I mean, talk about good timing. Seriously, we couldn’t talk about anything more important.

Curtis, who said there was a chance for Mother Nature to be adapted into a film down the road, he stressed that he doesn’t see climate change as a political issue. “I am not proselytizing”, the Halloween the actress said. “I don’t care which side you’re on. It’s happening, and there are things we can do to improve it and try to stem the tide, pardon the pun. Things like this are happening, and so it feels absolutely perfect right now.

Later, a fan asked the star to recall some of his life’s favorite hits, and Curtis has been raising his two daughters as well as his job in Everything everywhere all at once, which earned the actress her first Oscar earlier this year. “The greatest moments have been things I never saw coming: my family, my personal life, my job,” she said. “If you think I saw Deirdre Beaubeirdre coming. If you think I was sitting there thinking, “Hmm, we’re going to make a little indie film in 38 days in Simi Valley, California for $12 million, and we’re all going to win Oscars,” you’re crazy.

During the panel, Curtis did not address the ongoing actors’ strike, which has prevented performers from promoting their acting work at Comic-Con. Labor disputes involving SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild meant that this year’s panels were largely devoid of the big names and recognizable faces that typically excite crowds and lead to long lines for major events.