Daniel Kaluuya on Not Returning for 'Black Panther 2': 'It's What's Best For the Story'

EJ Panaligan editor Screenwriter, actor and director Adjani Salmon’s star is rising, with a slew of recent awards to show for it. Most recent is the 59% Gen Now award, which was presented to him at last week’s inaugural Soho House Awards in London. Named after Oscar-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya’s recently-established production company, the award seeks to recognize and advance diverse creative talent, particularly from the United Kingdom, who are already making a clear impact on the entertainment industry with their work but could benefit from some added visibility. Kaluuya personally presented the award to Salmon at the awards ceremony on Sept. 1. As for Salmon’s body of work, his most prominent creation is “Dreaming Whilst Black,” a comedy web series-turned-BBC iPlayer show that chronicles a young, naïve British-Jamaican filmmaker, Kwabena (played by Salmon), as he balances the struggles between navigating his ambitious dreams and sobering reality.

Carson Burton From Tom Cruise flying at Mach 10 speeds to Daniel Kaluuya besting a man-eating alien monster, this summer’s biggest movies have provided plenty to talk about. As the summer movie season draws to a quiet close, it’s time to look back at some of its most-talked-about hits. Thanks to the Variety Film Chatter Chart, which partners with Twitter to track engagement and determine each week’s trending titles, fans and industry heads alike can know just what is generating buzz on social media. Here are the 10 titles that led the pack this summer. Brad Pitt’s action endeavor ranked 10th on the Film Chatter Chart with 344,118 engagements. Thanks to director David Leitch, of “John Wick” and “Hobbs & Shaw” fame, “Bullet Train” delivered an absurdly action-packed adventure outfitted with countless stars. Alongside Pitt, the film’s cast of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Bad Bunny, Joey King, Sandra Bullock, Karen Fukuhara and Hiroyuki Sanada surely drew in audiences. And, of course, there’s always Pitt’s skirt to thank for some social media buzz.

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EJ Panaligan editor “Key and Peele” co-creators Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele reunite for leading voice roles in the new teaser for Netflix’s “Wendell & Wild.” The new stop-motion animated comedy horror film from Netflix is director Henry Selick’s first since 2009’s “Coraline.” Based on Clay McLeod Chapman’s unpublished book of the same name, the film follows two demon brothers with scheming tendencies, Wendell and Wild, voiced by Key and Peele respectively, who enlist the help of a 13-year-old named Kat, voiced by Lyric Ross, to summon them back to the Land of the Living. Selick and Peele co-wrote the adapted screenplay. In addition to Key, Peele and Ross, additional cast in the film include Angela Bassett, James Hong, Sam Zelaya, Tamara Smart, Seema Virdi, Ramona Young and Ving Rhames in supporting roles.

Top Gun: Maverick” has reached a milestone it has been projected to hit for months: $700 million in domestic grosses. The film pulled in $7.9 million in ticket sales between Friday and Monday, bringing its total domestic gross to $701 million.In doing so, the Tom Cruise blockbuster now stands among the top 5 highest grossing films ever in North America before inflation adjustment, joining a list led by “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” ($936 million) and also include “Avengers: Endgame,” ($858 million), “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ($804 million), and “Avatar” ($760.5 million).

EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Kaluuya is “chilling” on acting following the release of Nope, his latest collaboration with Jordan Peele.

Today marks National Cinema Day in the UK, celebrating one of the most popular hobbies there is. Cinemas all over the UK will be taking part in this celebration of everyone's love for films, and some cinemas have even slashed their ticket prices right down so that everyone can take part.

including Daniel Kaluuya, who produces the film through his production company 59% and Issa Rae, who included it on her Short Film Sundays YouTube Channel.Though details are never formally addressed, the controversy surrounds allegations against Lee-Curtis brought forward by young men, who are all former congregants. Consequently, the couple is simultaneously in the process of settling with the plaintiffs as they plan their grand reopening.For writer and director Adamma as well as Adanne, the film’s producer, satire is their “sweet spot” and the duo has found it can be a good starting point to discuss hard topics. “I wanted it to be a specific type of satire,” Adamma told TheWrap.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Ellie Bamber led the stars in attendance at the first ever Soho House Award at the private member's club in London on Thursday. The ceremony, which was hosted by actor Stanley Tucci, 61, saw emerging talent and established figures, in film, art and TV honoured for their work over the last 12 months.  Loki actress Gugu, 39, looked incredible while hitting the red carpet in a sequinned mini dress as she flashed a glimpse of her toned legs.

Zack Sharf The upcoming Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance Somebody” stars BAFTA-winning actor Naomi Ackie as the legendary singer, which means the debate over Black British actors taking roles away from American actors is bound to resurface. The debate surged in 2017 after Samuel L. Jackson called out Daniel Kaluuya’s casting in “Get Out,” for which the actor earned an Oscar nomination. “I tend to wonder what that movie would have been with an American brother who really feels that,” Jackson said. In a new interview on “The Shop” (via The Root), Idris Elba railed against the claim that Black British actors are takes roles away from American actors. Naomi Ackie’s role in “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” served as a launching pad for the discussion. Talk show host Maverick Carter asked Elba about Ackie’s casting, noting that Black American women might criticize a Black British actor playing an American icon.

, Jordan Peele’s third blockbuster horror film, has been revered by fans and critics alike, bringing in more than $149 million since its theatrical debut on July 22, 2022. Now, audiences can bring the awe-inspiring movie home and watch  online.In the US, is now available to rent on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+ for $19.99.  is now available to watch from the comfort of your own home on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+. Starring actor Daniel Kaluuya,   Steven Yeun, beloved actress Keke Palmer and Brandon Perea,  follows ​​two siblings struggling to run their family’s horse ranch in Southern California.

“Nope” actor will make his screenwriting debut on a futuristic Netflix film, “The Kitchen,” which 59% will also produce.TheWrap sat down with Kaluuya ahead of this film’s release as he discussed his passion for being on a project from early development to post-production, and how he sees acting and producing as the “same intent, just in a different accent.”Kaluuya also gave his reaction to the widespread success of “Nope,” which he filmed during production for “Honk for Jesus,” and why he’s excited that many are “embracing original cinema.”What initially drew you to this project?[The movie represented] what we stand for as a company and new voices, new perspectives, marrying interesting tone with a world that hadn’t really been married before. There was an interesting tone and it just elevated the genre of mockumentary, in terms of the subject matter.

Nope sequel.Following the release of the director’s new sci-fi horror – starring Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer – fans were quick to note the omission of an IMDB-listed character named “Nobody”, played by Michael Busch.Despite also featuring in the trailer, “Nobody” doesn’t appear in the final cut of the film. However, Peele has now hinted that the character is likely to be involved in an eventual follow-up.“People are doing a lot of interesting detective work,” Peele told The New York Times about the eagle-eyed fans who questioned the character’s whereabouts.He continued: “The story of that character has yet to be told, I can tell you that.

“Nope,” which recently crossed the $100 million threshold at the domestic box office, is the “Get Out” filmmaker’s self-described “great American UFO story.” “Nope” is just as thoughtful and provocative as Peele’s earlier movies (“Get Out” and “Us”), but much grander in scope and more technically complex – it’s a big movie, largely filmed in IMAX, that absolutely envelops you.“Nope” follows a pair of siblings (played by Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer), who inherit their father’s horse ranch following his mysterious death. (He was struck by falling debris from something.) They come from a long line of horse trainers/stunt performers and are desperate to keep the business afloat.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Just a little over a month after its initial theater release, Jordan Peele’s highly anticipated third feature film “Nope” will me made available to purchase digitally this Friday. The official social media accounts for the Universal film publicized the news this week, announcing that the movie will hit digital services on demand (such as Amazon and Apple) on Aug. 26. Although its price isn’t listed yet, it can be assumed that it’ll cost around $30 considering the price of other buzzy digital releases such as “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Rise of Gru.” The UFO thriller stars Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya as sibling, OJ and Emerald, who discover signs of alien life — namely a giant undulating flying saucer — on their horse ranch and attempt to photograph their ominous encounters in order to sell them and get rich. In order to catch the phantom spaceship on film, they call on the analog cinematographer Antlers Holst played by Michael Wincott. All the action is told through Peele’s racially conscious lens, focusing on the siblings’ hesitancy to tell authorities about their findings because of their general mistrust of mainstream white society.

Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall hit the red carpet for the premiere of their new movie, Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul. held at Regal LA Live on Monday (August 22) in Los Angeles.

Black Panther franchise “what’s best for the story”.The actor confirmed last month he would not be reprising his role from the first Marvel film due to scheduling conflicts with Jordan Peele’s Nope.Kaluuya had played W’Kabi in the first film, a friend and confidante to Chadwick Boseman’s King T’Challa and the love interest of Danai Gurira’s Okoye.“It’s what’s best for the story, what’s best for the film,” Kaluuya has since said in a red carpet interview, per The Independent. “I’m excited for it.