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Keke Palmer couldn't be more excited to play terrified in Jordan Peele's upcoming supernatural thriller,. The actress and co-star Daniel Kaluuya spoke with ET's Rachel Smith at Universal Studios in Los Angeles this week, where a set from the movie, the western town Jupiter's Claim, has been recreated as part of the theme park's Studio Tour ride.«Jupiter's Claim has a really cool story in ,» Palmer teases. «I don't want to give too much away about it, but Steven Yeun['s character] has a great connection to this place, and I think people are going to like the universe that it explores.» reunites Kaluuya with director Jordan Peele for another mysterious adventure, following their breakout moment with 2017's  Palmer had also worked with the director before, though in a much less intense capacity — on his Comedy Central sketch series, .«This is such a greater scale than anything I have ever done,» she shares with ET, «and I think it was also a jump for him, just in terms of all the effects and filming on IMAX cameras.

Jordan Peele has unveiled the final look at the upcoming sci-fi thriller, , and the new trailer gives viewers more background on the previously mysterious plot. Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya star as siblings Jill and James Haywood, owners of Haywood Ranch, home of Hollywood's only black-owned horse trainers. The new trailer reveals that the Haywoods recently lost their father to what they suspect are the aliens hovering over their property, and the duo hatch a scheme to capture and sell the first authentic look at UFOs. Kevin (Brandon Perea) is hired to set up their new UFO-detecting camera system, while Craig (Michael Wincott) is their photographic expert.

Jordan Peele’s first two films are among the most reversed horror movies in recent memory. Now, Peele’s back with film #3, “Nope,” a horror epic that’s his take on the summer blockbuster.

Jordan Peele has unveiled the first look at his upcoming sci-fi thriller, . The trailer aired ahead of Super Bowl LVI Sunday and kicked off with narration from one of the film's stars, Keke Palmer.Palmer plays Jill Haywood, who owns Haywood Ranch, home of Hollywood's only black-owned horse trainers, with her husband, James Haywood, played by Daniel Kaluuya.In the trailer for the film, out this summer, Jill riddles off facts about the first motion picture, as stop-motion images of a black man on a horse flash across the screen. She's then seen in front of a green screen, shooting the ranch's latest commercial with her husband, James, who seems despondent as he stands along his upbeat wife on set.Nope tells the story of Haywood Ranch and the strange phenomenon that quickly befalls the ranch and the entire town, decimating and destroying anything in its reach, in what can only be described by James as a «bad miracle.»It's unclear if Jill, James or their family's ranch will be able to withstand the impending doom and bad luck that has fallen on their otherwise untouched slice of the American West.The film also stars 's Steven Yeun, 's Barbie Ferreira, Brandon Perea and more.Produced by Peele's Monkeypaw's Productions the film follows in the footsteps of Peele's nail-biting films, including  and  in what's sure to be one of this summer's most talked-about movies.See the first look at  in the trailer below: hits theaters on July 22, 2022.

We are forever sad to know the days of Comedy Central’s “Key & Peele” are long gone and both Keegan Michael-Key and Jordan Peele are off doing bigger, better projects. However, Netflix is getting the duo back together for a new film, “Wendell & Wild.” And since the film isn’t scheduled to arrive until 2022, the streaming service has decided to tease “Wendell & WIld” in a pretty unique way.

Keke Palmer, 28, seemed to manifest the role in her latest upcoming flick and it all happened through a direct message. The talented actress revealed she actually contacted director Jordan Peele, 42, “a year or two” before she was cast in his horror film Nope, which is expected to be released in 2022.

made history this weekend when her film took the No. 1 spot at the box office, grossing $22.3 million in its opening weekend.The horror flick is a big milestone for the 31-year-old filmmaker: She’s the first black female filmmaker to achieve this feat.“Candyman” is a sequel to the 1992 horror classic of the same name.

Candyman (★★☆☆☆) don’t have to wait long before the mythical boogeyman materializes to dig his hook into whomever should be so bold as to summon him.Historically speaking, and as one character aptly puts it, “Black people don’t need to be summoning shit.” As the film asserts, Black folks have suffered enough pain and degradation over centuries without conjuring up a phantom murderer just for kicks.

With “Candyman” arriving this week, and already receiving critical acclaim (including from us), all eyes are on filmmaker Nia DaCosta. After breaking out with her festival standout drama, “Little Woods,” the new horror film marks DaCosta’s first major studio work.

is a name audiences are going to want to say again and again after it debuts in theaters.

Director Bernard Rose’s 1992 horror, “Candyman,” still feels somewhat like an oddity of its era. A grim poetic tome that feels neither at home with the schlocky ’80s slashers before it or post-modern “Scream” appearing several years later.

Jordan Peele has the perfect title for his upcoming horror film: .The Academy Award-winning director revealed the title for his mysterious new project on Thursday, unveiling the film's official poster in a tweet with the caption of nothing but an ominous cloud emoji. The poster features a large, menacing storm cloud looming above a mountainside town with lights serving as the only indicator of its possible inhabitants.

Yesterday, there was finally an official announcement concerning the fate of the HBO genre hybrid series “Lovecraft Country” based on the novel by Matt Ruff and brought to the small screen by showrunner Misha Green. “Lovecraft Country” mixed the H.P.

Say his name five times in a mirror, and you’re going to have a bad time. Nia DaCosta‘s “Candyman,” the sequel/update to Bernard Rose‘s 1992 modern horror classic, finally hits theaters at the end of the summer after being delayed three times thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

said in an interview that “this film will be less focused on violence and gore.” How is that possible? In “Saw III,” a man was drowned in liquified rotted pig carcasses.  Where George A. Romero was trying to reflect social ills in “Night of the Living Dead,” “Saw” was putting Porky in a blender.However, save for some on-brand icky scenes (a dude’s tongue is ripped out before he’s hit by a subway), “Spiral” is indeed more restrained and considerate than previous installments.

It’s definitely not a requirement to be a well-versed cinephile to become a great filmmaker. However, you can’t imagine that it hurts to have a knowledge of some of the best directors around when trying to craft your own art.

2019 film, , and is now the star of creator Little Marvin and executive producer Lena Waithe’s terror anthology series, , which is now streaming on Amazon.

Steven Yeun had gone from being one of the original stars of “The Walking Dead,” when it was the biggest thing on the planet, to starring in a series of acclaimed films including “Burning,” “Sorry to Bother You,” and of course, “Minari.” But it doesn’t look like his string of hits is going to end anytime soon, as it appears that Jordan Peele has his eyes on Yeun for an upcoming film.

Daniel Kaluuya is making a big revelation about .In a recent appearance on, Kaluuya says despite getting an Oscar nomination for the Jordan Peele directed film, he never got an invite to the film's world premiere.«They didn't invite me, bro,» Kaluuya told the host.The actor explained that he was never actually asked to attend the movie's first screening at the Sundance Film Festival. «I was in Atlanta shooting []. I was chilling, I cleared my schedule.

After the critically acclaimed horror films, “Get Out,” and “Us,” writer/director Jordan Peele is getting his next feature film in order. The leads, Keke Palmer (“Scream,” and from Ryan Murphy’s “Scream Girls”) and a reunion with Daniel Kaluuya, who played Peele’s lead in their breakout film, “Get Out.” READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2021 The bad news, details are totally under wraps, and no one knows what the film is about.

There are two modes for Jordan Peele. There’s Actor Peele, the guy that makes you cry from laughing so hard in skits from “Key & Peele” and his various film appearances.

Even though Jordan Peele has only released two feature films as a director, we’re starting to notice a trend. First, the film is likely going to be a horror-thriller.

Nia DaCosta is one of the most exciting new filmmakers working today. Not only is she coming up under Jordan Peele, who has given her his ringing endorsement as he handed over the reins to the new “Candyman” film, but she’s also recently signed on to helm “Captain Marvel 2,” which is going to give her the chance to helm a billion-dollar franchise film.

Jordan Peele’s and his follow-up,, finally shattered any preconceived notions about who could tell these stories — and just as importantly, who could star in them. “The fact that there’s, you know, a small handful of films led by Black people, to me, was the horror itself,” the director said in the 2019 Shudder original documentary , which traces the untold stories of Black people’s contributions to the horror genre and how they’ve finally been embraced by Hollywood. Three years after, the 2020

Since the debut of “Tenet” in theaters, analysts have been paying close attention to see if the current state of theaters (with reduced capacities and stringent safety protocols) could support a major studio release. Well, the answer isn’t as cut and dry as people would have hoped.

Horror sequel Candyman is the latest Hollywood film to be pushed back and will now arrive next year.

Jurnee Smollett) tag along. On their road trip, the trio encounters the real racial terrors of Jim Crow America, along with more fantastical ones.

Jordan Peele is one of the best filmmakers working today. And even though he only has two features under his belt as a director, that statement is far from hyperbolic.