Jordan Peele just isn’t able to disclose any details about his subsequent film, which can function the follow-up to his 2022 science-fiction thriller “Nope,” however he does assume it could possibly be “my favourite film” so long as he makes it proper — no strain.
Peele was presupposed to already be making his fourth solo directorial effort with Common Photos, however the Hollywood strikes delayed the mission in 2023 and filming isn’t prone to begin till later this yr.
“This has been…clearly, it’s been an fascinating yr as a result of the author’s strike had had me in a state of listening, and that’s the place I must be,” Peele mentioned on the “Conan O’Brien Wants a Pal” podcast when requested about his new film. “I do really feel like my subsequent mission is evident to me, and I’m psyched that I’ve one other movie that, you realize, could possibly be my favourite film if I make it proper.”
Identical to the lead-up to “Get Out,” “Us” and “Nope,” Peele has remained extremely secretive about his fourth film. Not even the title is thought at the moment. Common Photos introduced in March 2023 that Peele’s subsequent movie would open in theaters on Christmas Day this yr (Dec. 25, 2024), the place it might’ve gone up in opposition to the likes of “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” and “Nosferatu” on the field workplace, however the film has since been pulled from the calendar as a result of strike-related delays in improvement. A brand new launch date has not been introduced, though 2025 appears doubtless.
Peele’s debut characteristic, the 2017 psychological horror movie “Get Out,” grew to become a crucial and industrial smash, grossing $255 million and incomes 4 Oscar nominations, together with finest image. Peele was awarded the Oscar for finest authentic screenplay. He adopted up that movie with 2019’s doppelgänger thriller “Us,” which additionally generated $255 million worldwide. “Nope,” which reunited Peele together with his “Get Out” star Daniel Kaluuya, grossed greater than $170 million globally.
Requested by Selection on the “Nope” world premiere pink carpet about what he’s planning for his fourth directorial effort, Peele responded, “I at all times have one thing I’m engaged on that I’m attempting to determine. As time goes by, the world provides me awfulness to interpret.”
Peele introduced after “Get Out” opened that he had “4 different social thrillers that I wish to unveil within the subsequent decade,” however he instructed the Related Press in 2022 that he’s not slowing down on the style anytime quickly.
“I really feel like I’m off to the races,” Peele mentioned. “I simply don’t know if I may restrict what number of movies I’ve which are me. I’m beginning to lose sight of what I might be doing if I wasn’t doing motion pictures like this. So I might say the mission has prolonged.”
Hearken to Peele’s full interview on the “Conan O’Brien Wants a Pal” podcast right here.
