Jordan Peeleis back in the saddle.The first trailer for his upcoming horror movieNopedropped on Sunday, giving fans a look at what to expect from starsKeke PalmerandDaniel Kaluuya.The trailer doesn’t give too much of the movie’s plot away, but it does introduce Palmer and Kaluuya’s characters as a pair who work on Hollywood’s only Black-owned horse training ranch.That is, until something otherworldly starts flipping things upside-down — literally.Nopemarks the Oscar-winningGet Outwriter/director’s follow-up to 2019’sUsand also starsSteven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Brandon Perea, andBarbie Ferreira.Peele, 42,announcedthe release date and shared the first poster forNopeback on July 22, one year out from its theater debut. Plot details remained under wraps, though the promo poster showed a dark cloud above what appeared to be a carnival.In October, Palmer toldHollywoodLifethat it was a “dream” of hers to work with Peele — and she slid into his DMs to tell him as much.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“What is so funny is I realized that when I started doingNope, I went to Jordan Peele’s messages, for whatever reason why, and I see in the messages that I had messaged him a year ago saying, ‘Hey, it would be a dream to work with you. I would love to get the opportunity to maybe one day. Thank you for everything you’re doing.’ And then a year or two years later, I’m doingNope,” she said at the time.Universal Pictures/YoutubeAdditionally, Palmer toldRefinery29in April that joining the project just felt right. “It’s just the kinda thing that’s serendipitous. Things are aligned. It’s like the things you wish for actually coming to fruition,” she shared.In 2019, Peele toldNPRwhy he gravitates toward horror movies, a genre he reinvented and reinvigorated withGet Outback in 2017.“I think it is connected to getting over my own fears: my fears growing up, my fears as a kid watching movies. I’d watch these commercials for the Time-LifeMysteries of the Unknownbooks… and I would freak out. But I would want it,” he explained. “I had this weird love-hate where I would … if I got to sneak a horror movie at a friend’s house, there was nothing more I would want to do. Then, of course, it would keep me up at night.““But creating them, I think, helps me deal with fear and makes me feel stronger and braver,” added Peele.Nopehits theaters July 22.
Jordan Peeleis back in the saddle.
The first trailer for his upcoming horror movieNopedropped on Sunday, giving fans a look at what to expect from starsKeke PalmerandDaniel Kaluuya.
The trailer doesn’t give too much of the movie’s plot away, but it does introduce Palmer and Kaluuya’s characters as a pair who work on Hollywood’s only Black-owned horse training ranch.
That is, until something otherworldly starts flipping things upside-down — literally.
Nopemarks the Oscar-winningGet Outwriter/director’s follow-up to 2019’sUsand also starsSteven Yeun, Michael Wincott, Brandon Perea, andBarbie Ferreira.
Peele, 42,announcedthe release date and shared the first poster forNopeback on July 22, one year out from its theater debut. Plot details remained under wraps, though the promo poster showed a dark cloud above what appeared to be a carnival.
In October, Palmer toldHollywoodLifethat it was a “dream” of hers to work with Peele — and she slid into his DMs to tell him as much.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“What is so funny is I realized that when I started doingNope, I went to Jordan Peele’s messages, for whatever reason why, and I see in the messages that I had messaged him a year ago saying, ‘Hey, it would be a dream to work with you. I would love to get the opportunity to maybe one day. Thank you for everything you’re doing.’ And then a year or two years later, I’m doingNope,” she said at the time.
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Additionally, Palmer toldRefinery29in April that joining the project just felt right. “It’s just the kinda thing that’s serendipitous. Things are aligned. It’s like the things you wish for actually coming to fruition,” she shared.
In 2019, Peele toldNPRwhy he gravitates toward horror movies, a genre he reinvented and reinvigorated withGet Outback in 2017.
“I think it is connected to getting over my own fears: my fears growing up, my fears as a kid watching movies. I’d watch these commercials for the Time-LifeMysteries of the Unknownbooks… and I would freak out. But I would want it,” he explained. “I had this weird love-hate where I would … if I got to sneak a horror movie at a friend’s house, there was nothing more I would want to do. Then, of course, it would keep me up at night.”
“But creating them, I think, helps me deal with fear and makes me feel stronger and braver,” added Peele.
Nopehits theaters July 22.
source: people.com
