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Wilson Chapman editorSpoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t seen “Nope,” now in theaters.Jordan Peele’s latest film “Nope” is set on the outskirts of Hollywood, focusing on people working in the margins of showbiz desperate to crawl into the center. From main sibling duo OJ and Emerald Hayward (Daniel Kaaluya and Keke Palmer), horse trainers trying to capture footage of a UFO in order to sell it off for fame, or Ricky “Jupe” Park (Steven Yeun), a former child star hanging onto his past glory through a carnival fashioned off of his best-known role, the characters are all strivers obsessed with the spectacle of the film, no matter how dangerous said spectacle ca be.
The film is, fittingly enough, a spectacle in itself, in no small part thanks to the meticulous production design of Ruth De Jong. De Jong first worked with Peele on his 2019 horror film “Us,” an ambitious and meticulously made film but one much smaller than his big budget follow-up.
According to De Jong, after their process on “Us,” the two stayed in touch about working on a different film before he began developing “Nope.” Over the course of a year and a half, Peele kept her updated on how the story was evolving, and the two went into the weeds on the influences and style of the film before beginning physical production.“I really personally love working with writer-directors because the story is born inside of them, and it’s constantly evolving,” De Jong says. “He’s writing all the way until the very end and just nurturing the story and the characters and growing them.
He is so clear and concise about his vision and what he wants. And it just allows me to dive in.”To build the showbiz world seen in “Nope,” De Jong created many of the film’s sets from
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Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe upcoming Netflix limited series “A Man in Full” has added six new cast members, Variety has learned.William Jackson Harper, Aml Ameen, Tom Pelphrey, Sarah Jones, Jon Michael Hill, and Chanté Adams have all joined the show opposite previously announced leads Jeff Daniels and Diane Lane. The series is based on the Tom Wolfe novel of the same name. Variety exclusively reported the show had received a straight-to-series order at the streamer in November 2021.
Universal Pictures continues to build on its strong relationships with filmmakers as it has closed a deal for an exclusive five year pact with directing duo, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as Daniels, and their producing partner Jonathan Wang. Daniels unique brand of award-winning storytelling across visual media platforms has spanned music, television and film, most recently with the breakout success of Everything Everywhere All At Once, which has grossed more than $100 million globally becoming indie studio A24’s biggest film ever.
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Zack Sharf SPOILER ALERT: Do not read unless you have seen “Nope,” in theaters now. A November 2014 social media post from Jordan Peele has resurfaced following the release of his third directorial effort, “Nope,” due to the filmmaker revealing he had a disturbing dream about a chimp attack.“Dreamt that a baby chimp attacked some people then ran to me and hugged me all scared,” Peele wrote on Twitter nearly eight years ago. “I woke up with tears streaming down my face.”A chimp attack factors prominently into “Nope,” although it’s a side story that only thematically connects to the main narrative about two siblings (Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya) on a mission to record a UFO above their horse farm.
Brandon Perea is a scene stealer in the new movie Nope and he’s bound to be a big star. He now has Marvel movies as his next goal!
two weeks in the box office lead, “Thor” was overshadowed Friday by the newest sci-fi horror film by Jordan Peele — who doesn’t want to be called one of the greatest fright filmmakers of our time.On its Friday release alone, “Nope” raked in over $19.5 million, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.Thor, meanwhile, took in close to $6.4 million, bringing the Marvel/Disney flick to $144.2 million domestically. Worldwide, the movie has topped $526 million in receipts.“Minions: The Rise of Gru,” which The Hollywood Reporter said proved that groups that may have been wary of returning to theaters “are willing to go back for the right film,” took home third place with close to $5.2 million in sales.