All about balance. Nope star Keke Palmer is figuring out the importance of self-care — and protecting herself from the hustle culture of the entertainment industry.
26.07.2022 - 18:07 / variety.com
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorKeke Palmer’s next role after starring in Jordan Peele’s sci-fi/Western horror film “Nope”: Hosting Meta’s “Are We There Yet?” — a video series hyping the “boundless possibilities” of the tech giant’s VR platforms.In the first episode of “Are We There Yet?”, released Tuesday, Palmer is behind the wheel of car alongside Vishal Shah, Meta’s VP of metaverse, in a tour of virtual byways.“Could I reconstruct the Titanic, sail past an iceberg, and scream, ‘Not this time suckers!’?” Palmer asks rhetorically. Shah assures her, “You can do a version of that now.”The Meta-sponsored series, Palmer explains, is a “road trip into the metaverse” in which she “chat[s] with the most interesting creators, educators and experts to find out where the metaverse stands now — and what’s coming in the future.” Shah tells Palmer, “I think the simplest way of thinking about it is, the metaverse is the next phase of the internet.
And the main difference between the internet we use today and the next phase is that we can feel like we are there with other people in a way we can’t feel in our digital experiences today.” He plugs Meta’s Horizon Worlds, which lets users create their own VR experiences, including comedy clubs, speakeasies, haunted houses and meditation spaces.Ahead of the “Nope” premiere, Meta launched a VR experience for the movie that lets Quest 2 VR headset users explore the film’s Haywood Ranch and unlock various Easter eggs. The “Nope” VR world was built by top Horizon Worlds creators, under a deal with Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Universal Pictures.Meta, since changing its corporate name from Facebook last year, has ostensibly tried to pivot toward an imagined lucrative metaverse of the
.All about balance. Nope star Keke Palmer is figuring out the importance of self-care — and protecting herself from the hustle culture of the entertainment industry.
Keke Palmer knows that keeping a healthy body and mind is the key to maintaining her busy schedule, but she hasn’t always prioritized her health.
Nope wearing a completely sheer green lace gown by with minimal Graziella Gems jewelry. Palmer let the look speak for itself with subtle, nude makeup and her hair pulled back into long braids. The full-length, long-sleeve dress also featured a green feathered band around the waist and an open-back cutout. This isn’t the first see-through dress Keke Palmer has worn on her Nope press tour, nor is it her first neon green look in recent months.
killing it on the red carpet recently, and her latest look, courtesy of David Koma, yet again, proves that she is a force to be reckoned with. The actress has been busy promoting her latest film Nope, in which she stars alongside Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya. The sci-fi horror film, directed by Jordan Peele, tells the story of two siblings who work on a Californian ranch and discover something unexpected in the sky.
The sun hit Keke Palmer‘s dress just right at the premiere of Nope held at Zoopalast on Tuesday night (July 26) in Berlin, Germany.
Keke Palmer is quickly becoming one of the biggest names in Hollywood, and now, she's taking over a whole new world: the Metaverse.ET spoke with the 28-year-old ahead of the premiere of her new metaverse show, The series will air on Meta's Facebook and Instagram pages and aims to help shine a light on developments in the Metaverse. "[The show] does exactly what I always wanted to do, which is just inform everybody about all the great things that are happening digitally," Palmer tells ET's Lauren Zima. «I remember when I first worked on expanding my work on Instagram — I was really able to become not only a creator but a producer.
hired Palmer, 28, to host “Are We There Yet?” — a video series that explains the metaverse.The series will hype the “boundless possibilities” of Meta’s virtual reality platforms, according to Variety.The first episode of the series was released Tuesday and shows the star of Jordan Peele’s latest film behind the wheel of a car alongside Vishal Shah, Meta’s VP of metaverse. “Could I reconstruct the Titanic, sail past an iceberg and scream, ‘Not this time, suckers!’?” Palmer asks Shah, 39.“You can do a version of that now,” Shah responds.“Are We There Yet?” is a “road trip into the metaverse” where Palmer will chat with “creators, educators and experts to find out where the metaverse stands now — and what’s coming in the future.”With Palmer as host, she’ll have different guests in the virtual passenger seat in every episode. Shah, the first guest, told Palmer that “the metaverse is the next phase of the internet.“And the main difference between the internet we use today and the next phase is that we can feel like we are there with other people in a way we can’t feel in our digital experiences today,” he continued.Before the premiere of Jordan Peele’s “Nope,” Meta launched a VR experience for the movie.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is another winner. The completely see-through midi dress is embellished with orange beads on the skirt, which gives it a touch of color. Palmer wore the off-the-runway dress over a white ribbed tank and high-waist black briefs.
Keke Palmer wants the respect she deserves!
Keke Palmer is not here for any comparisons! The successful Hollywood star, who is enjoying the success of her new film ‘Nope’ achieving $44 million during its opening weekend, has shared her thoughts on the constant comparison of her career to Zendaya’s.And while there’s no doubt Zendaya has had tremendous success in the entertainment industry, Keke has had her own incredible achievements throughout her career, and she is making sure people understand why she should be celebrated without being compared to anyone.“A great example of colorism is to believe I can be compared to anyone. I’m the youngest talk show host ever,” Keke wrote on social media.
Keke Palmer always delivers. In addition to giving award-worthy performances on the big and small screen, the actress is known to serve drama in the fashion department.
series of tweets between multiple users gained attention for pointing out that some people online had been comparing Palmer’s success to that of Zendaya’s, saying that it “may be one of the clearest examples of how colorism plays out in Hollywood.” The tweets explained that, while both actors were child stars and have been landing starring roles for a majority of their lives, some have pegged Palmer’s role in Jordan Peele’s “Nope” as a breakout moment for the star. The theory was that what some fans saw as Palmer’s delayed mainstream success could be credited to her darker complexion in comparison to Zendaya’s lighter skin.
Zack Sharf Keke Palmer stood up for herself as an “incomparable talent” following a comparison to Zendaya that went viral on social media. A tweet posted July 23 compared Palmer and Zendaya’s careers as an example of “how colorism plays out in Hollywood.” Both stars got their starts on popular children’s TV shows before having careers that include music, Emmy wins and headlining Hollywood tentpoles.“I’d like someone to do a deep-drive on the similarities and differences between Keke Palmer and Zendaya’s careers,” the viral tweet reads. “This may be one of the clearest examples of how colorism plays out in Hollywood.
Keke Palmer is not interested in being compared to anyone else. The 28-year-old actress clapped back at an online debate that caught fire over the weekend, with one Twitter user opening a dialogue about whether, despite a seemingly similar career trajectory beginning as child stars, Zendaya's perceived mainstream popularity is «one of the clearest examples of how colorism plays out in Hollywood.»The controversy comes as Palmer is enjoying a bright spot in her own career, soaking in critical and commercial acclaim for her starring role in Jordan Peele's. But Palmer was quick to shut down the conversation with nothing but love for the career she has built. «A great example of colorism is to believe I can be compared to anyone,» she clapped back on Twitter. «I'm the youngest talk show host ever.
Claiming her space. Keke Palmer responded to a viral conversation comparing her career to Zendaya‘s — and she didn’t hold back.
Keke Palmer has clapped back at comparisons between her career and Zendaya's. Keke, 28, is currently starring in Jordan Peele's hotly anticipated new movie Nope, a UFO-based sci-fi horror. Over the weekend, a fan of Keke's took to Twitter to question the differences between the "mainstream popularity" between her and 25-year-old star Zendaya.