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]]>The Academy Award-winning screenwriter is once again directing his own script. He is also producing through his Monkeypaw Productions together with Sean McKittrick and Jason Blum. Monkeypaw’s Ian Cooper will also serve as co-producer.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie is said to center on two couples, one white and one black. Winston Duke and Lupita Nyong’o are circling to star as one couple while Elisabeth Moss is reported to play part of the other couple.
Duke and Nyong’O recently appeared in the blockbuster movie, Black Panther while Moss is currently starring on season 2 of the Emmy-award winning series The Handmaid’s Tale.
This film is Peele’s first project since winning an Oscar for Get Out. He became the first black writer to win Best Original Screenplay for his directorial debut. In addition to Us, he has signed on as executive producer for a four-part documentary series, Lorena, centered on Lorena Bobbitt for Amazon Prime. He’s also spearheading the revival of The Twilight Zone, alongside Simon Kinberg and Marco Ramirez, ET reports.
— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) May 9, 2018
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]]>He told the reporters in a press conference backstage that Whoopi Goldberg’s winning speech back in 1991 gave him the inspiration to do his best to achieve his filmmaking dreams.
“I almost didn’t do it,” he shared, “because I didn’t believe that there was a place for me. Whoopi Goldberg and her acceptance speech for best-supporting actress award for Ghost was a huge inspiration.”
“When I got nominated,” he continued, “one of the first things I did was reach out and call her, and thank her for telling young people who maybe doubted themselves if they can do it.”
Peele also took to Twitter on Monday morning to explain how Goldberg encouraged him to pursue his dreams.
“When @WhoopiGoldberg won her Oscar for ‘Ghost’ she practically reached through my TV screen and told young me to follow my dreams,” the 39-year old writer tweeted alongside a clip showing his reaction when he won at Sunday’s ceremony. “I did, and it worked. Thanks Whoopi.”
When @WhoopiGoldberg won her Oscar for “Ghost” she practically reached through my TV screen and told young me to follow my dreams. I did, and it worked. Thanks Whoopi. pic.twitter.com/yFCoWdd7Ee
— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) March 5, 2018
The Key & Peele star previously shared the effect of Goldberg’s speech during an interview in Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations podcast released on Feb. 27.
“She got on stage and said something to the effect of, ‘For everybody out there who thinks you can’t do it or doubts yourself, or I don’t know if she said it or if this is what I got from it; looks like me, but feels like there are walls and ceilings, you can do it,’” Peele told Winfrey. “I internalized that and when the news came that I was nominated, I immediately thought of Whoopi and that this is now about all the people out there who this is sending that same message too.”
His movie Get Out have picked up several awards throughout the season including Best Picture and Best Director at Independent Spirit Awards last week.
“I’m so proud to be a part of a time, the beginning of a movement where I feel like the best films in every genre are being brought to me by my fellow black directors. It’s very special,” Peele said.
“I hope that this does the same and inspires more people to use their voices,” he added.
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]]>Get Out stars are Daniel Kaluuya as Chris Washington, an African American photographer and Allison Williams as his girlfriend, Rose. What seems at first like a friendly encounter with her family turns into a living nightmare.
One of the main reasons Get Out was so popular in theaters was because of the controversial subject matter. Get Out deals with racism in contemporary America. Peele explained in his WGA acceptance speech that this film was “a passion project. It was something that I put my love into, I put my soul into, so getting this from you means so much.”
According to Entertainment Weekly, Jordan Peele and Universal Pictures decided to give audiences a free screening in order to say “thank you” for making the movie a success. The free screening of Get Out will be at 7pm and tickets can only be picked up on President’s Day.
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]]>The post Jordan Peele Reveals Poster and Release Date for His Next Horror Film ‘Us’ appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.
]]>The Academy Award-winning screenwriter is once again directing his own script. He is also producing through his Monkeypaw Productions together with Sean McKittrick and Jason Blum. Monkeypaw’s Ian Cooper will also serve as co-producer.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie is said to center on two couples, one white and one black. Winston Duke and Lupita Nyong’o are circling to star as one couple while Elisabeth Moss is reported to play part of the other couple.
Duke and Nyong’O recently appeared in the blockbuster movie, Black Panther while Moss is currently starring on season 2 of the Emmy-award winning series The Handmaid’s Tale.
This film is Peele’s first project since winning an Oscar for Get Out. He became the first black writer to win Best Original Screenplay for his directorial debut. In addition to Us, he has signed on as executive producer for a four-part documentary series, Lorena, centered on Lorena Bobbitt for Amazon Prime. He’s also spearheading the revival of The Twilight Zone, alongside Simon Kinberg and Marco Ramirez, ET reports.
— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) May 9, 2018
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]]>The post Jordan Peele Thanks Whoopi Goldberg For Inspiring Him appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.
]]>He told the reporters in a press conference backstage that Whoopi Goldberg’s winning speech back in 1991 gave him the inspiration to do his best to achieve his filmmaking dreams.
“I almost didn’t do it,” he shared, “because I didn’t believe that there was a place for me. Whoopi Goldberg and her acceptance speech for best-supporting actress award for Ghost was a huge inspiration.”
“When I got nominated,” he continued, “one of the first things I did was reach out and call her, and thank her for telling young people who maybe doubted themselves if they can do it.”
Peele also took to Twitter on Monday morning to explain how Goldberg encouraged him to pursue his dreams.
“When @WhoopiGoldberg won her Oscar for ‘Ghost’ she practically reached through my TV screen and told young me to follow my dreams,” the 39-year old writer tweeted alongside a clip showing his reaction when he won at Sunday’s ceremony. “I did, and it worked. Thanks Whoopi.”
When @WhoopiGoldberg won her Oscar for “Ghost” she practically reached through my TV screen and told young me to follow my dreams. I did, and it worked. Thanks Whoopi. pic.twitter.com/yFCoWdd7Ee
— Jordan Peele (@JordanPeele) March 5, 2018
The Key & Peele star previously shared the effect of Goldberg’s speech during an interview in Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations podcast released on Feb. 27.
“She got on stage and said something to the effect of, ‘For everybody out there who thinks you can’t do it or doubts yourself, or I don’t know if she said it or if this is what I got from it; looks like me, but feels like there are walls and ceilings, you can do it,’” Peele told Winfrey. “I internalized that and when the news came that I was nominated, I immediately thought of Whoopi and that this is now about all the people out there who this is sending that same message too.”
His movie Get Out have picked up several awards throughout the season including Best Picture and Best Director at Independent Spirit Awards last week.
“I’m so proud to be a part of a time, the beginning of a movement where I feel like the best films in every genre are being brought to me by my fellow black directors. It’s very special,” Peele said.
“I hope that this does the same and inspires more people to use their voices,” he added.
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]]>The post “Get Out” returns to theaters on President’s Day in select AMC theaters appeared first on OMG Check It Out !.
]]>Get Out stars are Daniel Kaluuya as Chris Washington, an African American photographer and Allison Williams as his girlfriend, Rose. What seems at first like a friendly encounter with her family turns into a living nightmare.
One of the main reasons Get Out was so popular in theaters was because of the controversial subject matter. Get Out deals with racism in contemporary America. Peele explained in his WGA acceptance speech that this film was “a passion project. It was something that I put my love into, I put my soul into, so getting this from you means so much.”
According to Entertainment Weekly, Jordan Peele and Universal Pictures decided to give audiences a free screening in order to say “thank you” for making the movie a success. The free screening of Get Out will be at 7pm and tickets can only be picked up on President’s Day.
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