Jordan Peele Teases Mysterious 'Nope' Plot, Calls Daniel Kaluuya His 'Dream Collaborator' (Exclusive)

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJordan Peele’s “Nope” grossed a solid $6.4 million in Thursday previews as it looks to be the rare blockbuster with a brain to succeed at the summer box office. The plot of the science-fiction horror film has been shrouded in mystery, but reviewers have likened “Nope’s” supernatural elements to Steven Spielberg classics such as “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”The Universal release is expected to top the domestic box office, but estimates vary about what it will ultimately rack up, ranging from predictions of a debut of $45 million to something in the $60 million neighborhood.

Daniel Kaluuya is opening up about his new horror thriller Nope!

Jordan Peele‘s newest movie, Nope, is aptly titled, as a mysterious flying object over ominous clouds in the film’s first act makes it clear this is not your average alien horror flick.

Summer movie premiere season is in full swing. Naturally, celebs and stars of summer’s blockbuster hopefuls flock to red carpet screenings across the globe promoting and supporting the movies we’re running to in an effort to beat the sweltering heat.

Jordan Peele‘s much-anticipated third film, “NOPE,” hits theaters this weekend, and Universal Pictures has done a great job keeping the movie’s secrets under wraps. Plot details for the film remain scarce even days before its release.

Jordan Peele is known for bringing nightmares to the silver screen, but dreams a little bigger and moviegoers will have the chance to actually step into the world of his latest horror entry.The Oscar-winning director and ’s cast chatted with ET’s Rachel Smith at Universal Studios Hollywood, where the set of Jupiter’s Claim, a pivotal location in the movie, is becoming part of the iconic attraction.“This is a piece of the set that is a sort of mom-and-pop theme park owned by a former child star in the film, so it's very meta,” Peele explains. “It's on the Universal backlot tour and it's the first time anything like this has happened, where the actual set is showcased as the movie is coming out.”He adds, “I am very proud.”As Peele noted, until Jupiter’s Claim, the debut of a attraction has never before opened day and date with the corresponding project's release date.

Jenna Johnson is still undecided on whether or not she'll return to the ballroom come next season of . ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to Jenna and her husband and fellow dance pro, Val Chmerkovskiy at the  2022 ESPY Awards Wednesday night, where the soon-to-be mother said if she does dance, she's asking for an «old» partner.«You know what, so when I had to have the call and tell them that I was pregnant, I gave them the option, I'm down, give me someone, give me the old guy, I'll do it.

Nope, explained the incident during a video interview with Wired when asked if she wears glasses.“I wear glasses, and now I’ve been walking around lately wearing two [pairs of] glasses,” Palmer said.“For all my spiritual heads out there that’s always looking for a different meditation vibe, don’t ever do the sun gazing, honey. I did sun gazing in Joshua Tree and I sunburned my retina playing around trying to be Gandhi and shit!”She added: “So be careful with that sun, the UVs, the global warming.

2022 ESPY Awards brought the jokes! During Wednesday night's showing show honoring all things sports, comedian Lil Rel Howery poked fun at NBA star Tristan Thompson amid his latest cheating scandal with his ex, Khloe Kardashian, which saw the basketball player father another child with a woman while in a relationship with the reality star.Howery, who was in the audience but mic'ed up for the bit talks to the crowd and says, «Matter of fact we got Chloe Kim right here,» speaking to the Olympic snowboarder.«I knew you were gonna be successful 'cause you've got two Kardashian names in your name,» he continued. «The only advice I can give you is to watch out for them Tristans, that's all I got to say.»«Yeah I said it!!! You all were thinking it,» Howery added, to the audience's shock and laughter.Lil Rel Howery attends the 2022 ESPYs at Dolby Theatre on July 20, 2022 in Hollywood, California.ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to Howery ahead of Wednesday night's show, where he briefly discussed the aforementioned skit, noting that it got laughs in rehearsal.«I ain't telling yet, y'all gotta watch the show, it's a secret, it's a secret, cap,» Howery said of what would become said Tristan Thompson moments. «It's not but, I'm doing it. I've already said too much, but I'm doing something.»I hope everybody laughs, and at rehearsal, it went well," he added.

Jenna Johnson is still undecided on whether or not she'll return to the ballroom come next season of . ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to Jenna and her husband and fellow dance pro, Val Chmerkovskiy at the  2022 ESPY Awards Wednesday night, where the soon-to-be mother said if she does dance, she's asking for an «old» partner.«You know what, so when I had to have the call and tell them that I was pregnant, I gave them the option, I'm down, give me someone, give me the old guy, I'll do it.

Daniel Kaluuya said he broke down laughing when he learned that Jordan Peele was titling his new horror movie Nope while promoting the film Wednesday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.'For whatever reason, he was developing it, and I was like what's it called,' Daniel said while on the NBC talk show. 'He said ''Nope.'' I laughed for about 30 seconds because that is so funny. Because he said that's the reaction that Black people will have when they watch it.

2022 ESPY Awards brought the jokes! During Wednesday night's showing show honoring all things sports, comedian Lil Rel Howery poked fun at NBA star Tristan Thompson amid his latest cheating scandal with his ex, Khloe Kardashian, which saw the basketball player father another child with a woman while in a relationship with the reality star.Howery, who was in the audience but mic'ed up for the bit talks to the crowd and says, «Matter of fact we got Chloe Kim right here,» speaking to the Olympic snowboarder.«I knew you were gonna be successful 'cause you've got two Kardashian names in your name,» he continued. «The only advice I can give you is to watch out for them Tristans, that's all I got to say.»«Yeah I said it!!! You all were thinking it,» Howery added, to the audience's shock and laughter.ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to Howery ahead of Wednesday night's show, where he briefly discussed the aforementioned skit, noting that it got laughs in rehearsal.«I ain't telling yet, y'all gotta watch the show, it's a secret, it's a secret, cap,» Howery said of what would become said Tristan Thompson moments. «It's not but, I'm doing it. I've already said too much, but I'm doing something.»I hope everybody laughs, and at rehearsal, it went well," he added.

Jenna Johnson is still undecided on whether or not she'll return to the ballroom come next season of . ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to Jenna and her husband and fellow dance pro, Val Chmerkovskiy at the  2022 ESPY Awards Wednesday night, where the soon-to-be mother said if she does dance, she's asking for an «old» partner.«You know what, so when I had to have the call and tell them that I was pregnant, I gave them the option, I'm down, give me someone, give me the old guy, I'll do it.

John Boyega is looking back on his time acting alongside the late, Michael K. Williams, who died of an accidental drug overdose last year. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to Boyega on the red carpet at the 2022 ESPY Awards Wednesday night, where he is presenting alongside Lil Wayne, about the new trailer for Williams' latest posthumous film, .«Incredible,» Boyega said when asked what it was like to work with Williams.

Steph Curry's dishing deets about his conversation with Peyton Manning, who was one of the first persons he reached out to after earning the opportunity to host the 2022 ESPY Awards. The four-time NBA champion spoke to ET's Kevin Frazier while walking the red carpet at L.A. Live ahead of Thursday's ESPYs and said that when the opportunity to host the ESPYs came up he felt compelled to reach out to the NFL great.Manning, of course, has previously hosted the ESPYs. Not only that, he's become one of Hollywood's most coveted athletes when it comes to commercials, and his comedic prowess has been on full display during his various appearances on.

Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy are nearing the end of their IVF journey. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to the pro dancers at the 2022 Espy Awards on Wednesday, and the couple, who tied the knot in 2017 and share a son, 5-year-old Shai, revealed the status of their attempts to welcome baby No.

the 2017 horror hit nobody saw coming, which thrust Peele and star Daniel Kaluuya into the stratosphere and netted a Best Picture Oscar nomination. But pass-the-popcorn “Nope,” which reunites the pair, is entertaining, smart, artful summer fare with its heart planted firmly in the 1980s heyday of blockbuster films. Just when you think, “They don’t make ’em like this anymore,” Kaluuya rides in on a horse.I’ll be careful not to reveal more secrets than I have to, but it’s OK to say that Kaluuya’s character OJ and his extrovert sister Emerald (Keke Palmer) are California animal trainers for film sets. Their family-owned ranch is called Haywood’s Hollywood Horses, and lately, business has been in a slump since their more experienced dad died mysteriously — he fell off his steed, and a quarter was found lodged in his brain.Soon after the tragedy, the horses begin having mysterious temper tantrums and regularly run off into the mountains.

Peculiarly shaped mirrors, Jordan Peele’s movies harness genre conventions, in varying degrees of success, to package ideological inquiries in exciting narrative vehicles where collective fears and biases are projected. To look into his intellectually adventurous pop confections means to confront those scary reflections while being utterly entertained.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticJordan Peele’s “Nope” is a tantalizingly creepy mixed bag of a sci-fi thriller. It’s a movie that taps into our fear and awe of UFOs, and for a while it holds us in a shivery spell. It picks the audience up and carries it along, feeding off spectral hints of the otherworldly.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAt the box office, Jordan Peele is in rarified company as a director who needs only his name to draw audiences to the big screen. Even more impressive, it took only one film, 2017’s social thriller “Get Out,” to achieve that cachet.After the breakout critical and commercial success of “Get Out,” which opened to $33 million and tapped out with a mighty $176 million at the domestic box office, Peele electrified the box office again with 2019’s “Us,” which smashed expectations by debuting to $70 million and ended its North American run with an impressive $175 million.So it’s reasonable to believe the director will hit the box office trifecta with his next nightmarish vision “Nope,” which stars Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun and opens in theaters on Friday.

Universal’s Nope, one of the few remaining tentpoles in a rebounding summer box office, looks to provide a lift this weekend with an estimated $50M start at 3,700 theaters with an eye at guys 17-34.