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Key and Peele‘s Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are reteaming as part of the cast of Wendell & Wild, a new animated film that Oscar nominee Henry Selick (Coraline) is directing for Netflix, which will also star Lyric Ross (This Is Us), Angela Bassett (Black Panther), James Hong (Kung Fu Panda), Tamara Smart (A Baby…

UPDATE: Watch the official Super Bowl ad below. Feb. 13: On Super Bowl Sunday, Universal Pictures unveiled the first trailer for Jordan Peele’s highly-anticipated and mysterious new film, Nope, which is slated for release on July 22. Specifics as to Nope‘s plot have been kept under wraps up until this point. Peele’s…

Universal today unveiled a teaser revealing the first three images from Jordan Peele’s mysterious upcoming film, Nope, starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Barbie Ferreira, Brandon Perea and Michael Wincott. Nope comes on the heels of the horror films Us and Get Out, the latter of which brought Peele his…

When Oscar winner Jordan Peele’s anticipated film Nope went into production last year in Southern California, it welcomed the first cycle of trainees from Universal Filmed Entertainment Group’s California Below-the-Line Traineeship for individuals seeking careers behind the camera. The new program—which NBCUniversal's…

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Studio Group has entered a new multi-year television overall deal with producer, director and Academy Award and Emmy award-winning writer Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw Productions, headed by President Win Rosenfeld. Monkeypaw previously had a first-look TV deal with Amazon Studios, which it signed in…

Although it didn’t enjoy the cinematic lasting power of the endless iterations of the likes of Michael Myers, Jason or Freddy to name three horror icons, the 1990s boogeyman Candyman produced a cult following and sleeper status all its own. Now it is getting a new chance at cinematic mortality with what is essentially…

EXCLUSIVE: As Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions continues to expand its slate, Jamal Watson has joined as VP Production and Development. He comes from Overbrook Entertainment, where he began his career as an intern before moving up the executive ranks, working on such films as Aladdin, Sprinter and Hala. "Jamal is…

Oscar winning Get Out filmmakerJordan Peele has announced the title of his next horror movie which has been shrouded in secrecy, and it’s Nope. Peele made the news known on his social media channels and revealed the title in a poster. The poster reveals a cloud at night with a kite flag tail attached, above a lit…

EXCLUSIVE: After earning some of the best reviews of his career and landing an Oscar nomination for his performance in A24’s Minari, Steven Yeun has his sights sets on his next project. Sources tell Deadline that Yeun is in negotiations to join Universal’s anticipated next project from Oscar winner Jordan Peele…

UPDATE 2/25: Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw and Simon Kinberg’s Genre Films have issued a statement about the end of The Twilight Zone series. We greatly enjoyed our time working on The Twilight Zone — particularly when the real world around us often felt more and more like another dimension. We cherished the opportunity to…

EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions has hired Keisha Senter as Director of Social Impact for the company. Senter will identify and lead the strategies and campaigns that will allow Monkeypaw to drive meaningful societal change. "We're thrilled to have Keisha join the Monkeypaw team," said Win Rosenfeld…

Update: Sources now tell Deadline Daniel Kaluuya is in negotiations to co-star with Palmer as first reported by The Illuminerdi. If deal closes, it would mark a reteam for Peele and Kaluuya, who worked together on Get Out. EXCLUSIVE: Following the massive success of his first two feature films, Jordan Peele’s next…