Filmmaker Jordan Peele iss getting ready to get back into the director’s chair, securing his first two cast members, Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya.
Palmer, 27, and Kaluuya, 31, have signed on for unspecified roles in the untitled project, according to Deadline.
This new endeavor will mark a reunion for Peele, 41, and Kaluuya, who starred in his 2017 breakout directing debut, Get Out.
New project: Filmmaker Jordan Peele iss getting ready to get back into the director’s chair, securing his first two cast members, Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya.
New role: Palmer, 27, and Kaluuya, 31, have signed on for unspecified roles in the untitled project, according to Deadline
Reunited: This new endeavor will mark a reunion for Peele, 41, and Kaluuya, who starred in his 2017 breakout directing debut, Get Out
No details have been given regarding the story of Peele’s new film, or what characters Palmer and Kaluuya may portray.
There were reports that Jesse Plemons may be eyeing a role, though a report from Collider claims he has a ‘scheduling conflict that will preclude his participation.’
That report also adds Palmer will be, ‘the film’s female lead,’ though nothing further was revealed about the cast or the story.
Female lead: That report also adds Palmer will be, ‘the film’s female lead,’ though nothing further was revealed about the cast or the story
Universal Pictures will distribute the untitled project, which falls under the five-year first look deal with Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions company.
The studio has already set a July 22, 2022 release date for the project, which likely indicates filming would start sometime this summer to meet that date.
Peele will write, direct and produce, alongside Ian Cooper for his Monkeypaw Productions.
Multi-hyphenate: Peele will write, direct and produce, alongside Ian Cooper for his Monkeypaw Productions
The filmmaker was reportedly meeting with talent throughout the fall, with Palmer even tweeting that she met with Peele in September.
‘Jordan Peele is so cool you guys. I got to speak to him recently and I just want y’all to know that he’s really as dope as you think like FR,’ Palmer tweeted.
Peele has also recently signed on to produce a remake of Wes Craven’s 1991 horror classic The People Under the Stairs.
Meeting: The filmmaker was reportedly meeting with talent throughout the fall, with Palmer even tweeting that she met with Peele in September
So cool: ‘Jordan Peele is so cool you guys. I got to speak to him recently and I just want y’all to know that he’s really as dope as you think like FR,’ Palmer tweeted
Kaluuya stars in the new Warner Bros. film Judas and the Black Messiah, which is currently playing in theaters and streaming on HBO Max.
Palmer most recently starred in the movies 2 Minutes of Fame and Hustlers, along with the TV series Turnt Up With the Taylors.
Peele also produces the highly-anticipated Candyman remake, which is slated for release on August 27.
New movie: Kaluuya stars in the new Warner Bros. film Judas and the Black Messiah, which is currently playing in theaters and streaming on HBO Max
Coming soon: Peele also produces the highly-anticipated Candyman remake, which is slated for release on August 27