'First and foremost, I wanted to make a UFO horror film. And then of course it's like, where is the iconic Black UFO film?' Peele told 'CBS Mornings' co-host Gayle King ahead of the movie's recent release.
filmmaker said he wrote the movie at a time in which he felt most of society had"been living through a bad miracle," and used his nightmares to tell the story, which follows siblings in the horse training business who suddenly find themselves dealing with an otherworldly phenomenon. "I like to surprise people and I like to shock," he said."I like to provoke people who are in for a good provoking.
Along with horror,"Nope" also conveys what Peele said is"a spectrum of moods," including comedy. He says he enjoys combining horror and comedy within his work because when merged, they"make each other better." "You know, you're scared and you are so ready to laugh," Peele said."You're so ready to have that tension released.""There's only so much Black horror needed in this world where there's so much real Black horror," Peele said."My responsibility also becomes, 'OK, we have to transcend that as well. We have to tell a story about Black joy,' because I haven't seen that enough either.
The director commended"Nope" actress Keke Palmer, calling her an"absolute treasure," as well as actor Daniel Kaluuya, whose expressions he says are"so important" to the film.
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