Horror master Jordan Peele teases that his next film could be his favorite yet as he prepares to get into production later this year…
Jordan Peele rarely reveals much about his films until trailers are released and the movie is set to land in theaters but the idea he has for his fourth project definitely has him excited.
Originally slated for release in December 2024, the film will now likely arrive sometime in 2025 but Peele teased that this upcoming movie could be the best one yet. While he didn’t give any hints about the subject matter, the Oscar winning writer has a clear vision about where he wants to take the film once production gets underway later this year.
“Obviously, it’s been an interesting year because the writer’s strike had had me in a state of listening, and that’s where I need to be,” Peele said on Conan O’Brien’s podcast.
“I do feel like my next project is clear to me, and I’m psyched that I have another film that, you know, could be my favorite movie if I make it right.”
Peele has tackled a lot of different subjects and genres in his first three films, which includes the Academy Award winning feature “Get Out.” He followed that up with the doppelganger horror flick “Us” and then released the alien invasion movie “Nope” in 2022.
Prior to the actor and writer’s strikes, Peele’s next movie was slated for a Christmas Day release in 2024 but that was removed from the upcoming calendar. Now it’s most likely that Peele will unleash his next film sometime in 2025 but there’s no word on the cast or even the setting for his next project.
He did promise that one theme will remain the same, which is leading with a grounded character that he described as an essential part of any horror film. Ultimately, Peele feels like that’s a necessary part to every great scary movie but especially with the types of films he’s making.
Peele compared it to the frog in a pot of water science experiment — dropping a frog in a boiling pot of water and it will jump right out again but if you put that same frog in a pot of tepid water and slowly raise the temperature, it will just sit there and slowly boil to death. He believes that’s a similar theory that applies to horror where characters don’t realize they’re actually in danger until it’s already too late.
“Just like the comedy, the heightening, the pushing, the fantastical and the imagination, that becomes a certain type of project and exercise, but the exercise of grounding it is always what makes it work,” Peele said “That to me, in horror especially, is the hardest part.”
Peele sounds ready to kick off production in the near future, which means additional news about his cast will likely be revealed soon.
