Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer Join Jordan Peele’s Next Horror

Daniel Kaluuya and actress-singer Keke Palmer will star in Universal Pictures’ extremely anticipated subsequent venture from producer, director and Academy Award-winning author Jordan Peele, in keeping with a person with information of the venture.

Universal will launch Peele’s untitled film on July 22, 2022. Plot particulars concerning the venture are being saved beneath wraps, however this may reteam Peele with Kaluuya, who earned an Oscar nomination for his work within the writer-director’s debut characteristic, 2017’s “Get Out.”

Peele will produce alongside Ian Cooper for his or her Monkeypaw Productions. The venture falls beneath Monkeypaw’s unique five-year cope with Universal. Senior Vice President of Production Sara Scott and Creative Executive Tony Ducret will oversee the venture on behalf of Universal.

Peele’s “Us” opened in March 2019 and made $255.1 million on the worldwide field workplace. Prior to that, “Get Out” additionally took dwelling $255 million after its February 2017 opening, with each movies changing into extensively critically acclaimed.

Peele is a producer and author on “Candyman,” which Universal meant to hit theaters final 12 months. Due to the coronavirus, the horror movie was pushed again a number of instances and is presently set for August 27. The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta and is a “spiritual sequel” of the 1992 horror movie “Candyman.”

Palmer, whose credit on the movie aspect embody “Hustlers,” most just lately starred “Star and Scream: The TV Series” Last 12 months, Palmer obtained an Emmy nomination for her work as a number on ABC’s “GMA3: Strahan, Sara and Keke.”

Keke Palmer is represented by 3 Arts Entertainment and Hertz, Lichtenstein & Young.

Kaluuya is repped by CAA and Management 360.

Deadline first reported the information.