Jordan Peele’s Strike-Delayed Fourth Feature May Wind Up Being His Personal “Favorite,” Filmmaker Says

Matt Grobar
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Jordan Peele has come forth to tease his as-yet-untitled fourth directorial effort, previously dated for Christmas Day 2024, following its strike-imposed removal from Universal Pictures’ release calendar.

Reflecting on the last year in the latest episode of the podcast Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend, Peele noted that it was an “interesting” one which had him “in a state of listening” amidst the six-month double strike from WGA and SAG-AFTRA.

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“I do feel like my next project is clear to me,” he added, in conversation with host Conan O’Brien, “and I’m psyched that I have another film that could be my favorite movie if I make it right.”

Intel on the story and cast for Peele’s latest film as director are being kept under wraps for as long as possible, as is always the case with the filmmaker. But it was one of two from his Monkeypaw Productions that was quietly pulled from the release calendar on Christmas Day 2023. The other, a horror thriller only to be produced by Peele, had been dated for September 27, 2024. Now set for release on the September date is Lionsgate’s Saw XI. Opening on Christmas in place of the film helmed by Peele is Robert Eggers’ anticipated Nosferatu, from Uni’s indie label Focus Features.

Peele’s most recent feature, the alien invasion thriller Nope, opened in July 2022 and grossed over $171M worldwide. After putting himself on the map as a filmmaker with the Oscar winner Get Out, the actor-comedian also previously went on to helm the horror pic Us starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, and more.

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