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First trailer for Jordan Peele’s Nope teases a mysterious new terror

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Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer for Get Out and Us director Jordan Peele’s upcoming horror Nope. The film follows the residents of a lonely Californian gulch as they bare witness to a terrifying discovery and features a cast that includes Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Michael Wincott, and Brandon Perea; take a look […]

Jordan Peele’s Nope gets a first look teaser ahead of Super Bowl Sunday trailer

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Jordan Peele is two-for-two, and one of the most enjoyable elements of Get Out and Us was the way in which you knew very little about either of those five-star films until the horror unfurled in front of you. Hoping to emulate that unique feeling is Peele’s next film Nope, which has unveiled this first-look […]

Jordan Peele’s Nope wraps filming, Hoyte van Hoytema confirmed as cinematographer

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Variety is reporting that Jordan Peele’s next film, titled Nope, has recently wrapped principal photography whilst also confirming that Oscar-nominated cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema had been brought onto the film. Nope was shot on KODAK film, including 65mm film in IMAX format, which makes sense with the hiring of van Hoytema as he has been the […]

Candyman 1992 vs Candyman 2021

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the original Candyman and the new Nia DaCosta directed reboot/sequel. Which reigns supreme? Spoilers follow… In the early 1990s, maybe a year or two after the release of Bernard Rose’s hit horror classic Candyman, I watched as a preteen who had already become well versed in the kind of horror films […]

Movie Review – Candyman (2021)

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Candyman, 2021. Directed by Nia DaCosta. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Kyle Kaminsky, Vanessa Williams, Rebecca Spence, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Brian King and Miriam Moss. SYNOPSIS: A “spiritual sequel” to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighbourhood where the legend began. As the camera glides through […]

Movie Review – Candyman (2021)

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Candyman. 2021 Directed by Nia DaCosta Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Tony Todd, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo, Vanessa Williams, Cassie Kramer, Rebecca Spence, Kyle Kaminsky, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Cedric Mays, Christiana Clark, Brian King, Pamela Jones, Miriam Moss, Mark Montgomery, Genesis Denise Hale, Rodney L Jones III, Hannah Love Jones, Heidi Grace Engerman, and Virginia […]

Candyman featurette takes us behind the scenes with Jordan Peele and Nia DaCosta

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With a little over a week to go until Candyman arrives in cinemas, Universal Pictures has released a featurette for the ‘contemporary incarnation’ of the classic horror, which takes us behind the scenes of the film and includes interviews with writer-producer Jordan Peele and writer-director Nia DaCosta who discuss their titular character and bringing the […]

Jordan Peele announces new film Nope with mysterious teaser poster

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One of the modern masters of horror is back with a new film. Jordan Peele has scared critics, viewers, and awards voters alike with his hit horror films Get Out and 2019’s Us. Now, he’s here with an upcoming new project simply titled Nope. Yes, Nope will be Peele’s next film, and it’s expected to […]

Jordan Peele’s Twilight Zone reboot cancelled at Paramount+

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While Jordan Peele has no shortage of horror projects in the works, sadly, the filmmaker and producer will not be returning with more of The Twilight Zone. The cancellation announcement came out Wednesday when the horror series was not listed among the CBS All Access programs that were transitioning over to the rebranded streaming service, […]