Warning: Contains spoilers for Nope.
What kind of diabolical threat could make an entire town just say “no”? Thanks to a Universal presentation at CinemaCo today, we may have some clues. Director Jordan Peele took the stage to shed some light on the premise of Nope.
The first trailer for Nope only hinted at a diabolical force threatening our main characters. In the trailer, Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer play James and Jill Haywood, people who own and work at a horse farm run by Black. The farm in question is training horses for Hollywood productions and things are going great until something mysterious appears in the sky above the farm. The trailer then cuts to other characters, who also see something…above them. There are also shots of people who don’t look entirely human. The poster also hinted at a potential extraterrestrial threat, showing a horse and other objects floating in the night sky.
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Peele addressed the many fan theories surrounding Nope on the internet. Peele confirmed today that the film is about extraterrestrials. No, there will be some kind of alien invasion affecting those in and around the horse farm in question.
“The discovery and the surprise of it is part of the fun,” Peele added in Q&A, as noted by . “Trailers will give you a taste, but we want to keep some of the mystery so you can be satisfied going into the damn movie.”
No, it’ll be shot on 65mm and IMAX, so expect some amazing views of rural California just before it all takes to the skies. The film’s cinematographer is Hoyte van Hoytema, who previously directed Dunkirk, Tenet, Interstellar and Her.
Like his previous films, Get Out and Us, Nope was written and directed by Peele. The film stars alongside Barbie Ferreira, Brandon Perea and Michael Wincott, Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun. Peele is producing with Ian Cooper, his longtime partner at Monkeypaw Productions. The Universal Pictures film hits theaters on July 22, 2022.
Mike Williams is a freelance writer at IGN