Jordan Peele’s next horror project is Jordan Peele has successfully made the transition from comedy actor to one of the most respected filmmakers in the horror genre, to the point where there’s now a lot of anticipation (and speculation) about his next project. A big part of Peele’s success in horror is that he has brought original stories, something quite refreshing in a genre loaded with sequels, reboots, and remakes in recent years.
Peele’s first horror project was what Nope is truly about.
It’s not surprising that Peele hasn’t revealed many details about the story of Nope as his past projects were also surrounded by mystery, but there’s a supernatural element in Nope that is making the anticipation around it bigger. Now, Peele has teased that there is something supernatural going on in Nope, explaining that Daniel Kaluuya’s character is “a humble man destined for an epic and otherworldly confrontation”, and that he wrote him with Kaluuya in mind. The tease of an “otherworldly confrontation” s the theory of Nope being about an alien invasion and the title being an acronym.
The Nope is an acronym for “Not Of Planet Earth”. Throughout the trailer, Kaluuya is seen in the middle of danger a couple of times, and he seems to be the one who comes across the aforementioned creature at the horse stables, showing that he's indeed destined for an otherworldly confrontation.
It’s unlikely that more plot details about Nope will be released before its release, but if there’s one thing to be learned from Jordan Peele’s past movies is that nothing is what it seems and things can take a turn at any moment. There’s a lot of evidence pointing at Nope being all about an alien invasion, but why they will arrive on Earth and specifically target Haywood Ranch, and how Jill and James will handle it remains to be seen. As for the title being an acronym, that might be a fun reveal at the end of the movie or something that Peele will have to confirm or deny at some point.
