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Jordan Peele, one half of Comedy Central’s “Key & Peele”, is trading the laughs for the screams.
Peele is set to write and direct Blumhouse Productions’ horror thriller “Get Out”.
The film, which follows a young African American man who visits his Caucasian girlfriend’s family estate, is somewhat of a passion project for Peele who will also explore issues surrounding race.
“People know me for my work in comedy, but now I’ll get to focus on my passion for writing and directing horror films,” said Peele. “Like comedy, horror has an ability to provoke thought and further the conversation on real social issues in a very powerful way. ‘Get Out’ takes on the task of exploring race in America, something that hasn’t really been done within the genre since ‘Night of the Living Dead’ 47 years ago. It’s long overdue.”
QC Entertainment’s Sean McKittrick and Edward H. Hamm Jr. will produce with Jason Blum. Exec producers are Blumhouse’s Couper Samuelson with QC’s Ray Mansfield and Shaun Redick.
