The Oscar-winning filmmaker promises his Lupita Nyong’o- and Winston Duke-starring feature will open up a “new horror mythology.”
Oscar-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele is a studio moneymaker — his feature directorial debut, “Get Out,” made over $250 million in worldwide receipts for Universal Pictures — but Peele still seems to believe in the power of some solid festival buzz. He notably debuted “Get Out” as a secret screening at Sundance in 2017, just weeks before it hit theaters, and his much-anticipated followup will follow a similar route. “Us,” starring Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke, will open the 2019 SXSW Film Festival on March 8, days before its March 15 opening.
“We are crazy excited to world premiere the most anticipated film of 2019 from the creative powerhouse that brought us ‘Get Out,’” said Janet Pierson, Director of Film, in an official statement. “We honestly couldn’t imagine a more perfect film to kick off the 2019 SXSW Film Festival.”