Jordan Peele’s New Film Pushed Back Due To Actors’ Strike

The film Jordan Peele thought he would release in 2024 has been pushed back by a year due to the actors' strike.

The film Jordan Peele thought he would release in 2024 has been pushed back due to the actors’ strike.

The actor’s strike ended on Nov. 8 after a 118-day protest in what became the longest strike in Hollywood history. SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild members were prevented from working until a deal was reached that took away time from movies and television shows that would have been in production.

Among those projects was Peele’s untitled fourth horror film that Universal had slated for a Christmas 2024 release but has since been pushed back to a date that has yet to be determined, The Wrap reports. The new film was set to go up against a holiday slate of film releases, including Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King, and fellow horror film Nosferatu from Focus Features.

But considering the fanfare Peele receives when releasing a new horror film, it doesn’t matter who he competes with at the box office. Since his Oscar-winning debut with 2017’s Get Out, Peele has garnered a name that draws moviegoers to the theater to see his newest release.

His first three films, Get Out, Us, and Nope, have grossed over $680 million at the global box office, with Get Out raking in $176.1 million domestically and $255.7 million worldwide off just a $4.5 million budget. His film debut earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, becoming the first Black writer to do so.

The Comedy Central alum followed up with 2019’s Us, which earned $175 million domestically and $256 million worldwide off a $20 million budget. His most recent film, Nope was released in July 2022 and earned $123.3 million domestically and $171.2 million worldwide from a $68 million budget.

He’s also served in producer roles on Spike Lee’s Oscar-winning film BlacKkKlansman, Nia DaCosta’s Candyman, and a revival of CBS’ “The Twilight Zone, which he also hosted.

Along with his upcoming fourth horror film, Peele is also collaborating with Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima on his next video game, OD. One of Peele’s upcoming films is rumored to see him teaming up with Selena Gomez for an adaptation of the graphic novel Coyotes, Daily Mail reports.