Jordan Peele News

Jordan Peele, the director of 'Get Out,' took to Twitter to share a new poster for his upcoming film, 'Us.'

Steven Yeun has been cast in the CBS All Access reboot of “The Twilight Zone,” according to Variety. Yeun will appear in an episode of the series titled “The Traveler.” He is best known for starring in “The Walking Dead” and “Burning.”

NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment's Wilshire Studios will develop a TV series based on the popular NPR radio show/podcastWait Wait...Don't Tell Me!, according to Deadline. Wilshire will team up with Storied Media to develop the series.

That's the signpost up ahead: next stop for John Cho, Allison Tolman and Jacob Tremblay is THE TWILIGHT ZONE. They are the latest actors to join the cast of CBS All Access' highly anticipated original series and will star in the episode 'The Wunderkind.' Erica Tremblay will also appear in this episode. Previously announced cast members include host and narrator Jordan Peele in addition to Sanaa Lathan, Adam Scott and Kumail Nanjiani.

Variety reports that Nia DaCosta, director and writer of 'Little Woods,'will direct the remake of classic horror flick 'Candyman,' produced by Jordan Peele.

Viola Davisand Julius Tennon's JuVee Productions' has signed a first look feature production deal with Amazon Studios, according to Variety. 

Netflix has renewed the 10 episode animated series, 'Big Mouth, for season three and promises the pains of puberty  are far from over!

 Kumail Nanjiani has just crossed over into THE TWILIGHT ZONE. The actor will star in an episode of the new CBS All Access original series. The episode is written by Alex Rubens (“The Last OG,” “Key and Peele”). Nanjiani joins previously announced host and narrator Jordan Peele and other cast members Sanaa Lathan and Adam Scott.

Blumhouse Television, run by Jason Blum, has made a deal with Amazon Studios to produce eight feature-length thrillers to run worldwide on the streaming service, according to Variety.

Woody's journey in “Toy Story 4” includes a visit to a carnival where he meets Ducky and Bunny, two carnival prizes who are eager to be won. But when their plans are rudely interrupted by Woody and his friends, they find themselves on an unexpected adventure with a group of toys who have no idea what it feels like to be tacked to a prize wall.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and Hearst Magazines announced today that Oprah Winfrey's in-depth conversation with Michelle Obama about her new memoir Becoming will air as a primetime special “Oprah Winfrey Presents:  Becoming Michelle Obama” on Thursday, November 15 at 8:00 PT/ET on OWN, with an extended unedited version available on “Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations” podcast starting the same day, with part two available on November 19. In addition, the full interview will be streamed on Oprah's Facebook on Sunday, November 18 at 11:00 am ET/PT. The interview will also be featured in O, The Oprah Magazine on newsstands November 20, with behind-the-scenes content available on Oprahmag.com as well as globally across multiple Hearst Magazines' titles, including the December cover of ELLE.

Nearly 60% of Netflix members on a global basis enjoy kids and family content every month, so the company today unveiled a robust slate of animated event programming - both feature films and original series - to give kids and families around the world more of what they love.

Propagate, one of the world's fastest-growing independent content creation and distribution companies, has acquired Electus, the independent production and distribution company initially founded by Ben Silverman, and a majority interest in powerhouse talent management and production firm Artists First from IAC (NASDAQ: IAC) to expand its full-service global studio. The deal combines Electus' popular content, international sales division and valuable library and Artists First's impressive talent roster and hit shows with Propagate's already robust content creation capabilities and strategic relationships. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Adult Swim brings beauty, horror, and the bizarre to life with its new animated stop-motion series The Shivering Truth on Sunday, December 9th at Midnight ET/PT.

Adam Scott is the latest cast member to enter the fifth dimension, joining the CBS All Access original series THE TWILIGHT ZONE. Scott will star in the episode 'Nightmare at 30,000 Feet.' CBS All Access previously announced that Jordan Peele will host and narrate the series and actress Sanaa Lathan will star in the episode 'Rewind.'

Fresh from a five-star, sell-out run at the UK's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, comedian and award-winning songwriter Tamar Broadbent is making her New York debut with Best Life, a hilarious musical comedy about ambition, anxiety and avocados.

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that “Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations” podcast will feature an all-new interview with icon, legend and survivor Tina Turner available on Apple Podcasts (ApplePodcasts.com/OprahSuperSoul) and other podcast platforms beginning Wednesday, October 17. The second part of the podcast interview will be available on Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms beginning Thursday, October 18.

 dick clark productions announced today the line-up of stand-out performers and talent who will be recognized at the 22nd Annual “Hollywood Film Awards.” Crazy Rich Asians will receive the “Hollywood Breakout Ensemble Award,” Amandla Stenberg will be recognized with the “Hollywood Breakout Performance Actress Award” for 20th Century Fox's The Hate U Give, while John David Washington will receive the “Hollywood Breakout Performance Actor Award” for his role in Focus Features' BlacKkKlansman. Additionally, Felix Van Groeningen will be bestowed the “Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award” for Amazon Studios' Beautiful Boy, and Yalitza Aparicio will be given the “New Hollywood Award” for her performance in Netflix's ROMA.

On Today, Oct. 12, 6:30 pm, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series will honor award-winning filmmakers JT Takagi, the Executive Director of Third World Newsreel, and Terence Nance, creator of HBO's Random Acts of Flyness, with the Reel Sisters Trailblazer award for their outstanding contributions to the film industry. Jules And The Jinks, a winner of AfroPunk's 2018 battle of the bands competition, will pay tribute to our honorees.

Sanaa Lathan joins the first season of the new CBS All Access original series THE TWILIGHT ZONE and will star in the episode 'Rewind.' Lathan is the latest addition to THE TWILIGHT ZONE cast alongside previously announced host and narrator Jordan Peele.