Interview with “NOPE” Director/Writer, Jordan Peele 

Full transcript of Interview with “NOPE” Director/Writer, Jordan Peele .

0:05KT: Hey, friends and lovers, and welcome to the very first after three and a half years of the For Your Reference podcast, brown, brown, brown. We have our very first interview Oti mm-hmm , it's very exciting. It's very wild. First of all, we wanna say, thank you, love and splooshes to all of our friends and lovers that have joined us along the way, or perhaps are new to our podcast very regularly.

0:34KT: We have loved and lauded Jordan Peele. It's still, we're still pinching ourselves. It's already happened. We're still pinching ourselves that we had the opportunity to be able to spend some time with Jordan Peele. How did it feel Oti? It was amazing. It was one of the best sort of things you could expect and to, for it to be a first interview as well. Um, wild, absolutely wild again, thank you so much. Please enjoy this interview and hopefully it is an exciting time of many more to come.

1:19KT: Hi, thank you, Jordan Peele for your time. Most importantly, congratulations on a brilliant film and also welcome to the For Your Reference podcast. We've been friends and lovers of your work for many, many years. So we're very excited to talk about Nope. Mm,

1:35Jordan: Well, thank you, lovers.

1:37KT: It's good to finally, finally, we can be together. Right.

1:41Jordan: although we are, although we are apart by miles, I, I can.

1:46Oti: Absolutely. So we watched the movie and really loved it. And I think, um, I was just gonna ask, how important was it for you to show a sense of adventure and happiness? Especially in a black led movie where there's usually an onus on being a bit heavy and showing the struggle.

2:04Jordan: Yeah, this was a big, uh, part of, uh, my evolution as an artist. Am I asking myself? Um, what I'm putting into the world, you know, I I've, I've, I've done a lot in black horror and I feel like my, um, it, it, it's, uh, it's a space that, uh, I want to continue to pursue, but, you know, with this film, I, I also wanted to lean into black joy and, and, and love and adventure and, you know, all the. The emotions and, and, and feelings and vibes and, and things that we, we haven't been able to been be a part of a, a as well. So I wanted, I wanted to have all of it. I wanted to have my cake and eat too.

2:40KT: And we love to see it. If Get Out was looking outward and Us was looking inward. Where would you say the lens is pointed in?

3:05Jordan: uh, no, I, uh, I. I, every film is about humanity and, and, you know, I, I feel like the, the, the, the villain or, or monster of every film in some ways is how we humans deal with the world. And in this one, um, you know, I, I wanted to create a spectacle, uh, of a film and, and it became about. The spectacle itself and, and how powerless we are as, as people when faced with a spectacle. Um, and, uh, so anyway, that, that, that, that's what, in, in invaded the movie and, uh, that's what it's about.

3:22KT: And do you feel like those pressure, whether be it internal or external to outdo Get Out and.

3:59Jordan: Uh, you know, I, I, I don't think there's pressure to. Outdo them so to speak because, you know, I think every film is its favorite. You know, most, most people, you know, you ask, you know, what's your favorite movie? It's, it's a hard one to answer. It changes all the time. And that's because we're allowed to have a bunch of favorite movies. So, you know, I'm, I'm just gonna keep on trying to make a, my next favorite movie basically. And, and that's what I did.

4:18KT: and you definitely in our household as well. we finish off our reviews with the recommendation. So what would you pair with Nope, as a double

4:36Jordan: Wow. What would I pair with? Nope, as a double feature. Um, the original King Kong. And I would be, I, I, I would say this because it in it shares. A a spirit in several ways. And it shares a sort of DNA in several ways in that, you know, King Kong, um, you know, was just, you know, one of the great human efforts in, in artistry of all time, when you take into account the illusion, um, that they were able to achieve with what they they had. And at the same time, it is a spectacle of racism. And exploitation. And so in a lot of ways, I feel like this, this film is the answer. My answer to King Kong.

5:09KT: Absolutely. Thank you so much for your time. The spectacle was interesting because sometimes the pain became the commentary and turning it on its head and we absolutely loved it. Right. Grab your lovers. Grab all of. Snacks and really enjoy a double feature of Nope. And King Kong. Thank you so much, Jordan Peele.

5:40Jordan: so much. Thank you.

5:49KT: Who mm-hmm how are you feeling Oti? Who hyped? It was interesting. Cuz even putting together the interview questions, obviously given the nature of Nope, we weren't allowed to spoil it, but I'm so happy and I'm so glad that you chose, especially for the first question to be about black joy. And he was so receptive to it.

6:12KT: Yeah. Because that's the only sort of emotion that came out with at the. Absolutely. And, you know, with the upcoming double feature as recommended by Jordan Peele, the 1933 King Kong film, it definitely brings a, a lot to digest, especially in regards to Hollywood in general. Mm-hmm . Thank you so much friends and lovers.

6:34KT: Hopefully you enjoyed it. Um, for those around the world, if you've already checked up, Nope. Come and fight us or come and love us in the DMS for our Australian friends and lovers. It will be available in cinemas from August 11. Thank you so much. See ya. Bye.