Jordan Peele signs big deal with Universal for his next 2 films

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With Get Out and Us, Jordan Peele has proven to be adept at making a whole bunch of money for Universal (not to mention all of that sweet critical acclaim, even if you can’t buy a Maserati with it), so the studio has decided to continue its existing Jordan Peele investment by signing him and his Monkeypaw Productions company to an exclusive five-year deal. As reported by Deadline, this deal will have Peele write, direct, and produce his next two films under Universal’s banner, and it will also give Monkeypaw a chance to produce its own original films (like it did with BlacKkKlansman last year). Monkeypaw is also producing Nia DaCosta’s Candyman remake, which Peele co-wrote with Monkeypaw president Win Rosenfeld.