The actor’s role in Jordan Peele’s sci-fi horror is her biggest billing to date, after a lifetime in the industry.
She talks about the harm done to young actors, her response to colorism – and why she doesn’t mind being a memeKeke Palmer was at home in New York, “hanging out on the couch, or whatever,” when she got the call.
Jordan Peele, her management said, wanted a chat.
Top-secret, obviously.
“And I’m like, are y’all serious? He wants to talk to me about his new film?” She sounds incredulous, having worked with Peele only once before in 2013, on his sketch show with comedy collaborator Keegan-Michael Key.The call led to a digital copy of a script, programmed to auto-delete if you screenshot it.
And that became 28-year-old Palmer’s starring role in Nope, Peele’s grab at summer blockbuster status.
The sci-fi horror follows
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