But his character wasn’t initially written that way, according to Peele.
When I go in there, people are kind of depressed," says Perea.
“They’re kind of just like, ‘Hey, what do you need?
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No, it’s not on sale.'”
Peele found Perea’s reading hilarious.
“I had no clue whatNopewas about.
Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Brandon Perea in ‘Nope’.Universal Pictures
I was just like, ‘It’s a Jordan movie.
How the hell am I going to say no to be one of the leads?’
And I watched all these movies and I’m like, ‘What the hell is he doing?
I don’t know what he’s about to do.’
He didn’t even let the actors say hello before filming their first scene together.
This is my day one.'”
Adds Peele: “I feel bad for Brandon.
I just threw him in with two of the most charismatic, beloved actors of all time.
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