Us (2019)
- During the filming of Us, Lupita Nyong'o improvised one of the most famous lines in the movie.
- Before Lupita Nyong'o was cast, several major A-list stars turned down the lead role because they felt the script was too risky.
- Eagle-eyed viewers have noticed a hidden easter egg referencing Jordan Peele's previous film in the background of the opening scene.
Us is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, his follow-up to the acclaimed Get Out. Lupita Nyong'o stars as Adelaide Wilson, who returns to her childhood beachside home in Santa Cruz with her family for a summer vacation. Their trip turns into a nightmare when four strangers appear in the driveway β their exact doubles, dressed in red jumpsuits and armed with golden scissors, who call themselves "the Tethered" and have come to take their counterparts' places.
Lupita Nyong'o delivered a dual performance of extraordinary physicality and emotional range β as Adelaide, she conveyed maternal ferocity and barely suppressed terror; as Red, her doppelgΓ€nger, she spoke in a damaged, whispering rasp and moved with jerky, puppet-like precision that was genuinely unsettling. Jordan Peele expanded his ambitions from Get Out's focused social satire to a broader, more allegorical canvas, with the Tethered functioning as a metaphor for the underclass, the forgotten, and the dark mirror of American prosperity. Michael Abels's score, featuring an eerie choral arrangement of Luniz's "I Got 5 on It," was one of the most memorable horror scores in years.
Us earned $255 million worldwide on a $20 million budget.
