Universal Pictures has announced that the studio has entered into a five-year exclusive production partnership with Monkeypaw Productions, led by producer, director, and Academy Award-winning writer Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us, BlacKkKlansman).
Get Out earned Peele the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay along with nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor (for Daniel Kaluuya).
Under the new exclusive deal, Universal is developing Peele’s next two films which he will direct, write, and produce.
The film received six Oscar nominations, winning Lee his first-ever Oscar (Adapted Screenplay) and earning Peele his fourth nomination in two years.