Daniel Kaluuya (Sicario), pictured above, has been locked down as the lead male in Jordan Peele’s upcoming horror film Get Out, according to Deadline. Kaluuya will star opposite Allison Williams.
While plot details are being kept under wraps, the site provides a brief synopsis, saying the movie is about, “…a young African-American man who visits his white girlfriend’s family estate.”
Peele says that a film like this hasn’t been done in nearly five decades, claiming that the film, “…takes on the task of exploring race in America — something that hasn’t really been done within the genre since Night Of The Living Dead 47 years ago.”
Honestly, I’m very interested to see how this plays out. What made the racial dynamics in Night of the Living Dead so fascinating was how little attention was paid to it by the actual characters of the film itself. The issue of race never was an actual issue, even with all the heated arguments and horrific violence that was going on. Ben being black was never brought up and he wasn’t treated any differently because of the color of his skin. That being said, it’s impossible to deny that there is a commentary, whether intended or not, in the film that is still incredibly relevant to this day.
