Jordan Peele: "I do not see myself playing the role of a first white"

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Jordan Peele has an Oscar, a second hit horror film in "We" and is gaining influence in Hollywood.

And he is determined to use it for good.

During a conversation this week at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles, the screenwriter-director said he was determined to include black actors in the most prominent roles of his films.

In fact, he said (according to The Hollywood Reporter): "I do not see myself playing a white guy as a leading role in my film. Not that I do not like white guys. But I saw this movie. "

The remark made him laugh, but Peele was serious about the breakthrough that black actors can make, according to THR.

"This is really one of the best pieces of this story, we feel like we are right now – a rebirth has come and proved that myths about representation in the industry are wrong."

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"The way I look at it, I get to project blacks into my films, "said director" We ", Jordan Peele.

Peele's dread movie "Nous", directed by a black cast, was featured last weekend at a record box office of $ 70 million. His previous film, "Get Out," published in 2017, about whites kidnapping blacks in an altered servitude, announced a budget of $ 4.5 million and a ticket sale of more than $ 176 million. It has also earned him an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Yes, he is on a roll. (He is also the host, narrator, and executive producer of the upcoming CBS All Access reboot of "The Twilight Zone.")

"The way I see it," he said Monday instead of improvising, "I get to throw the blacks in my movies. I feel lucky to be in this position where I can tell Universal: "I want to make a horror movie of 20 million dollars with a black family." And they say yes. "