Us has performed outstandingly with critics and at the box office. The horror movie is Jordan Peele’s follow up to his Oscar-winning Get Out. Moviegoers were left with their jaws on the floor at the big twist and with their socks scared off.
Will there be an Us 2?
Jordan Peele has confirmed his interest in a sequel to Polygon.
He was asked if he would be interested in pursuing an ‘Us-verse’.
Peele said: “Sure! It’s a fun one. There’s a lot going on there. The “Us-verse” … I like that.”
But not everyone is as excited for a sequel as Peele is.
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Will Lupita Nyong’o return for Us 2?
No. In fact, Nyong’o explicitly told Variety: “Please no, thank you.”
Nyong’o added: “Thank you, no no. I’m good. I’m retired from the tethered world, you know?”
With Nyong’o firmly refusing to return, a potential follow up could be a spin-off rather than a direct sequel.
As of writing, Peele has no plans for Us 2 and is busy working on his Twilight Zone reboot.
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Us currently has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 95 percent.
The critical consensus says: “With Jordan Peele’s second inventive, ambitious horror film, we have seen how to beat the sophomore jinx, and it is Us.”
Express.co.uk wrote: “Beneath the bloody horror and entertaining action, Us has an intelligent and thoughtful subtext just like Get Out, one that proves the film’s anything but a trashy gore-fest.
“These themes, especially the last one, take you along one path before making you second guess yourself, leaving you ever pondering and reflective well after the credits have rolled.”
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Us’ official plot synopsis reads: “Accompanied by her husband, son and daughter, Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o) returns to the beachfront home where she grew up as a child.
“Haunted by a traumatic experience from the past, Adelaide grows increasingly concerned that something bad is going to happen.
“Her worst fears soon become a reality when four masked strangers descend upon the house, forcing the Wilsons into a fight for survival.
“When the masks come off, the family is horrified to learn that each attacker takes the appearance of one of them.”
Us is now playing in cinemas.