The director, who made his debut with “Get Out”, has once again struck box office gold with “Us”, about a family terrorised by their doppelgangers.
Peele said being a successful director gives him a chance to put minority faces on the screen.
“The way I look at it, I get to cast black people in my movies. I feel fortunate to be in this position where I can say to Universal, ‘I want to make a $20 million horror movie with a black family.’ And they say yes,” Peele said while speaking to improve students at
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
“I don’t see myself casting a white dude as the lead in my movie. Not that I don’t like white dudes, but I’ve seen that movie.”
With the success of black directors in Hollywood, Peele said it has brought about a renaissance in storytelling.
“It really is one of the best, greatest pieces of this story, is feeling like we are in this time – a renaissance has happened and proved the myths about representation in the industry are false.