The World's 50 Greatest Leaders

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Jordan Peele

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Us' Film - 2019 Jordan Peele Director 2019 Image ID: 10162635e Featured in: 'Us' Film - 2019 Photo Credit: C Barius/Universal/ILM/Kobal/ShutterstockC Barius/Universal/ILM/Kobal/Shutterstock
  • Title
    Director/Producer
  • Affiliation
    Monkeypaw Productions

Peele continued his emergence as a director of heady horror with Us, which shattered the domestic box office record for original horror movies with a $70 million opening weekend in March. Peele is also helping filmmakers from all backgrounds get past Hollywood gatekeepers. Peele’s production company, Monkeypaw, accepted open script submissions this year, a rare move for an enterprise as hot as his.