The Jordan Peele cinematic universe to become a virtual reality experience with Meta collab
Fans can explore Nope in virtual reality before seeing the film in theaters
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Jordan Peele fans can now explore the world of Nope in the Metaverse with a new mysterious virtual reality experience. Per Variety, Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Universal Pictures has partnered with Meta for a brand new way to creep people out.
“Nope World” is available for free in Meta’s Horizon Worlds app on the Quest 2 virtual-reality headset. According to Variety, “the experience begins with ‘Monkeypaw Productions: All Aboard,’ in which you find yourself as a passenger on the Monkeypaw train—featuring Easter eggs from Peele’s Nope, Get Out, and Us.”
In “Nope World,” visitors can interact with other fans (up to 11 at a time in a single instance), play minigames, and discover interactive elements, “including playing records, riding a motorcycle, and a getting sucked up into the sky by an ominous-looking storm cloud.”
Despite the partnership with Monkeypaw, the Horizon Worlds creators weren’t given any insider info on the film, so don’t worry about (or expect) any spoilers. “We’ve watched the [Nope] trailers so many times and got to bring in elements that we loved,” creator Matt Torres said. “It’s a great place to hang out and experience what it’s like being at Haywood Ranch.”
“Through this VR experience we’ve developed with Universal and Monkeypaw, people can fully immerse themselves in Jordan Peele’s cinematic artistry,” said Katie Jones, North America studio partnerships lead at Meta. “This is a unique opportunity for moviegoers to explore this world with fellow fans, and for our partners to connect with their audiences in innovative ways.”
If traversing landscapes from horror movies appeals to you, “Nope World” will soon be joined by “Get Out World” and “Us World” later this summer. For those who prefer their reality to be real, you can always head over to Universal Studios for the new Nope attraction Jupiter’s Claim. Either way, Peele is clearly crafting both virtual and actual reality to suit his twisted vision! Beware!
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So a train will take you to an old Western town setting? And there’s a theme park involved?What an idea! This all seems kind of icky but I’m still eager to see Nope.
This is gonna be Second Life 2.0 only with worse graphics. Kinda feel sorry for the regular people who don’t get the grift. Now the rich, celebrities, investors? Fuck’em take all you can get. At least the comedy clubs and meta courts are fun.
There’s this weird thing where people assume that the sort of psychopathic neckbeard basement-dwellers and/or possible Reptiloid-built androids somehow become normal once they get a few billion dollars behind them.
Nope. Just wait until it’s streaming.
How dull
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Peele has proven himself to be a hack with Us and the Twilight Zone reboot, but people are going to flock to Nope and pat themselves on the back when they talk about how brilliant it is. His audience is basically Bradley Whitford’s character from Get Out.
Me, the biggest Nope fan, logging in to Nope World on day 1: you guys excited for Nope?
I’d like to think this is being done as some kind of deeply allegorical meta commentary on, well, Meta (Social Media VR in general?), that somehow ties directly into the plot of the film but I highly doubt it. I really hope Peele doesn’t got the Shyamalan route.
Nope.
Well I can’t wait to see it in theaters!