Jordan Peele's "Nope" Has A Trailer, And You Better Believe The Internet Already Has All Kinds Of Theories

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Good news: the trailer is awesome. Bad news: you're scared of clouds now.

After mercilessly teasing us all Super Bowl weekend, actor/writer/director/horror-icon-living-among-us, Jordan Peele, has finally unveiled the first trailer for his newest horror film — simply titled, Nope — and! Y'all! It's! Wild! Seriously, check it out:

RIGHT? What did I tell you?! Okay, okay...let's get to the two "downs." Let's calm down, and let's break this down:

The teaser opens with a reference to "The Horse in Motion" — a short film that the Smithsonian describes as "The first .gif" — which Keke Palmer's character notes is a family affair, as the man on the horse was her great-great-GREAT grandfather.

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We learn from there that Keke and Daniel Kaluuya's characters are "the only Black-owned horse trainers in Hollywood," residing on a ranch in California with their horses.

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They appear to live a simple, peaceful life...until, ya know, they don't. It's a horror movie. IDK what y'all expected.

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Stuff starts to go sideways REAL quick, and the trailer — in true Jordan Peele fashion — gives us absolutely nothing in terms of plot, but plenty in terms of nightmare-fuel.

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Now, the ~curiously vague~ official description for the film states that the story follows, "residents in a lonely gulch of inland California who bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery," but ya know what? I'm just going to say it...

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Semi-related, but I'm loving Steven Yeun's cowboy look.

...I'm pretty sure it's aliens. It's aliens, right? Like, just look at this Independence Day-esque shot:

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I mean, I'm just saying, it just feels like it might be aliens?!

Heck, they're even selling MERCH of them?! Of the aliens?!

It literally says "Alien 'Viewer'" in the corner here! I see you!

ANYWAY, needless to say the internet all but imploded at the unveiling of this genuine HORROR EVENT, so we took to Twitter to round up some of the very best reactions, memes, and early-on theories for your viewing pleasure! Here we go:

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nope and the northman already have the two best trailers of the year. we're so lucky to get new jordan peele and robert eggers movies this year

02:22 PM - 13 Feb 2022

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So, uh, yeah! There ya have it! Be sure to say "Yes" to Nope when it comes ~floating~ into theaters on July 22, 2022!

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