History Trivia / Nope

* ProductionPosse: Creator/DanielKaluuya is [[Film/GetOut once again]] playing the lead in a Jordan Peele film.

** Angel was originally written as a more "happy-go-lucky" character [[spoiler:who would have died during the film's climax]]. However, when Brandon Perea auditioned with a more grounded take on the character, Peele was convinced to completely rewrite the character to match said audition, but [[spoiler:also convinced Peele to allow the character to live so he could appear in any potential sequels.]]

** Angel was originally written as a more "happy-go-lucky" character [[spoiler:who would have died during the film's climax]]. After Brandon Perea was cast, he pushed for a more grounded take on the character and [[spoiler:eventually convinced Peele to allow the character to live so he could appear in any potential sequels.]]

* EnforcedMethodActing: Prior to the filming of the scene where OJ and Em meet Angel for the first time, Brandon Perea was both forbidden by Peele and opted to forbid himself from meeting Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer (who had already formed a bond) on set, as the characters' first interactions were meant to be very awkward. Peele admitted to feeling that he was throwing Perea into the deep end by having him interact with two highly charismatic actors for the first time while shooting a scene, but stated that Perea held his own.

** Creator/JessePlemons was offered a lead role (presumably Creator/StevenYeun's), but had to turn it down due to scheduling conflicts.

* ActorInspiredElement: According to Angel's actor Brandon Perea, the audition dialogue Creator/JordanPeele wrote for Angel indicated a very happy, upbeat character. Perea didn't personally find that type of character to be fitting for the electronics store job he works, as he found that workers in that type of retail job are often visibly unhappy to be there. He decided to play Angel as such in his audition tape, and Peele loved his interpretation so much that he rewrote the character accordingly.

** OJ sees a hiker coming over the mountain ridge, then talks to Lucky, and in the next shot, the hiker is gone, having been eaten by Jean Jacket.

** Creator/JessePlemons was offered a lead role (presumably Creator/StevenYeun's) but had to turn it down due to scheduling.

** [[https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/w4ydh8/official_discussion_nope_spoilers/ih6t9le/ Viewers who took part in the film's test screening]] have stated the Gordy flashback had an extra element to it that was cut in the final release; specifically, it featured a stalker-ish fan of "Gordy's Home" who made his way to the film set with a gun, and by chance arrived in time to shoot Gordy after the rampage had passed. It's believed this part was cut due to it not fitting well with the rest of the flashback, though shots from that part of the scene can still be seen in trailers.

* QueerCharacterQueerActor: Keke Palmer, who refuses to pin down a label but has expressed attraction to men and women, plays Em who talks about sleeping with her (woman) therapist and mentions that she was planning on staying at her girlfriend's house.

* ActorInspiredElement: According to Angel's actor Brandon Perea, the audition dialogue Creator/JordanPeele wrote for Angel indicated a very happy, upbeat character. Perea didn't personally find that type of character to be fitting for the electronics store job he works, as workers in that type of retail job are often visibly unhappy to be there. He decided to play Angel as such in his audition tape, and Peele loved his interpretation so much that he rewrote the character accordingly.

* EnforcedMethodActing: According to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__SNN6xpFx4 this interview]], prior to the filming of the scene where OJ and Em meet Angel for the first time, Angel's actor Brandon Perea was both forbidden by Peele and opted to forbid himself from meeting Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer on set, as the characters' first interactions were meant to be very awkward. Peele admitted to feeling that he was throwing Perea into the deep end by having him interact with two highly charismatic actors for the first time while shooting a scene, but stated that Perea held his own.

* ActorInspiredElement: According to Brandon Perea, the audition dialogue Creator/JordanPeele wrote for Angel indicated a very happy, upbeat character. Perea didn't personally find that type of character to be fitting for the electronics store job he works, as workers in that type of retail job are often visibly unhappy to be there. He decided to play Angel as such in his audition tape, and Peele loved his interpretation so much that he rewrote the character accordingly.
* AwesomeDearBoy: Brandon Perea stated that he signed onto the film despite not even knowing its synopsis just because it was a Creator/JordanPeele film.

* ActorInspiredElement: According to Brandon Perea, the audition dialogue Creator/JordanPeele wrote for Angel indicated a very happy, upbeat character. Perea didn't personally find that type of character to be fitting for the electronics store job he works, and noted often observing workers in that type of retail job being visibly unhappy to be there. He decided to play Angel as such in his audition tape, and Peele loved his interpretation so much that he rewrote the character accordingly.