'Nope' Movie Title's Hidden Meaning Explained by Jordan Peele

Did you know that there’s a hidden meaning to the title of Nope?!

In a new IMDb interview with Keke Palmer and director Jordan Peele, the actress reacted to the fan theories about the title, which the filmmaker confirmed were accurate.

Keke was shook when Jordan revealed that the fans got it right as she had no idea!

Click inside to learn the hidden meaning…

So, what’s the hidden meaning? NOPE is an acronym for “Not of Planet Earth,” which is another way to describe a UFO.

“I know you did not think, ya know, Not of Planet Earth. But what did you think when people came with that theory? Weren’t you gagged?” Keke said.

Jordan replied, “What you talking about I didn’t think of that?” Keke said, “Oh you did? That was what you meant?”

Jordan continued, “Well, yeah. I mean, look, there is… I was trying to let people figure that one out for themselves, you know? So I wasn’t leaning into that, but the cat’s out of the bag, you know. We are talking about a UFO here. And it is not of planet earth. And it also, of course, refers to how Black people would- what we would say if we saw a UFO- nope. It’s, like, nope. No extraterrestrial.”

Keke started clapping and responded, “The kids are going to live for that.”

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