Jordan Peele wants 'Us' audiences to shout at the screen

At the premiere of critically acclaimed horror thriller "Us," director Jordan Peele spoke about the similarities between horror and comedy.

Peele, known for sketch comedy on "Key and Peele" before winning an Oscar for "Get Out," sees the two genres as "very close."

"It feels very similar to me. You know, it's basically, it's about what makes the cut. What style of moment, you know, what tone you can sort of clip in there. So, if it gets too goofy, you can sort of just take it away, strip it away, because we're doing a horror movie and it has to be grounded".

Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke at the premiere of "Us" held at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. [Photo：IC]

In "Us," Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke star as parents of two young children who are terrorized by a family of doppelgangers. Evan Alex and Shahadi Wright Joseph play the kids.

"Us" opens in theatres tomorrow.

(Story includes material sourced from AP)