Where Was Nope Filmed? Every Filming Location Explained

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Warning: Contains potential SPOILERS for Nope

Jordan Peele's third directorial effort, Nope, has taken the world by storm and like his two previous films, the location of the film holds information about its story. The movie focuses on OJ and Emerald Haywood, a pair of siblings and Hollywood horse trainers played respectively by Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer. When they realize that a UFO is inhabiting the skies over the desert where their ranch is located, they come up with a plan to capture it on video in a bid for fame and fortune that could help them keep the long-running family business afloat after the horrific death of their father.

As a director, Peele is known for creating haunting images and suspenseful atmospheres; the locations used in his films are an important part of building the story. For example, Get Out, Peele's 2017 directorial debut largely takes place in a rich community of upstate New York that is largely inhabited by white people. It is a perfect setting for both the immediate situation in which Chris (Daniel Kaluuya, in his break-out role and first collaboration with Peele) finds himself and also for the underlying racial critique that Peele wove into that movie. Similarly, Peele chose his California filming locations carefully and used them very effectively in Nope to tell a story that goes even deeper than what is seen on screen.

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While Peele gives care to placing his story in a suitable atmosphere, he doesn't always use a lot of locations. There are two main locations seen in Nope, and these are the most important to the telling of the story and its characters. Peele's alien invasion movie feels bigger than his previous films, largely