{"id":2923,"date":"2018-02-04T19:55:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T19:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commarts.pleather.us\/2018\/02\/04\/jordan-peele-quit-acting-because-he-was-offered-the-role-of-s-t-in-the-emoji-movie\/"},"modified":"2018-02-04T19:55:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T19:55:24","slug":"jordan-peele-quit-acting-because-he-was-offered-the-role-of-s-t-in-the-emoji-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/m2\/2018\/02\/04\/jordan-peele-quit-acting-because-he-was-offered-the-role-of-s-t-in-the-emoji-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Peele Quit Acting Because He Was Offered the Role of S\u2014t in \u2018The Emoji Movie\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The one downside to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/jordan-peele\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jordan-peele\">Jordan Peele<\/a> being so successful as a filmmaker is that he says he&#8217;s done with acting. The &#8220;Get Out&#8221; writer\/director, who received three Academy Award nominations for his debut feature, won a different prize last night: best first-time director at the DGA Awards. While accepting this honor, Peele revealed what went into his decision: &#8220;&#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/t\/the-emoji-movie\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-emoji-movie\">The Emoji Movie<\/a>&#8217; actually helped me quit acting. I was offered the role of Poop,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2018\/02\/jordan-peele-quit-acting-because-of-the-emoji-movie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">he explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2018\/02\/directors-guild-of-america-awards-2018-winners-list-1201924676\/\" title=\"DGA Awards 2018: Full Winners List, from Guillermo del Toro to Jordan Peele\">DGA Awards 2018: Full Winners List, from Guillermo del Toro to Jordan Peele<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;This is true. I would not make this up,&#8221; he continued. Peele&#8217;s response to the offer was to say &#8220;that\u2019s fucked up&#8221; before deciding to sleep on it for a night. He called his manager the following day to ask how much he was being offered for his emoji-related services, but by then it was too late:\u00a0\u201c[My manager said], \u2018They\u2019ve already given it to Sir Patrick Stewart.\u2019 I was like, \u2018Fuck this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link read-more\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Read More:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/2018\/01\/sxsw-2018-film-and-tv-lineup-jordan-peele-female-filmmakers-1201923567\/\" title=\"SXSW Film and TV 2018 Lineup: Jordan Peele, Female Directors, and More Lead Latest Announcement\">SXSW Film and TV 2018 Lineup: Jordan Peele, Female Directors, and More Lead Latest Announcement<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;The Emoji Movie&#8221; was one of the most widely reviled films of last year, whereas &#8220;Get Out&#8221; was one of the most highly praised \u2014 which is to say, it&#8217;s doubtful that Peele regrets his decision.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pmc-related-link sign-up\">\n\t\t\t<strong class=\"pmc-related-type\">Sign Up:<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/indiewire.com\/email\" title=\"Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! 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