Things aren’t going well over at Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions. Their latest release, “HIM,” is underperforming at the box office ($12M), and reviews have been atrocious. No wonder layoffs happened at Peele’s company.
It’s not just critics—audiences have revolted against “HIM,” giving it a C- CinemaScore grade. On Rotten Tomatoes, its user rating is 58%, which aligns with the 5.5/10 IMDb score. Audiences tend to be more generous than critics, but when it comes to this film, they’re equally negative.
Peele needs to save his company by actually directing a film, which doesn’t seem to be happening anytime soon. His next film, his fourth directorial effort, was recently pulled from Universal’s 2026 slate—and he still hasn’t written the script.
Earlier today, we got our first look at Joseph Kosinski's "Miami Vice '85," which is now filming. The cast is sprawling, and we can add yet another talented actor to the mix.