page_title: Us (2019 film)
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: Us (2019 film) / Production
caption_attribution_description: English: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
context_page_description: Us is a 2019 American horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker. The film follows Adelaide Wilson and her family, who are attacked by a group of menacing doppelgängers.
  The project was announced in February 2018, and much of the cast joined in the following months. Peele produced the film alongside Jason Blum and Sean McKittrick, as well as Ian Cooper. Filming took place from July to October 2018 in California, mostly in Los Angeles and Pasadena and also in Santa Cruz.
  Us had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 8, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on March 22, 2019, by Universal Pictures. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $255 million worldwide against a budget of $20 million, and received praise for Peele's screenplay and direction, as well as the musical score and Nyong'o's performance.
context_section_description: After being dismayed with the "genre confusion" over his previous film, Get Out, Peele opted to make his next film Us a "full-on" horror film, which was described by Rolling Stone as "spill-your-soda scary" compared to the "existentially terrifying" Get Out. Peele has said that an inspiration for Us was The Twilight Zone episode "Mirror Image" that was centered on a young woman and her evil doppelgänger.
  Principal photography began on July 30, 2018 in Santa Cruz, California, including the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Most of the film was shot in Los Angeles, and the main house featured is located in Pasadena. The house had modifications and the team spent six weeks there. Filming wrapped on October 8, 2018.
  The visual effects were provided by Industrial Light & Magic and supervised by Grady Cofer.
  Michael Abels, who had previously scored Peele's Get Out, returned to do the same for Us.
caption: Shooting took place at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
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