Why Jordan Peele Says Emoji Movie Was Part of Why He Retired From Acting

Jordan Peele decided to retire from acting at least in part due to The Emoji Movie. Peele is a true triple threat. After a decade of impressing audiences with his abilities as a writer and actor – often in the same projects such as TV series Key & Peele and the movie Keanu – he showed that he is also an incredibly capable director with his four-time Oscar nominated debut film Get Out. His nomination for Best Director makes Peele the fifth African-American director to be nominated for the award and the popular movie contributed to the success of horror films in 2017.