Universal Acquires 'Portrait of God' Feature With Jordan Peele and Sam Raimi Producing

Overview

• Universal bought the spec expanding Dylan Clark’s 2022 short into a feature.
• Jordan Peele and Win Rosenfeld will produce through Monkeypaw’s first-look deal with the studio, with Sam Raimi and Romel Adam producing via Ghost House.
• The project marks the first producing collaboration between Peele and Raimi.
• Clark co-wrote the script with Joe Russo, while plot specifics, director, cast, and production timing remain undisclosed.
• The seven-minute short, about a painting some see as blank and others as the face of God, has surpassed 8.6 million YouTube views.