The pair were on stage together this morning as part of the London Film Festivals popular screen talk session.
Kaluuyas career was the subject of the session.
That was a big one for me, Kaluuya said.
Ashley Walters and Daniel Kaluuya.Joe Maher/Getty Images for BFI.
I thought he looked like me.
I can do this.
You make mistakes in your life and you get defined by your mistakes, especially if youre Black.
You never get defined by your work if youve made a mistake.
They dont even realize it.
But I said I wanted a Black one because Im Black.
Kaluuya said he then realized that he had to approach American accents with a regional tint.
We did it in 23 days.
It was a tough shoot.
We had to stay very focused.
Jordan knew how to work with actors and he was smart to cast people with improv experience Kaluuya said.
Jordan Peele is Jordan Peele now but he was Key and Peele, the sketch show guy then.
It felt like someone who was supposed to direct.
He was jumping for joy.
Hed always say I can show you that instead.
Kaluuya said of del Toro.
I was just so in awe of what he did.
Kaluuya was the first of this years screen talk participants.
Other sessions will feature Steve McQueen, Lupita Nyongo, Zoe Saldana, Denis Villeneuve, and Mike Leigh.
The pic will screen as a world premiere.
London Film Festival runs until October 20.
