1.   Nope  director and writer Jordan Peele told  Complex  that he "basically wrote" the role of Emerald for Keke Palmer. He said, "Yes, I did know off the bat that she was going to be Emerald. In fact, as soon as the character came to me, it was Keke. ... She really is that wonderful and that talented." Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection ADVERTISEMENT 2.   In an interview with  i-D ,  Everything Everywhere All At Once  directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (known collectively as the Daniels) described some of the creators and work that influenced the movie. A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection Among these were the work of Kurt Vonnegut, the movies of Satoshi Kon and Hayao Miyazaki, and Douglas Adams's  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ... Buena Vista Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection ADVERTISEMENT ..."mind-bending" movies like  Groundhog Day  and  It's A Wonderful Life ... Columbia / courtesy Everett Collection ...an