SANTA CRUZ >> One of the hottest directors in Hollywood will be shooting his new film in Santa Cruz for the next three days, according to film crew members on location.

Jordan Peele, the acclaimed director of “Get Out” (2017), will film his much anticipated follow up in Santa Cruz, according to crew members working for the Universal Studios-backed production.

A film crew was setting up a car explosion scene on East Cliff Drive above Seabright Beach and near the Santa Cruz Natural History Museum on Wednesday afternoon. Filming will take place at various locations around Santa Cruz through Saturday, according to crew at the shoot.

Peele, who was a notable sketch comedian before turning to directing, won near universal acclaim for “Get Out,” his directorial debut that went on to garner about $175 million at the box office on its way to four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and a Best Director nod for Peele.

The movie won praise from a range of critics for its deft and darkly satirical handling of race and class issues in America.

Peele has revealed little details regarding the follow up, tentatively titled “Deep Cuts” or “Us,” aside from saying he expects it to be tonally similar to “Get Out.”

“One thing I know is that this is genre and playing around with the thriller, horror, action, fun genre of intrigue is my favorite,” Peele told The Hollywood Reporter in February. “That’s my sweet spot. So I think tonally it should resemble “Get Out.”

“That said, I want to make a completely different movie. I want to address something different than race in the next one.”

Lupita Nyong’o, Elisabeth Moss and Winston Duke from “Black Panther” are signed on to star in the film.

It’s been long known that Santa Cruz was on the list of locations for Peele’s production.

In August, casting directors Tracy Dixon and Kelly Hunt put out a call for extras for people living in and around Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz can boast of its horror movie bona fides.

“The Lost Boys,” the vampire horror classic from 1987 starring Cory Haim and Kiefer Sutherland, was shot almost entirely on location in town.

Several other major Hollywood productions have used the boardwalk and wave swept cliffs of Santa Cruz as a backdrop for their stories, including “Chasing Mavericks,” “Dangerous Minds,” the “Transfomers” spinoff “Bumblebee,” “The Sting II,”, the 1983 Clint Eastwood vehicle “Sudden Impact,” parts of the 1970s classic “Harold and Maude,” and “Back to the Beach” with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello.

Other movies shot in Santa Cruz include the cult classic “Killer Clowns from Outer Space” and “The Tripper.”