Spike Lee reunites with Denzel Washington for the primary time in practically 20 years with the teaser debut of “Highest 2 Lowest.”
Spike Lee has delivered a long-promised teaser Monday for Highest 2 Lowest, his upcoming crime thriller starring Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky, marking the primary time Lee and Washington have teamed up on a movie since 2006’s Inside Man.
The trailer, posted to Lee’s Instagram on Monday morning (Might 5), gave audiences their first glimpse on the movie’s gritty tone and ensemble solid.
Lee captioned the put up: “I Know U Have Been Ready ‘HELLA LONG’ And Right here Is DA TEASER TRAILER (Lastly) For Da fifth Return Of D And LEE- HIGHEST 2 LOWEST. And Dat’s Da WASHINGTONS/LEES FAMILY TRUTH,RUTH. YA-DIG? SHO-NUFF. STRAIGHT UP.”
Highest 2 Lowest is a reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 movie Excessive and Low, itself based mostly on Ed McBain’s 1959 novel King’s Ransom.
The up to date model, directed by Lee and distributed by A24, is about to premiere out of competitors on the 2025 Cannes Movie Competition earlier than heading to theaters and ultimately Apple TV+.
The solid consists of Washington, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jeffrey Wright, Ice Spice in her movie debut, and A$AP Rocky, who performs a central position.
Spike Lee On Casting A$AP Rocky In “Highest 2 Lowest”
In accordance with Lee, Rocky’s casting was impressed by a viral web comparability.
“What’s humorous is that I used to be Instagram, 4 or 5 years in the past, and other people have been saying that A$AP seemed like he’s Denzel’s son,” Lee stated throughout an look on the 7PM in Brooklyn podcast. “I seen these memes, after which within the movie we used that. A$AP, man, he fireplace.”
Lee first obtained the script by William Alan Fox earlier than the pandemic and later reworked it after Washington signed on. The plot facilities on a robust music govt who turns into the goal of a felony scheme, in response to IMDb.
This marks the fifth collaboration between Lee and Washington. Their artistic pairing started with Mo’ Higher Blues in 1990 they usually final appeared on display collectively practically 20 years in the past.
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