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Spike Lee on His New Denzel Washington Film ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ How ‘Malcolm X’ “Nearly Killed Me,” and Retirement: “I Got Some Time Left”
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scrn loglineLegendary director Spike Lee opens up about his dynamic partnership with Denzel Washington, his filmmaking journey, and his thoughts on retirement in a captivating Red Sea Film Festival talk.beat sheet- Lee and Washington are a 'dynamic duo' who have collaborated on five films, with their latest titled 'Highest to Lowest' being a 'reinterpretation, not a remake' of Kurosawa's 'High and Low'.
- Lee shares behind-the-scenes stories of the making of 'Malcolm X,' including how the film 'nearly killed' him due to budget issues and how he had to reach out to prominent Black figures like Bill Cosby and Michael Jordan for financial support to complete the project.
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Spike Lee on His New Denzel Washington Film ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ How ‘Malcolm X’ “Nearly Killed Me,” and Retirement: “I Got Some Time Left”
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Georg Szalai
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Legendary director Spike Lee opens up about his dynamic partnership with Denzel Washington, his filmmaking journey, and his thoughts on retirement in a captivating Red Sea Film Festival talk.
beat sheet
- Lee and Washington are a 'dynamic duo' who have collaborated on five films, with their latest titled 'Highest to Lowest' being a 'reinterpretation, not a remake' of Kurosawa's 'High and Low'.
- Lee shares behind-the-scenes stories of the making of 'Malcolm X,' including how the film 'nearly killed' him due to budget issues and how he had to reach out to prominent Black figures like Bill Cosby and Michael Jordan for financial support to complete the project.
call sheet
Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, Akira Kurosawa, Rodney King, Bill Cosby, Tracy Chapman, Janet Jackson, Prince, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Nelson Mandela, Halle Berry, Queen Latifah, John Turturro, Warner Bros., Ku Klux Klan, Highest to Lowest, High and Low, She's Gotta Have It, Malcolm X, Gladiator II, Jungle Fever, BlacKkKlansman, 4 Little Girls