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Ice Spice will make her acting debut in 'High and Low'. The 'Barbie World' rapper is set to make a cameo appearance in Spike Lee's English-language adaptation of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's 1963 crime thriller of the same name that will star Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright and Ilfenesh Hadera. A24 posted a photo to the social media site X (formerly known as Twitter) on Wednesday (10.04.24) of Lee and Washington with the caption: "No. 5 now in production." 'High and Low' marks the fifth collaboration between actor and filmmaker as they previously worked on the projects 'Inside Man', '...
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Ice Spice is taking her talents to Hollywood with a debut acting role alongside Denzel Washington. What Role Will Ice Spice Play in High and Low?The 24-year-old Bronx baddie has already started filming scenes for her role in the crime thriller High and Low, directed by Spike Lee, Variety reported on Wednesday (April 10). While the character Ice Spice will play has not been revealed, she certainly seems ready for action. The rapper has been dipping her toes in the acting waters over the last six months in commercials for Dunkin’, in which she starred alongside Ben Affleck, and Starry. With her ...
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Jeffrey Wright is to star in 'High and Low'. The 58-year-old actor is set to join Spike Lee's English-language adaptation of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's 1963 crime thriller of the same name alongside Denzel Washington and Ilfenesh Hadera. The original 'High and Low' was loosely based on the 1959 novel 'King's Ransom', written by Evan Hunter under the pen name Ed McBain, and tells the story of a shoe company executive who falls victim to extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped and held for ransom. It is not yet clear if Lee's movie will follow the original storyline, while detai...
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Tl;drDenzel Washington et Spike Lee collaborent pour la cinquième fois.Leur projet est l’adaptation du thriller japonais de 1963, High and Low.Le film est une coproduction Apple et A24, prévue pour être diffusée sur Apple TV+.Le tournage commencera en mars.Une collaboration emblématique renouveléeLe duo de choc est de retour. Après 18 ans d’absence, l’acteur Denzel Washington et le réalisateur Spike Lee se réunissent pour leur cinquième film ensemble. Cette fois-ci, ils se lancent dans l’adaptation du thriller japonais de 1963, High and Low. Leur dernière collaboration remonte à 2006 avec le f...
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Spike Lee has blasted critics who claimed ‘Do the Right Thing’ would spark riots. The 66-year-old director said his film was accused of being powerful enough to incite violence among black people when it opened in 1989, and he has now hit out at the allegation while honouring one of the reviewers who came to the film’s defence at the time. Spike said as he received the Ebert Director Award – named after the late film critic Roger Ebert – at the Toronto International Film Festival Tribute Awards on Sunday (10.09.23): “Your husband got behind me when those motherf****** in the Press were saying ...
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Michael Imperioli met a witch to get the film 'Summer of Sam' made. 'The Sopranos' star was living at the notoriously haunted Chelsea Hotel in New York City and explained how he took supernatural steps to get the 1999 crime thriller – which he co-wrote with director Spike Lee and Victor Colicchio – through development. Speaking in the documentary 'Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel', Michael said: "I had just begun writing 'Summer of Sam' with Victor Colicchio – we wrote that script together. "I really wanted to get it made. So I met somebody who was living here who was a witch, who said he could hel...
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Spike Lee and Pedro Almodóvar are the first honourees announced for this year’s TIFF Tribute Awards. ‘Do the Right Thing’ director Spike, 66, will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award, which recognises filmmakers who have “exemplified greatness in their careers”. ‘Live Flesh’ filmmaker Pedro, 73 – who won the best original screenplay for his 2022 movie ‘Talk to Her’ – will receive the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media presented by Participant, which recognises “leadership in creating a union between social impact and cinema”. Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, said about Spike, who won the adapted s...
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Bill Lee has died at the age of 94. The jazz musician passed away on Wednesday (24.05.23) at his home in Brooklyn, New York and his death was announced by his film director son Spike Lee in a post on social media. The 'Malcolm X' director captioned the Instagram post: "This Morning May 24th My Father Made His Transition... Also Must Give Love To Our Sista TINA TURNER Who Left Us Today on This May 24th 2023. WHEW LAWD. What A Day." Bill composed scores for several of his son's early movies, including 'She's Gotta Have It', 'School Daze' and 'Do The Right Thing'. He was also a successful jazz mu...
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Spike Lee urged people to "celebrate our elders" as he paid tribute to Harry Belafonte. The legendary musician, actor, and activist died on Tuesday (25.04.23) aged 96 and the 'Do the Right Thing' hitmaker has shared his memories of his "dear friend", including getting the opportunity to work with the Calypso King on one of his own movies, 'BlacKKKlansman'. Sharing a photo of himself and Harry, Spike wrote on Instagram: "May God Have My Dear Friend HARRY BELAFONTE At A Peaceful Rest. We Are Losing Our Giants Left And Right. We Have To Celebrate Our Elders While They Are With Us. [prayer and pur...
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Rosie Perez fired an agent in a stunned fury after they urged her to get plastic surgery so she would look “not black”. The Brooklyn-born ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ actress, 58, who has Puerto Rican roots, said she fired the woman for saying she should dye her hair and get a nose job as she claimed it would lead to landing more roles. Oscar and multiple Primetime Emmy Award nominee Rosie told Variety: “She told me that if I dyed my hair blond and got a nose job, ‘I can get you more jobs. Because you’re not black.’ “I couldn’t believe it. I was like, ‘Oh my goodness,’ like, ‘thank you, fired.'” But...
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