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Director Spike Lee says Highest 2 Lowest will be his last collaboration with Denzel Washington. The film, which just screened at Cannes, is a reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low. Lee’s version takes things out of Japan and into the New York City music scene, wherein a music mogul becomes the target of a ransom plot. In addition to Washington, Highest 2 Lowest features a leading cast including Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, A$AP Rocky, and Aubrey Joseph. It will release theatrically on August 22 and then hit Apple TV+ on September 5.
As per Deadline, Lee speaks on his long-term collaboration with Washington. Lee started out by remarking how he could not believe that the pair’s previous collaboration was so long ago. When they got to filming Highest 2 Lowest, however, Lee and Washington “didn’t miss a step.” Given Washington’s retirement comments, Lee thinks that “this is it,” making Highest 2 Lowest their final film together. Check out the full quote from Lee below:
Denzel and I didn’t know that our previous film, Inside Man, was 18 years ago. We were surprised because it felt like yesterday. But we didn’t miss a step.
I think this is it—five. He’s been talking about retirement even though he’s just done another deal. Five films together, they stand up.
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Source: Deadline