Denzel Washignton and Spike Lee reunite for Highest 2 Lowest, featuring ASAP Rocky and Jeffrey Wright. Watch teaser
Veteran actor Denzel Washington and legendary director Spike Lee are reuniting after 19 years for a film titled Highest 2 Lowest, produced by A24. The studio released a teaser on Monday, sparking excitement among fans and admirers eager to see the outcome of this powerful collaboration.
Led by Denzel, the cast of the film also includes Academy Award nominee Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jose Baez, and hip-hop artistes ASAP Rocky and Ice Spice. Although this will mark Ice Spice's Hollywood debut, Rocky has already featured in several films and documentaries, such as Dope (2015) and Zoolander 2 (2016).
The teaser of Highest 2 Lowest opens with a visual of the Brooklyn Bridge while a dialogue by Denzel Washington plays in the background. He says, 'There is more to life than just making money. There's integrity – what you stand for, what you actually believe.' While the dialogue runs, titles of previous films that Denzel and Spike have worked on keep running, such as An Inside Man (2009), Mo Better Blues (1990), Malcolm X (1992) and He Got Game (1998).
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A montage plays, showing Denzel's character in a series of contrasting moments, as his voiceover reflects on the pursuit of success and the chaos that often follows. He poses a series of pointed questions: 'Can you handle the mayhem? Can you handle the money? Can you handle the success? Can you handle the failures? Can you handle the lovers? Can you handle the memes? And can you handle everything that is in between?'
Though Spike Lee has firmly established himself as one of the greats, he faces a significant challenge with this project. Highest 2 Lowest is a remake of the 1963 Japanese classic High and Low, directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa. Lee now takes on the task of capturing that same intensity and depth, reimagining the story against the backdrop of New York City.
The film will release in select theatres on August 22 and will be available to stream on Apple TV+.
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