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News.com.au
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Spike Lee thinks Highest 2 Lowest will be his last collaboration with Denzel Washington
In the neo-noir crime thriller, an English-language reimagining of the Japanese film High and Low, Washington plays a music mogul who becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake. It marks Lee and Washington's fifth collaboration after Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X, He Got Game and 2006's Inside Man - and it may well be their last. "I think this is it – five. He's been talking about retirement, so... Even though he just did another deal. I thought you said you were retired Denzel, what's up?! But those five films together, those stand up.".
Scottish Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Denzel Washington's rant at Cannes photographer revealed by lip reader after row kicks off on red carpet
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) DENZEL Washington's Cannes rant has been revealed by a lip reader after he rowed with a photographer on the red carpet. Acting legend Denzel, 70, was caught pointing angrily at a photographer in the tense moment as he posed for pictures outside the Palais des Festivals on Monday. 4 Denzel Washington hit out at a Cannes photographer in an explosive red carpet clash Credit: Getty According to expert, Jeremy Freeman, the row began after the photographer allegedly tapped the star on his arm - prompting the Oscar winner to turn and deliver a stern warning. According to his analysis for MailOnline, he said: 'Hey, one - one more time, stop. Let me tell you - stop, stop - never put your hands on me again." Despite the warning, the photographer - who was seen smiling during the encounter - reportedly replied, 'Not allowed." He's believed to have added, 'Yes, yes, yes,' before reaching out again and asking, 'Can I take a picture?' Denzel, clearly unimpressed, responded: 'Stop, stop it, stop it. I mean it. Stop, stop it." The Hollywood icon had been walking the carpet alongside his Highest 2 Lowest co-star A$AP Rocky, 36, when the incident unfolded. Despite the brief flare-up, the director's evening wasn't without celebration. During the premiere, he was surprised on stage with an honorary Palme d'Or, presented by long-time collaborator and friend Spike Lee. Spike said: 'This is my brother, right here,' handing over the award. 'A total surprise for me!' Denzel replied, beaming as he stood beside Spike and Rocky for photos. Denzel Washington's daughter Katia stuns fans as she makes rare red carpet appearance with very tall wife Highest 2 Lowest is a modern retelling of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 classic High And Low. Although it was missing from the official Cannes lineup when first announced, director Spike later revealed the film would appear at the festival, with confirmation hinging on whether Denzel would be able to attend. The film will hit cinemas via A24 on August 22, followed by a release on Apple TV+ on September 5. This isn't the first time Denzel has had a tense run-in with members of the public. In October 2024, the Training Day star was seen confronting autograph hunters outside the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where he was attending a benefit honouring Samuel L. Jackson. In video footage from that night, Denzel appeared visibly annoyed as he addressed one man in the crowd, saying, 'I heard you. You talk about showing love… respecting me.' When the man responded, 'We already do,' Denzel snapped back, 'I said I'll see you when I get out - which part of that don't y'all understand? "It's about showing love… or not, or not! We can do it another way… or not, we can do it both ways!' He then turned and walked into the building. Another memorable encounter came in 2021, when he was seen deep in conversation with a fan on a New York sidewalk. The man approached him with a stack of photos to sign, prompting a seemingly intense back-and-forth. Eyewitnesses said Denzel placed both hands on the fan's shoulders and appeared to share a serious message, momentarily ignoring social distancing. While the actor kept his mask on, the fan had lowered his, and one onlooker claimed he told the man to 'say a prayer' - though it's unclear what exactly was said. 4 He was caught in the tense exchange with the snapper Credit: Getty 4 His rant has now been revealed by a lip reader Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
The Irish Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Denzel Washington's rant at Cannes photographer revealed by lip reader after row kicks off on red carpet
DENZEL Washington's Cannes rant has been revealed by a lip reader after he rowed with a photographer on the red carpet. Acting legend Advertisement 4 Denzel Washington hit out at a Cannes photographer in an explosive red carpet clash Credit: Getty According to expert, Jeremy Freeman, the row began after the photographer allegedly tapped the star on his arm - prompting the Oscar winner to turn and deliver a stern warning. According to his analysis for Despite the warning, the photographer - who was seen smiling during the encounter - reportedly replied, 'Not allowed." He's believed to have added, 'Yes, yes, yes,' before reaching out again and asking, 'Can I take a picture?' Advertisement read more on DENZEL Washington Denzel, clearly unimpressed, responded: 'Stop, stop it, stop it. I mean it. Stop, stop it." The Hollywood icon had been walking the carpet alongside his Highest 2 Lowest co-star Despite the brief flare-up, the director's evening wasn't without celebration. During the premiere, he was surprised on stage with an honorary Palme d'Or, presented by long-time collaborator and friend Spike Lee. Advertisement Most read in Celebrity Spike said: 'This is my brother, right here,' handing over the award. 'A total surprise for me!' Denzel replied, beaming as he stood beside Spike and Rocky for photos. Denzel Washington's daughter Katia stuns fans as she makes rare red carpet appearance with very tall wife Highest 2 Lowest is a modern retelling of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 classic High And Low. Although it was missing from the official Cannes lineup when first announced, director Spike later revealed the film would appear at the festival, with confirmation hinging on whether Denzel would be able to attend. Advertisement The film will hit cinemas via A24 on August 22, followed by a release on Apple TV+ on September 5. This isn't the first time Denzel has had a tense run-in with members of the public. In October 2024, the Training Day star was seen confronting autograph hunters outside the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where he was attending a benefit honouring In video footage from that night, Denzel appeared visibly annoyed as he addressed one man in the crowd, saying, 'I heard you. You talk about showing love… respecting me.' Advertisement When the man responded, 'We already do,' Denzel snapped back, 'I said I'll see you when I get out - which part of that don't y'all understand? "It's about showing love… or not, or not! We can do it another way… or not, we can do it both ways!' He then turned and walked into the building. Another memorable encounter came in 2021, when he was seen deep in conversation with a fan on a New York sidewalk. Advertisement The man approached him with a stack of photos to sign, prompting a seemingly intense back-and-forth. Eyewitnesses said Denzel placed both hands on the fan's shoulders and appeared to share a serious message, momentarily ignoring social distancing. While the actor kept his mask on, the fan had lowered his, and one onlooker claimed he told the man to 'say a prayer' - though it's unclear what exactly was said. 4 He was caught in the tense exchange with the snapper Credit: Getty Advertisement 4 His rant has now been revealed by a lip reader Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 4 Denzel had been walking the carpet alongside A$AP Rocky when the incident unfolded Credit: Alamy
The Guardian
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Highest 2 Lowest review – Spike Lee and Denzel Washington remake Kurosawa in fine style
Spike Lee has made a brash, bold, big-city movie with this pulsing New York adventure that doubles as a love letter to NYC's sports and its music. It is a remake (or maybe cover version) of Akira Kurosawa's classic downbeat noir High and Low from 1963, transplanting the action from Yokohama to New York – or rather returning it there, because the original source material, Ed McBain's novel King's Ransom, is set in a fictional city based on the Big Apple. It's got a terrific throb of energy and life, moving across the screen with the rangy grace of its superstar Denzel Washington – though a little of the minor-key sombreness and complex pessimism and cynicism of the first film has been lost and the modern technology of GPS (unknown in Kurosawa's day) has indirectly left it with a very small plausibility issue. In Kurosawa's movie, the incomparably leonine Toshiro Mifune played Gondo, the prosperous salaryman working for a shoe manufacturer who rashly mortgages the luxurious penthouse-style family apartment with its spectacular views of the city (encouraging hubris, of course) so he can he buy out a controlling interest in the firm. But just as he is about to pull off the deal of a lifetime, a kidnapper takes a boy he wrongly thinks is Gondo's son, but is in fact the son of Gondo's heartbreakingly loyal and submissive chauffeur Aoki played by Yutaka Sada. Does Gondo now have to use the money he's borrowed as ransom cash to save the son of a servant? In Lee's film the shoe executive is now gigantic music-producer legend David King, played with grinning monarchical assurance by Washington. King beamingly surveys his New York realm from his near-super-rich balcony as the sun rises, and Lee shows this with the inspired musical accompaniment of Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' from Oklahoma. His wife Pam (Ilfenesh Hadera) is a philanthropist supporting black causes, and his teen son Trey (older and cooler than Gondo's kid) is a talented basketball player. Every square millimetre of the wall-space is covered by high-end sports-related artworks or ultra rare memorabilia (reportedly from Lee's own collection), as well as magazine covers of David's face, unironically pointing up his massive wealth, prestige and impeccable taste. The awful news about the reported abduction of Trey turns out of course to be a bungling mistaken-identity: the culprit has accidentally taken Trey's best friend and David's godson Kyle (Elijah Wright) son of David's driver and family friend Paul (Jeffrey Wright, Elijah's dad in real life), an ex-con who is now a Muslim convert. In the original, there was a distinct class or caste distinction between Gondo and Aoki, however well-meaning and conflicted Gondo was. This isn't the case here: King is no snob and has a real love for Paul – but the basic dilemma is still there. Should David throw away his business plan and risk penury to save someone who isn't family? (This great music producer rages to his imaginary heroes in his private study: 'What would you do Stevie?' etc. He amusingly addresses that hypothetical question to James Brown – and perhaps James Brown's advice on this point might not exactly provide a Hollywood ending.) Lee shrewdly injects a new note of worldliness with the police's suspicion about the obvious possibility that Paul might himself have staged the abduction – though it is the racist white cop Detective Higgins (Dean Winters, Tina Fey's boyfriend in TV's 30 Rock) who has to say this out loud. In Kurosawa's film, the paying of the ransom on the train is a classic suspense sequence; Lee for his part makes great use of a New York subway train heading out to Yankee Stadium, crammed with baseball fans chanting 'Let's go Yankees' just as they did in Lee's 25th Hour. (I'd love to see Lee restage the baseball scene from Kurosawa's Stray Dog.) The police have put a GPS tracker in the bag with the cash, so the kidnapper and his team of stunt-riding accomplices on motor scooters (where did he get all these people?) must have somehow switched the money out of the trackable bag and it's not immediately clear how they did that. But who is the bad guy? Suspicion falls on the greedy, sexist (but undoubtedly kind of cool) young rapper played by A$AP Rocky. And Lee contrives a great rap-battle-style face off between him and David. This is a big, muscular picture which aspires to the crowd-pleasing athleticism of Spike Lee's sports icons; it's very enjoyable and there's a great turn from Washington. Highest 2 Lowest screened at the Cannes film festival.
