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Forbes
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
When Is Denzel Washington's ‘Highest 2 Lowest' Streaming On Apple TV+?
Highest 2 Lowest — director Spike Lee's latest film starring Denzel Washington — is new in theaters in limited release on Friday, with a streaming release date already set. The official summary for Highest 2 Lowest reads, 'When a titan music mogul (Denzel Washington), widely known as having the 'best ears in the business'' is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. 'Brothers Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for the 5th in their long working relationship for a reinterpretation of the great filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's crime thriller High and Low, now played out on the mean streets of modern-day New York City.' Rated R, Highest 2 Lowest also stars Jeffrey Wright, A$AP Rocky, Ilfenesh Hadera and Wendell Pierce. Highest 2 Lowest held its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes International Film Festival in May. The film, Variety reported, will be playing in about 300 theaters nationwide and a wider expansion — at least for the time being — seems to be out of the cards. The reasoning as to why is simple. Higher 2 Lower is an Apple Original Films and A24 co-production, and AppleTV+ has already announced that the film will debut on streaming video on demand on the platform on Friday, Sept. 5. So, unless Highest 2 Lowest is still playing in limited release in theaters in three weeks, the next chance to see the film will be on AppleTV+, provided you're an Apple TV+ subscriber. Apple TV+, which provides its programming ad-free, costs $9.99 per month after a free seven-day trial. If Highest 2 Lowest were solely and A24 production, A24 releases generally hit digital streaming via premium video on demand before making their way to streaming video on demand on the Warner Bros. Discovery platform HBO Max. 'Highest 2 Lowest' is Following A Release Pattern Similar To 'Wolfs' And 'The Instigators' The quickly approaching release date for Denzel Washington and Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest doesn't mark the first time Apple Original Films is bringing a high-profile release to Apple TV+ after a limited theatrical run. The George Clooney and Brad Pitt crime thriller Wolfs, which was released in limited release in theaters on Sept. 20, 2024, pivoted to an Apple TV+ release a week later, on Sept. 27, 2024. Before that, Apple Original Films' crime comedy The Instigators, starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, had a one-week limited run that began in theaters on Aug. 2, 2024, before it arrived on Apple TV+ a week later on Aug. 9, 2024. Just because the two Apple Original Films releases went straight to Apple TV+ shortly after their theatrical debuts, it doesn't mean that viewers won't eventually have a different option to see Highest 2 Lowest after it premieres on Apple TV+. For example, Wolfs became available on digital streaming via premium video on demand on May 20, a full eight months after it opened in theaters. The Instigators, however, has not yet become available on PVOD. Highest 2 Lowest is new in theaters in limited release.
Vogue
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Ilfenesh Hadera Was Right at Home on the Set of Highest 2 Lowest
Here, Hadera talks to Vogue about Highest 2 Lowest's dreamy Cannes premiere, being schooled (quite happily!) by Washington on set, and what she'd like to do next. Vogue: Highest 2 Lowest had its world premiere at Cannes this year. How did you approach getting dressed for that red carpet? How do you like to feel in those moments? Ilfenesh Hadera: I mean, here's the thing. I'm 39. I grew up in Manhattan. I have a real sense of my own style, what I think works, what I like, and maybe I play it safe, but generally, if I don't feel good in it, I'm not going out in it. Not for the sake of a brand relationship, not for the sake of pushing comfort zones. I feel like if you don't feel good, you look self-conscious, and it shows. And when you're at a premiere, you're meant to be celebrating your hard work and your project and feeling good, and you should own the moment. Cannes was kind of a funny moment. I'm not a huge dreamer—I like to set goals and be realistic about things and kind of be in the moment and not dream about the future too much, because I think it does detract a little bit from where you're at. But Cannes has always been a temple of cinema. There's so much history, and I really wanted the look to be perfect. I ended up at the Albright Fashion Library, and they styled the look the day before I took off. I've never in my life worn polka dots, but I felt great, and it felt appropriate.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
When Will the Spike Lee and Denzel Washington Movie ‘Highest 2 Lowest' Be Streaming on Apple TV+?
Two of Hollywood's greatest artists, Denzel Washington and Spike Lee, are teaming up for the first time in nearly 20 years with Lee's new movie, Highest 2 Lowest, opening in theaters this weekend. Highest 2 Lowest is Lee's modern-day, American take on the classic 1963 Japanese crime film, Akira Kurosawa's High and Low, about a wealthy businessman who gets held for ransom when a criminal calls to inform him his son has been kidnapped. The only problem? The kidnapper took his chauffeur's son by accident. Oops! In this modern-day reimagining, Washington stars as David King, a wealthy music mogul, while frequent Lee collaborator Ilfenesh Hadera stars as his on-screen wife, Pam King. Also starring Jeffrey Wright, ASAP Rocky, and Ice Spice, Highest 2 Lowest has received positive reviews from critics so far, and is likely to be a contender in this year's award season. It's the first Lee-and-Washingon team-up since 2006's Inside Man, so you don't want to miss it. Read on to find out where to watch Highest 2 Lowest, and when you can watch Highest 2 Lowest on streaming. Where to watch the new Denzel Washington movie Highest 2 Lowest: Right now, the only place to watch Highest 2 Lowest is in a movie theater, when the film opens in select U.S. theaters on August 15. You can find a showing near you via Fandango. That said, if you don't feel like going to the theater, Highest 2 Lowest will also be available to watch on streaming on Apple TV+ very soon. When will Highest 2 Lowest be streaming on Apple TV+? The Highest 2 Lowest Apple TV+ release date is September 5, 2025. Beginning on Friday, September 5, you'll be able to stream Highest 2 Lowest free on Apple TV+, with an Apple TV+ subscription. Apple TV+ comes with a seven-day free trial for new subscribers and has just one ad-free streaming plan available for $9.99/month. TRY APPLE TV+ FOR FREE Highest 2 Lowest is being co-released by Apple TV+ and A24, so the film will be getting an Oscar-qualifying three-week run in theaters before it will be available on streaming on Apple TV+. This is similar to other A24 and Apple co-releases, like Sharper, Causeway, and The Tragedy of Macbeth. That said, we have a feeling this movie might be one you want to see on the big screen. If that's the case, don't hesitate to see Highest 2 Lowest in theaters, because it won't be staying in theaters for long.
Times
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Highest 2 Lowest review — bailed out by two sublime set pieces
Sometimes, a couple of scenes can make all the difference. Not that Highest 2 Lowest is otherwise bad, just that it's nowhere near as good as an Akira Kurosawa adaptation directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington should be. Washington plays a successful New York music boss, David King, who must decide whether to pay a $17.5 million ransom demanded by a kidnapper that wanted to abduct his son but got the boy's best friend by mistake. The story is told in workmanlike fashion by Lee, Washington exudes a predictable brand of cool in his fabulous penthouse and the rest of the cast, which includes Ilfenesh Hadera (Billions) as David's wife and Jeffrey Wright as the boy's father are … fine. It's
