A brand new Spike Lee and Denzel Washington joint is on the way in which. Lee simply introduced his newest movie, “Highest 2 Lowest,” is ready to premiere in Cannes this Might. Whereas the movie was not included within the pageant’s preliminary lineup reveal on Thursday morning, Lee took to Instagram himself to announce the information.
He wrote within the caption of his submit, “Bon Jour. Good Morning. Whaddup❓Da New SPIKE LEE JOINT-HIGHEST 2 LOWEST Starring My Brother DENZEL WASHINGTON Has Been Invited To Da 2025 CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (In The Out Of Competitors Class). AND DAT’S DA BOTTLES OF 🍾 🥂TRUTH,RUTH. YA-DIG❓SHO-NUFF.”
Per The Hollywood Reporter, the movie is described as an English-language “reinterpretation” of the 1963 Japanese movie by Akira Kurosawa, “Excessive and Low,” which is loosely primarily based on the 1959 novel “King’s Ransom.” Washington stars within the movie alongside Ilfenesh Hadera, Jeffrey Wright, Ice Spice and A$AP Rocky. The movie will get a theatrical launch by way of A24 earlier than airing on Apple TV+.
In honor of a model new collaboration between Lee and Washington, we’re strolling down reminiscence lane, breaking down every of their movies collectively by the field workplace.
“Mo’ Higher Blues” (1990)
Final place in our field workplace rating is “Mo’ Higher Blues,” the first-ever collaboration between Lee and Washington. Within the 1990 movie, Washington performs Bleek Gilliam, a fictional jazz trumpeter who makes questionable decisions in each his skilled and romantic lives. The movie, whereas incomes largely optimistic evaluations, grossed about $16,153,593.
“He Bought Recreation” (1998)
The following movie on our field workplace listing is “He Bought Recreation,” Lee’s 1998 sports activities drama movie starring Washington and Ray Allen. Washington performed Jake Shuttlesworth, father to Jesus Shuttlesworth, performed by Allen. Within the movie, Jake has to persuade his son to play faculty basketball to shorten Jake’s jail sentence. The movie grossed $21,567,853.
“Malcolm X” (1992)
Subsequent is arguably their best collaboration: “Malcolm X.” The 1992 movie was solely their second collaboration collectively, and it went on to earn Washington an Oscar nomination for Greatest Actor because the titular function. It stays one of the crucial well-reviewed and referenced performances in movie historical past. The film was even chosen for preservation within the United States Nationwide Movie Registry by the Library of Congress in 2010. The movie grossed $73 million.
“Inside Man” (2006)
Their highest-grossing collaboration? 2006’s “Inside Man.” Washington performs a police detective who enters high-stakes negotiations with a financial institution robber and a high-power dealer after the robber’s newest heist out of the blue turns right into a hostage scenario. The movie grossed $186 million and stays Lee’s highest grossing movie up to now.