It’s laborious to consider that director Spike Lee and actor Denzel Washington have solely made 5 movies collectively, however I’d be mendacity if I mentioned in any other case. The fifth is ready to launch as a part of the 2025 film schedule, as Highest 2 Lowest marks the primary collaboration between the titans since 2006’s Inside Man. With a brand new trailer launched to get the gang prepared for what to anticipate, Lee has additionally taken the time to put in writing a completely becoming tribute to his frequent main man.
We now have an extended take a look at the A24/Apple TV+ subscription title (which debuts in theaters on August fifteenth), and the remake to Akira Kurosawa’s Excessive and Low seems to be well worth the wait. Exhibiting us Washington’s file mogul David King seemingly on high at the beginning, bitter notes begin to land in his life earlier than it. Which is the whole reverse of the vibe you’ll get from studying Spike Lee’s Instagram caption, shared under:
Right here It Is The Full Trailer For My Spike Lee Joint HIGHEST 2 LOWEST. Coming To Theaters August fifteenth, Streaming September fifth On Apple TV. The “D N Lee Combo” Is 5 For five – MO’ BETTER BLUES (1990), MALCOLM X (1992), HE GOT GAME (1998) INSIDE MAN (2006) And Now HIGHEST 2 LOWEST (2025) And Dat’s DENZEL N’ SPIKE TRUTH,RUTH. YA-DIGSH-NUFF
You’ve gotta love when pals like these completely fuel one another up within the press. So far as that 5 image run is worried, Washington has been a part of a few of the most acclaimed footage on Lee’s resume. Although that is to not overlook the present run of streaming heaters the Crooklyn director has been placing out.
In truth, a few of Spike Lee’s most socially related films have been platform primarily based originals like Prime Video’s Chi-Raq and Netflix’s Da 5 Bloods. That makes this reunion much more fruitful, as Washington can now be added to the roster of current hits banked by Brooklyn’s cinema hype man.
However after all, the wait between Inside Man and this new film is one which followers have been braving for some time. You possibly can see that as Lee’s message accompanying Highest 2 Lowest’s teaser acknowledged that “hella lengthy” wait. That appears to be a specialty for Apple Authentic Movies, as round this identical time final 12 months the platform delivered the George Clooney/Brad Pitt reunion we all know as Wolfs.
What’s much more becoming is that yesterday Spike Lee posted one other clip to his social media, one which will have been his tip off {that a} new Highest 2 Lowest look was coming. Sharing the snippet of Mo’ Higher Blues you see under, the Atlanta-born filmmaker threw us all the best way again to the start of his skilled relationship with Denzel Washington:
As if the fan hype for Highest 2 Lowest wasn’t sufficient, you have additionally acquired tales like ASAP Rocky’s expertise working with Mr. Washington, which solely stoke these flames all of the extra. It is most likely factor that audiences will not have to attend an excessive amount of longer earlier than they’ll catch Highest 2 Lowest, and with two very completely different choices out there.
You’ll have the ability to attempt to discover the image at a theater close to you, as its theatrical launch begins on August fifteenth. Nevertheless, Apple TV+ subscribers will have the ability to partake within the reunion of Spike Lee and Denzel Washington quickly after, as it would hit the streaming platform on September fifth.