Director: Spike Lee
Writer(s): Alan Fox, Evan Hunter (novel), Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, Dean Winters, Michael Potts, LaChanze, A$AP Rocky, Ice Spice, John Douglas Thompson, Evyn George, Elijah Wright, Holden Goodman, Jeremy Sample, Mahkah Wright, Faye Yvette McQueen, Kevin D. Benton, Nichia Morales, José Báez, Jordan S. Walker, Manny Joseph, April A. Reeves, Reinaldo Troya, Evan Frew, Jay Gaudi, Ian Grant, Jason Hewitt, Tom Johnson
Synopsis: 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.
Release Date: August 22, 2025 (USA) | Length: 133 min | Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | MPAA Rating: Unknown | Note(s): Original announcement. This film is complete and waiting for a poster, trailer and release date. Also known as “High and Low”. Spike Lee and Katia Washington are producers on this project. I wasn’t able to identify Jordan S. Walker.