Denzel Washington & Spike Lee Film ‘High And Low’ Adds Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright has been cast in Spike Lee‘s new film, High And Low. Deadline reports that the acclaimed actor will join Denzel Washington and Ilfenesh Hadera in the crime thriller.  The movie will be created for Apple and A24 and is an English-language reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s movie of the same name. Kurosawa’s original film was based on Evan Hunter’s (Ed McBain) 1959 novel, King’s Ransom. High and Low follows an executive who became the victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son mistakenly gets kidnapped. However, it’s currently unclear how close or far from the source material Spike Lee would base his movie on. The publication details that Spike Lee’s High and Low will be developed and produced by A24. Todd Black and Jason Michael Berman will produce High and Low for Escape Artists and Mandalay Pictures. Alan Fox and Spike Lee will serve as the picture’s scribes. The film is scheduled to have a theatrical run before ultimately finding a home on Apple TV+.

Source: Vibe