Spike Lee Recalls Strategy To Save 1992 Movie With Denzel Washington After Warner Bros. Refused To Add Additional Funds

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Spike Lee; Denzel Washington; Malcom X

Description

Spike Lee talks about how he saved his 1992 movie starring Denzel Washington when Warner Bros. turned down his request for more money. The iconic director has worked with Washington on four movies in total, starting with 1990’s Mo’ Better Blues. Their most recent collaboration as director and actor came in 2006’s Inside Man, which starred Washington as an NYPD hostage negotiator dealing with a heist gone wrong.

Most recently, Washington has been making headlines and earning rave reviews for his performance in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, where he plays scheming slave owner Macrinus. For his part, Lee hasn’t released a feature film since 2020’s Da 5 Bloods, but he has a number of projects in pre-production. Currently, he’s looking back on perhaps his most fruitful collaboration with Washington, which opened to critical acclaim in 1992 and earned Washington an Oscar nomination.

Creator

By Katrina Yang

Source

https://screenrant.com/malcolm-x-spike-lee-saved-warner-bros-budget

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screenrant.com

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