A$AP Rocky’s spirits had been excessive as he reunited with Denzel Washington and Spike Lee on the photocall of his subsequent challenge, Highest 2 Lowest, for the 78th annual Cannes Movie Pageant on Monday. The rapper-actor donned a black shirt with a white go well with and accessorised with gold earrings, black sun shades, and braided hair. Conversely, Washington stored it easy with a black t-shirt paired with a plain shirt. The movie’s director and Cannes Movie Pageant veteran opted for informal apparel with a white hat, t-shirt, and pants.
Highest 2 Lowest will premiere out of competitors as we speak on the French movie competition. The movie follows the unique plot of Akira Kurosawa’s Excessive and Low, with some slight tweaks. The photocall marks Washington’s first Cannes look.
The day is not only particular due to Washington’s debut at Cannes, however Might 19 can also be the one hundredth birthday of Malcolm X, whom director Lee honored along with his 1992 movie starring Washington.
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The movie, which explores themes of social inequality and ethical battle, marks Lee’s sixth entry within the prestigious movie competition’s choice.
Shot throughout New York, from the upscale neighborhoods alongside the East River to Brighton Seaside in Brooklyn, Highest 2 Lowest revolves round a music mogul (performed by Washington) whose fading profession takes a darker flip when he turns into the goal of a ransom demand.
Talking to Vulture earlier than the premiere, Lee mentioned, “The world adjustments, so the competition adjustments. But it surely’s all the time been an excellent expertise for me. And it is also the place movies are launched to the world. Not simply American filmmakers.”
The movie additionally stars Jeffrey Wright as Paul Christopher, Wendell Pierce as Gabe, Ice Spice as Marisol Cepeda, and Ilfenesh Hadera as Pam King. It’ll hit theatres in the US on August 22. On Apple TV+, the movie will begin streaming from September 5.
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