Spike Lee
American filmmaker
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| 2025 | Spike Lee was reported to be developing and considering directing Liberty, a comedic military drama based on a pitch by writers Jalysa Conway and Rebecca Murga, which was described as being similar in style to the 1973 film The Last Detail. |
| 2024 | Lee was seen sitting courtside at Barclays Center during the WNBA playoffs, wearing a Sabrina Ionescu jersey to support the New York Liberty. |
| October 24 2024 | Endorsed Kamala Harris for the US presidential election and spoke at one of her campaign rallies. |
| March 2024 | Received the Board of Governor's Award from the American Society of Cinematographers. |
| February 2024 | Confirmed as the director for a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 'High and Low', with Denzel Washington set to star. The project is part of Lee's ongoing collaboration with Netflix. |
| 2023 | Named recipient of the Ebert Director Award at the TIFF Tribute Awards for the Toronto International Film Festival. |
| 2023 | Spike Lee was considering directing 'Da Understudy', a film project with Jonathan Majors set to star and produce, based on a screenplay about an understudy who becomes willing to kill for a role. The project was to be developed by Westbrook Studios and Amazon Studios. |
| 2023 | Lee reported that the Viagra musical project was set to begin production under the title 'Boner', with early 2023 targeted as the production start date. |
| 2022 | Spike Lee was involved with the production of 'The Captain', though not credited as a director |
| December 2022 | Lee revealed the documentary's title as 'Da Saga of Colin Kaepernick' and disclosed he had been working on the documentary series for over a year. |
| November 2022 | Spike Lee joined as director and executive producer for an untitled ROTC drama series at Amazon Studios, focusing on a coming-of-age narrative set in a university military program. |
| February 2022 | Spike Lee was reported to be developing a multipart documentary for ESPN about Colin Kaepernick, featuring extensive interviews and access to Kaepernick's personal archive. |
| 2021 | Spike Lee created the documentary series 'NYC Epicenters 9/11→2021½', reflecting on the impact of 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City |
| 2021 | Spike Lee served as executive producer for 'You Resemble Me' |
| 2021 | Lee continues to express his commitment to producing the 'Save Me, Joe Louis' film, despite previous challenges in securing full funding. |
| 2020 | Lee releases 'Da 5 Bloods', a war drama exploring the experience of African American soldiers in Vietnam |
| 2020 | Created '3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd', a film addressing police violence and racial injustice |
| 2020 | Michael Jackson's song 'They Don't Care About Us' was re-released |
| 2020 | Spike Lee worked on 'New York, New York' project |
| 2020 | Spike Lee was executive producer for 'Son of the South' and 'Tales from the Hood 3' |
| 2020 | Spike Lee directed 'David Byrne's American Utopia', a concert film featuring David Byrne |
| 2020 | Celebrated Joe Biden's presidential election victory with champagne on the streets of Brooklyn. |
| 2020 | Spike Lee and studio eOne began preparing an untitled film about Viagra's development, based on a 2015 Esquire article. Lee planned to direct a musical co-written with Kwame Kwei-Armah, featuring original songs by Stew Stewart and Heidi Rodewald. |
| 2020 | Dee Rees was hired to write and direct the Porgy and Bess remake, replacing Spike Lee's earlier potential involvement. |
| May 2020 | Lee published a three-minute short film 'NEW YORK NEW YORK' on Instagram, which was later featured on New York City's official website. |
| March 2020 | Lee had a disagreement with Madison Square Garden security over entrance protocol during a New York Knicks game, which resulted in him declaring he would not attend the rest of the season's games. |
| 2019 | The Killers released the song 'Land of the Free' |
| 2019 | Spike Lee produced two films: 'See You Yesterday' and 'Amazing Grace' |
| 2019 | BlacKkKlansman was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, marking Lee's first Best Director nomination. |
| 2019 | Lee was invited to a Directors Roundtable conversation by The Hollywood Reporter, featuring directors like Ryan Coogler and Alfonso Cuarón. |
| 2019 | Lee won his first competitive Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman. |
| 2019 | Spike Lee closed a deal to direct the film adaptation of the graphic novel 'Prince of Cats', which had been in development for an extended period. |
| 2018 | Spike Lee directed the theatrical production or film 'Pass Over' |
| 2018 | Spike Lee served as executive producer for 'Tales from the Hood 2' |
| 2018 | 'BlacKkKlansman' is directed by Spike Lee, which receives critical acclaim and earns Lee an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay |
| 2018 | Spike Lee gave an interview to GQ magazine where he discussed his favorite films, including works by Elia Kazan and Martin Scorsese, revealing his cinematic influences. |
| 2018 | David Leitch entered early talks to direct the Enter the Dragon remake. |
| 2018 | Lee reaffirms his intention to make the Joe Louis biographical film, promising to fulfill a commitment to Budd Schulberg. |
| November 2018 | Spike Lee was set to direct a film adaptation of Roger Guenveur Smith's stage show 'Frederick Douglass Now', exploring the life and legacy of the renowned abolitionist and historical figure. |
| October 2018 | Spike Lee was no longer involved with the Nightwatch film project |
| May 2018 | BlacKkKlansman premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, winning the Grand Prix. |
| March 2018 | Spike Lee was confirmed to be interested in directing the Nightwatch film, with Cheo Hodari Coker hired to re-write the script |
| February 2018 | Spike Lee expressed interest in developing a Broadway musical adaptation of his 1988 film School Daze, exploring potential theatrical transformation of the movie for the stage. |
| 2017 | Spike Lee credited for 'Brave: Visions for Moncler' project |
| 2017 | Spike Lee created and became an executive producer of the TV series 'She's Gotta Have It', which ran until 2019 |
| 2017 | Spike Lee directed 'Rodney King', likely a documentary or film about the notable civil rights case |
| 2017 | His documentary 4 Little Girls was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for its cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance. |
| September 2017 | Sony Pictures began developing the Nightwatch film project, with a script by Edward Ricourt for their Spider-Man Universe |
| August 2017 | Spike Lee announced he was developing Archer, a TV series about a young, black Mark Zuckerberg-like protagonist who creates a dating app designed to read sexual chemistry. |
| 2016 | Spike Lee directed 'Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall', a documentary about Michael Jackson's early musical career |
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