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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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
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 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 Celebrated Joe Biden's presidential election victory with champagne on the streets of Brooklyn.
2020 Michael Jackson's song 'They Don't Care About Us' was re-released
2020 Spike Lee directed 'David Byrne's American Utopia', a concert film featuring David Byrne
2020 Created '3 Brothers: Radio Raheem, Eric Garner and George Floyd', a film addressing police violence and racial injustice
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 Lee releases 'Da 5 Bloods', a war drama exploring the experience of African American soldiers in Vietnam
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.
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.
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 BlacKkKlansman was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, marking Lee's first Best Director nomination.
2019 Lee won his first competitive Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman.

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