Overview

• On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Spike Lee urged audiences not to underestimate A$AP Rocky, saying he goes “toe to toe” with Denzel Washington throughout the crime drama Highest 2 Lowest.
• Lee noted a strong physical resemblance between Rocky and Washington, adding that their dynamic brings authentic father-son energy to his English-language reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low.
• Highest 2 Lowest marks Lee’s fifth collaboration with Washington, which the director has suggested could be their final film together after partnerships dating back to 1990.
• The A24 and Apple TV+–produced thriller follows Washington as a music mogul whose son, played by Rocky, becomes entangled in a life-or-death ransom plot set against a modern New York backdrop.
• After its acclaimed Cannes premiere, the film opens in theaters on August 22 and will stream exclusively on Apple TV+ beginning September 5.