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Spike Lee Cast A$AP Rocky In ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ After Seeing A Meme


While follower counts have been known to aid casting decisions in today's Hollywood, Spike Lee is turning to the memes.

While follower counts have been known to aid casting decisions in today’s Hollywood, Spike Lee is turning to the memes. Rocky’s upcoming role alongside Washington and Ice Spice comes after he made his on-screen debut in 2015’s Dope and most recently starred in A24’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. A reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 Japanese film High and Low, Lee’s latest directorial outing stars Washington as a titan music mogul, widely known as having the “best ears in the business,” who is targeted with a life-or-death ransom plot.

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