{"id":38760,"date":"2025-08-02T00:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T00:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/38760\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T00:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T00:45:11","slug":"spike-lee-raves-about-aap-rockys-acting-opposite-denzel-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/38760\/","title":{"rendered":"Spike Lee Raves About A$AP Rocky’s Acting Opposite Denzel Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSpike Lee\u2019s<\/a> Highest 2 Lowest <\/a>is set to hit theaters on Aug. 22, and in support of the upcoming film, the acclaimed director and Knicks superfan stopped by The Tonight Show on Thursday (July 31). <\/p>\n

\n\tDuring his interview with host Jimmy Fallon, Lee praised A$AP Rocky\u2019s<\/a> acting ability and credited him with holding his own opposite Denzel Washington <\/a>on the set of the crime thriller.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYeah, don\u2019t sleep on A$AP. In this film, Denzel and A$AP go toe-to-toe,\u201d Spike teased. \u201cWhat\u2019s interesting is, even before I got involved with this film, I always thought that A$AP looked like he could be Denzel\u2019s son. There\u2019s a big resemblance. So when you see it on the screen, it adds an element of father and son.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHaving worked on multiple movies with the Oscar-winning star, Lee recalled times he\u2019s seen actors crumble in scenes with Washington. \u201cDon\u2019t sleep on A$AP. I\u2019ve done five films with Denzel, and a lot of times when he\u2019s in a scene with somebody, they just get overwhelmed. He\u2019s one of the greatest living actors today, but A$AP wasn\u2019t having that. Toe-to-toe, I mean, they were going at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHighest 2 Lowest is a \u201creinterpretation\u201d of Akira Kurosawa\u2019s 1963 noir\u00a0High and Low. Produced by A24 and Apple, the flick finds Rocky playing Denzel\u2019s son, a character named Yung Felony, and is set in New York City. Rocky\u2019s character is an aspiring rapper, while Washington\u2019s runs a respected record label, Stackin Hits, and is the heir apparent to Quincy Jones.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tLook for Highest 2 Lowest in theaters on Aug. 22, before the film comes to AppleTV+<\/a> on Sept. 5. Watch Spike Lee talk about A$AP Rocky and Denzel Washington on The Tonight Show shortly after the 10-minute mark below.<\/p>\n

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