Filmmaker Spike Lee has signed a multi-year movie cope with streaming service Netflix.
As per the pact, Lee will direct and produce narrative movies by way of his Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks banner, in keeping with The Hollywood Reporter.
Lee and Netflix beforehand collaborated on 4 initiatives: Da 5 Bloods and collection She’s Gotta Have It, which he wrote and directed, in addition to one-man present Rodney King and movie See You Yesterday, which he produced.
“There is no such thing as a higher means for me and my firm 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks to start the brand new 12 months than renew our partnership with Ted, Scott And Tendo — da fearless leaders of Netflix,” Lee mentioned in a press release.
“Moreover my joints, we collectively will deal with the brand new various storytellers, youth should be served,” he added.
By way of the brand new partnership, Netflix has additionally dedicated to put money into and supply monetary help for Lee’s ongoing mission to develop new expertise and improve illustration throughout the leisure trade.
“All through Spike’s unbelievable profession, his writing and directing have remained searing and insightful about our occasions, whereas nonetheless being extremely entertaining,” mentioned Scott Stuber, Head of International Movie at Netflix.
“We’re privileged to enter this new partnership with Spike and stay up for bringing the subsequent chapter of movies from Brooklyn’s very personal to the world,” he added.
Lee will subsequent produce Gordon Hemingway & The Realm of Cthulhu for Netflix. The film shall be helmed by See You Yesterday director Stefon Bristol.
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