The “reinterpretation” of the 1963 crime classic will be the duo’s fifth collaboration.

Denzel WashingtonandSpike Leeare back together again.

LikeInside Man, KurosawasHigh and Lowalso involves a tense hostage negotiation.

MALCOLM X, Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, 1992

Denzel Washington and Spike Lee in ‘Malcolm X’.Everett Collection

He also crowd-funded 2014sDa Sweet Blood of Jesus, a remake of Bill GunnsGanja & Hess.

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HIGH AND LOW, (aka TENGOKU TO JIGOKU), Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa (behind Mifune), Tatsuya Mihashi, 1963

Toshiro Mifune and Kyoko Kagawa in Akira Kurosawa’s ‘High and Low’.Everett Collection

Spike Lee (L) and Denzel Washington attend a basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks at Crypto.com Arena on March 12, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington.Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images