Apple Original Films has landed the Spike Lee and Denzel Washington reteam, “High and Low,” it was announced Thursday. Lee will direct and write the film alongside Alan Fox.
The film, which starts production in March, is described as a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 feature film of the same name. That movie tells the story of a wealthy executive who believes his son has been kidnapped. But, in a twist, it’s quickly revealed that the exec’s son isn’t abducted, and instead his chaufeur’s son has been taken in error. The film then becomes a question of morality in his decision to pay ransom on a child that isn’t his.