Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright on how Spike Lee 'coaches' his actors in 'Highest 2 Lowest'

Jeffrey Wright on how Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ pulls no punches on class and the Black community’s biggest divide

Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright talk with TheGrio about how the film turns a friendship into a mirror for economic and moral truths.

'Highest 2 Lowest' is a fun ride, even if old-school opulence tempers the bite

Spike Lee's latest collaboration with Denzel Washington — their first in nearly 20 years — reimagines a 1963 story about a wealthy businessman. In this version, Washington plays a music executive and Jeffrey Wright plays his chauffeur.

Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright on how Spike Lee 'coaches' his actors in 'Highest 2 Lowest'

Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright share the screen in the film, with their characters forming a dynamic reminiscent of a coach-player duo.

Jeffrey Wright Teases Jim Gordon's Role in "The Batman Part II"

Things were quiet in Gotham when it came to news about Matt Reeves’ The Batman sequel for quite some time. Sure, we had the sensational spinoff series The Penguin to sink our beaks into, giving us a deep dive into Gotham’s criminal underworld via Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb and his equally standout screen partner, Cristin Milioti, whose Sofia Falcone was as cunning and ruthless as Oz. But when it came to news about when Robert Pattinson would be don…

How Highest 2 Lowest Finally Brought Jeffrey Wright and Spike Lee Together

Jeffrey Wright and Spike Lee are only nine years apart in age. They have also known each other since near the beginning of their careers, with the Tony and Emmy-winning actor telling us that he first met Lee when he was still a young thespian on the make in New York City. It was 1989 and Wright had just moved to the five boroughs after growing up in D.C. Yet even back then—and in the same year that Lee would win the Palme d’Or for Do the Right T…