![]() ![]() But just when it seems like Netflix has been fully eclipsed by the revolution it kickstarted, something like Squid Game comes along and blows up, placing the streamer right back at the centre of the entertainment conversation.Įven during its dry spells of buzz-worthy content, the company has churned out so much classic original programming that most of us won’t get to half of it in our lifetimes. Obviously, the landscape is much more crowded now. When it comes to original programming, the streamer was once pretty much the only player in town, having broken down the door to streaming becoming the dominant form of prestige TV with House of Cards way back in 2013. The film was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Adam Driver), Best Original Music Score (Terence Blanchard), and Best Film Editing (Barry Alexander Brown).Netflix changed the streaming game – and then the game changed on Netflix. The project will mark the fourth collaboration between the streaming service and Lee, whom have both worked on the Netflix special Rodney King, time-travelling film See You Yesterday and the now cancelled comedy-drama series She’s Gotta Have It which was based on Lee’s 1986 film of the same name.Ĭoming off from the success of BlacKkKlansman, Lee has successfully won two Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay along with Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, and Kevin Willmott. RELATED: CS Video: Spike Lee Talks BlacKkKlansman’s Powerful Ending Lloyd and Beatriz Levin will also serve as producers along with Jon Kilik. It is directed and produced by Spike Lee, who also co-write the screenplay with Kevin Willmott, Danny Bilson and Paul DeMeo. and Jasper Pääkkönen along with Norm Lewis ( Scandal), and Clarke Peters ( The Wire), and french actress Melanie Thierry ( The Zero Theorem). It will also feature BlacKkKlansman stars Isiah Whitlock Jr. The film will star Delroy Lindo ( Malcolm X) , Jonathan Majors ( White Boy Rick), Paul Walter Hauser ( Late Night), Jean Reno ( Léon: The Professional) and Chadwick Boseman ( 42, Black Panther). To make him more dramatic, Paul is a MAGA-hat-wearing motherfucker.”ĭa 5 Bloods follows the story of four African American veterans who return to Vietnam. Searching for the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure, our heroes battle forces of man and nature – while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War. And there are a small minority of black folks who drank the orange Kool-Aid. They can’t be all alike-that’s not only stupid, it’s not dramatic. All black people don’t look alike, or think alike.’ So we’ve got this group, and I had to show some type of diversity amongst these African American men. “It’s something that my mother taught me very early on, She’d say, ‘Spike, all black people ain’t the same. The director also explained why he made Delroy Lindo’s character Paul a Donald Trump supporter who wears a MAGA hat throughout the movie. The tipping point came very close the black soldiers were getting ready to set it off in Vietnam-and not against the Vietcong either.” They also heard that their brothers and sisters were tearing shit up in over 100 cities across America. “The United States Armed Forces came close to being torn apart when black soldiers heard that Dr. ![]()
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