June 23, 2014
Cast of Spike Lee’s ‘Da Sweet Blood of Jesus’ Weigh in on the Film at ABFF In New York
Malcolm D. Lee:
The ABFF is great. Jeff and Nicole Friday have done a tremendous job not only in moving the festival around, but providing a platform for other voices, its a wonderful thing.
I’m not in this movie. But, I can imagine that the resources are different between a Kickstarter funded movie and a major studio. But you know Spike’s a smart guy, and he’s been around the block. This is how he started out with gathering money and knowing how many scenes he had to shoot, how many locations he was going to use, who the actors were going to be and the great thing about him is, he does things on his own, he’s a pioneer and the epitome of the independent filmmaker.
I’m writing Best Man 3 furiously right now. There’s going to be some romance, sex, a wedding, and a different location. No the script is not in the studios, not yet anyway. It’s going to go through re-writes, the studio system, the actors have to read it to see of they want to sign on, so we’ll see. As for Morris saying he’s hoping his character is a little less sad this time around, well his wife died, he’s supposed to be in mourning. I can say, we’ll feel sad for Morris in this movie, but in a different way. This going to be one of Morris’ most funniest roles. That’s all I can say. No more projections.