Apparently every company or organization in this new age needs to produce
or own a movie to remain relevant.
The anticipated movie cast includes Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, and
Samuel L. Jackson
Amazon
announced Wednesday that it’ll be creating its first-ever original film.
It will be Spike Lee’s next major
movie and has been dubbed Chi-Raq. According to Amazon’s press release, the
film features an all-star cast, including Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer
Hudson, and Samuel L. Jackson.
“Chi-Raq will
shed light on the serious, but often overlooked issue of violence in inner
cityChicago,” Amazon said.
“Spike Lee is
one of the most distinct and visionary filmmakers of our time,” said Ted Hope,
who heads up Amazon’s motion picture production, in a statement. “It would be
impossible to find a better filmmaker with whom to launch our studio.”
“I’m honored
to be part of the film that will launch Amazon Studios and to tell a story that
is so important,” said Spike Lee in a statement. “Please don’t be fooled by the
title of Chi-Raq, this new Spike Lee joint will be something very special. We
have assembled a stellar cast.”
Amazon first announced it’d be creating original films in January.
The e-commerce giant said at the time that is has plans to produce 12 films a
year.
The
announcement coincides with Amazon’s first
Prime Day in celebration of its
20th anniversary.
According
to Time.
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