Spike Lee on Malcolm X’s Family Suing the FBI, CIA and NYPD Over His Assassination: ‘They’re Guilty — I Showed That in My Film’
Spike Lee began his interview with Variety at the Red Sea Film Festival — where he’s serving as jury president — in a jocular mood, talking about soccer and his love for the U.K. Premiere League team Arsenal.
Asked whether he’ll be in Saudi Arabia for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, he laughs: “The key question is whether I’m still alive — I’ll be 77 in 2034. But if I’m around, I’ll be there!”
While attending the Red Sea Fest, Lee accompanied Vin Diesel and Michael Douglas to watch Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr play against Al-Ittihad.
This is Lee’s third trip to Saudi Arabia, after his first visit in 1991 to secure permission for an all-Muslim unit to shoot in Mecca for his biopic, “Malcolm X” — the first time that a (non-documentary) film crew was allowed to shoot in the holy city. He returned in 2022 to watch the...
Asked whether he’ll be in Saudi Arabia for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, he laughs: “The key question is whether I’m still alive — I’ll be 77 in 2034. But if I’m around, I’ll be there!”
While attending the Red Sea Fest, Lee accompanied Vin Diesel and Michael Douglas to watch Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr play against Al-Ittihad.
This is Lee’s third trip to Saudi Arabia, after his first visit in 1991 to secure permission for an all-Muslim unit to shoot in Mecca for his biopic, “Malcolm X” — the first time that a (non-documentary) film crew was allowed to shoot in the holy city. He returned in 2022 to watch the...
- 12/12/2024
- by Martin Dale
- Variety Film + TV
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