Spike Lee threw some shade at Donald Trump throughout the Cannes Movie Pageant press convention for his newest joint “Highest 2 Lowest.” When requested about if social media has jeopardized morals in America, Lee replied: “I don’t know the way a lot we will speak about American values contemplating who’s the president.”

He continued: “My spouse stated, ‘Spike, be very cautious what you say!’ However right here’s the factor, I don’t assume we will condemn social media. Individuals say the identical factor about movie or no matter. So I’m not going to demonize the shape.”

In a while, when requested extra straight about Trump’s proposed tariffs on foreign-made movies, Lee stated he “doesn’t have the reply for that” however acknowledged that “persons are hurting.”

“Nobody’s working,” Lee stated. “The man simply stated he needed to place a tariff on each movie that shot… I don’t know the way that’s going to work.”

Conserving true to his promise to his spouse, Lee then pivoted to talking about how “Do the Proper Factor” was initially meant to shoot in Baltimore as an alternative of New York Metropolis.

“Like get the fuck out of right here, we’re not doing that,” Lee stated. “So there’s just a few issues you may’t replicate. It’s a vibe, it’s a power. So I’ve been very fortunate that I’ve been in a position to shoot movies, particularly ones that happen in New York. I’ve individuals who labored on ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ who labored on ‘Do the Proper Factor.’ I don’t have the reply to your query, however persons are positively hurting.”

The movie’s lead stars, Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky, had been absent for the press convention, with solely Ilfenesh Hadera and Jeffrey Wright becoming a member of director Lee on the panel.

“Highest 2 Lowest” premiered on Tuesday night time to a 5.5-minute standing ovation and a shock honorary Palme d’Or for lead Denzel Washington. It additionally introduced Rihanna to Cannes, who sat within the viewers to help her associate A$AP Rocky and walked the pink carpet within the rain with him after the movie’s debut.

“Highest 2 Lowest,” an English-language remake of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 movie “Excessive and Low,” is ready in modern-day New York and stars Washington as a music mogul tied up in a life-or-death ransom plot. Rocky performs Yung Felon, an aspiring rapper who will cease at nothing to attain his dream.

“Highest 2 Lowest” additionally stars Ice Spice (in her movie debut), Dean Winters, John Douglas Thompson, LaChanze, Aubrey Joseph, Michael Potts and Wendell Pierce. The screenplay was penned by William Alan Fox. After premiering at Cannes, “Highest 2 Lowest” will get a theatrical launch beginning Aug. 22 by way of A24 and can stream on Apple TV+ Sept. 5.