With their recent success thanks to the original series Transparent, Amazon Instant has now recruited Spike Lee for a movie aptly titled Chiraq, to give an inside look at the city of Chicago. The film is set to star the likes of Kanye West and Common, with Samuel L. Jackson and Jeremy Piven to be involved as well.
No details on the film’s plot have been revealed and there are no deals in place as of yet, but the people being eyed would bring in viewership, considering their star-studded names.
As we all know, Kanye is making his way on to the big screen, starring in Anchorman 2 and Zoolander 2, while Common is enjoying the success of Selma, of which he won an Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Original Song in “Glory.” We won’t be surprised to see their names attached to more films in 2015 and beyond.
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