Spike Lee's unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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==1980s==

===''The Messenger''===

In 1984,<ref>{{cite news|last=Milloy|first=Courtland|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1991/06/13/the-message-of-spike-lees-messenger/7e94218a-4a7c-4f3f-8fc8-17c9f1a1fc87/|title=THE MESSAGE OF SPIKE LEE'S 'MESSENGER'|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=June 12, 1991|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Barfield|first=Charles|url=https://theplaylist.net/spike-lee-the-messenger-disaster-20210108/|title='The Messenger': Spike Lee Describes Pulling The Plug On Unproduced 1984 Film As "A Complete Disaster"|website=The Playlist|date=January 8, 2021|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> Lee started working on a project called ''"The Messenger"'', which chronicled the story of a bike messenger that becomes the head of his household after the death of his mother. [[Giancarlo Esposito]] and [[Laurence Fishburne]] were initially set to star in the lead roles, but the film never materialized due to financial struggles he faced related to the production.

==1990s==

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===Untitled Michael Jordan documentary===

In May 2008, Lee was reportedly set to direct a feature-length documentary, centering on [[Michael Jordan]]. Lee had previously starred alongside Jordan in a series of Nike commercials, reprising the role of [[Mars Blackmon]], from his debut feature film [[She's Gotta Have It|''She's Gotta Have It'']] (1986).The documentary was going to be produced by his own production house, with the NBA financing the development.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/spike-lee-sets-michael-jordan-film-1117986150/|title=Spike Lee sets Michael Jordan film|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 20, 2008|access-date=November 24, 2024}}</ref> But, in a 2009 interview with IGN, he reportedly told them to "squash it", effectively dismissing further plans to develop the project.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vejvoda |first=Jim |date=November 26, 2009 |title=Inside Man 2 Status Report |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/11/25/inside-man-2-status-report |access-date=March 14, 2025 |website=IGN}}</ref>

===''Time Traveler''===