Spike Lee says he and fellow New York Knicks superfan Timothée Chalamet have discussed teaming up for a movie: 'We've talked about doing a film together once his schedule clears up.'

The strangest development saga of any movie this summer includes A-list writers and directors (Mamet, Scorsese) coming and going, and studios spending millions trying to hone the right script. Then, a young producer and first-time screenwriter cracked the code and got Denzel Washington's attention.

A Scottish jazz pianist was left stunned after celebrated film director Spike Lee phoned him up to ask if he would work on a new film. Fergus McCreadie thought the initial calls and messages from the Do The Right Thing and Black KKKlansman director could be a scam.

"He was in his 80s, but he had more energy than I that day," the filmmaker says of the legendary musician, who died Aug. 6 at 88.

Unfortunately for Lee, Chalamet does seem quite packed at the moment, as he’ll be headed out on a press tour later this year for his movie Marty Supreme. He’ll also be shooting James Mangold’s next film, High Side, as well as filming Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Three, which is set to hit theaters in December 2026.

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Salsa icon Eddie Palmieri, who died Aug. 6 at the age of 88, was one of the artists who best summed up the restless beauty of the New York music scene. Born in East Harlem to Puerto Rican parents — and the younger brother of Charlie,

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"He’s like a jazz musician," Matthew Libatique explains when quizzed on his longtime collaborator Spike Lee. The two filmmakers, both native New Yorkers, have worked together on five features: Inside Man,