Denzel Washington in 'Highest 2 Lowest.' David Lee/A24 Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Denzel Washington's music mogul battles through a ransom situation in the official trailer for Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest. The preview features short snippets from the film, combined with animated visuals and live-action shots of the Brooklyn Bridge. Washington and co-star Ilfenesh Hadera are shown talking on the phone with the kidnapper, while police remain on standby behind the couple. Viewers hear the kidnapper make his demands, asking for $17.5 million in a black backpack and telling Washington's David to take the four subway train to Manhattan, in a call in which he proclaims to David, "You're not God no more ... I am!" Related Stories TV 'My Life With the Walter Boys' Season 2 Trailer Teases Return of Love Triangle Movies Elizabeth Olsen Chooses Between an Afterlife With Miles Teller or Callum Turner in A24's 'Eternity' Trailer Viewers also get glimpses of A$AP Rocky's character in the preview. Throughout the trailer, David's driver and friend, played by Jeffrey Wright, provides him with support on multiple occasions. "I think you got to be a little crazy sometimes in this world to get what you want," he says at one point. When the two head into a confrontation, Wright's character is prepared, loading a gun. When David asks why, he responds, "Insurance. That's Jake from State Farm." This collaboration is Washington and Lee's fifth project together, and their first in almost 20 years. Highest 2 Lowest is set in New York City and is a reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's tense police procedural High and Low, released in 1963. It stars Washington as an influential music executive and the victim of a ransom ploy that throws him into a grave predicament. The Highest 2 Lowest cast also includes Elijah Wright, Aubrey Joseph and Ice Spice. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival back in May, check out The Hollywood Reporter's review here. A24 will release the film in theaters on Aug. 15 before it becomes available to Apple TV+ subscribers on Sept. 5. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Megalopolis Francis Ford Coppola Hospitalized in Italy for Heart Procedure Scarlett Johansson Where to Watch 'Jurassic World Rebirth' Online Paramount Paramount's Michael Ireland to Exit as Film Chief Toni Collette 'Wonka' Actor Tom Davis Among Cast Additions for Heist Movie 'The Roots Manœuvre' From Amazon MGM's Orion Pictures (Exclusive) Obituaries Alfie Wise, Actor in 'The Cannonball Run' and Lots of Other Burt Reynolds Movies, Dies at 82 Sean Baker 2025 Gotham Week Unveils Lineup, Including Films in Development Produced by Margaret Cho, Sean Baker and Andrew Ahn (Exclusive) Megalopolis Francis Ford Coppola Hospitalized in Italy for Heart Procedure Scarlett Johansson Where to Watch 'Jurassic World Rebirth' Online Paramount Paramount's Michael Ireland to Exit as Film Chief Toni Collette 'Wonka' Actor Tom Davis Among Cast Additions for Heist Movie 'The Roots Manœuvre' From Amazon MGM's Orion Pictures (Exclusive) Obituaries Alfie Wise, Actor in 'The Cannonball Run' and Lots of Other Burt Reynolds Movies, Dies at 82 Sean Baker 2025 Gotham Week Unveils Lineup, Including Films in Development Produced by Margaret Cho, Sean Baker and Andrew Ahn (Exclusive)