Ice Spice to star alongside Denzel Washington in upcoming Spike Lee film

American rapper Ice Spice is set to make her big screen debut in Spike Lee’s upcoming English-language remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller High and Low.

After her meteoric rise to stardom with the breakthrough single ‘Munch (Feelin’ U)’ along with subsequent collaborations with A-listers Nicki Minaj, Pink Pantheress and Taylor Swift, Ice Spice has found herself at the helm of the female hip hop movement, nominated in four categories at this year’s Grammy Awards, including best rap song and best new artist. The rapper’s first studio album Y2K is due out later this year.

High and Low will mark Ice Spice’s acting debut, appearing alongside American actor Denzel Washington, known for his starring roles in Malcom X, The Equalizer and American Gangster to name a few. According to Variety, filming for the project has already begun, produced by Apple Original Films and A24.

No. 5 now in production pic.twitter.com/H3hB0U4bLi

— Apple Original Films (@AppleFilms) April 10, 2024

Apple Original Films recently announced the official launch of production on social media, posting a photo of Lee and Washington as they commemorate the start of their fifth collaborative project.

The original film is based on Ed McBain’s 1959 novel King’s Ransom and stars Toshiro Mifune, who plays a wealthy man forced to pay the ransom money for his employee’s kidnapped son.