By John McCarthy

Amazon has said that its first exclusive movie to be released under its Original Movies banner will be ‘Chi-Raq’ as directed by the venerable Spike Lee.

Shot in Chicago, the e-commerce giant’s first stint on the big screen will feature a cast including Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson and John Cusack.

The firm will dissect inner-city gang violence in Chicago with Ted Hope, head of motion picture production at Amazon Studios, calling it Lee’s “boldest film yet”.

“Spike Lee is one of the most distinct and visionary filmmakers of our time, it would be impossible to find a better filmmaker with whom Read full story ›

Source: The Drum