Spike Lee on Critics of His New Kickstarter Project: “Fuck ‘Em”

Can you give me any more specifics what the film is going to be about?

What you read is all I’m giving. Today’s movie-going audiences have been spoiled. They wanna know everything about a film before they see a movie. That’s happened because of the way Hollywood movie trailers are cut. You got to and watch eight or nine minutes of trailers before the film you want to see comes on. Once you see those trailers, you don’t have to see the movie anymore!

I remember a time when I was growing up, when the trailers were tantalizing, they wouldn’t tell you the whole story. A lot of these comedies, they put the best jokes in the trailer, and that’s the only joke in the movie! You would think the whole movie is like that! That’s some shenanigans, you know?

This is the type of film that’s going to work best when people do not know a lot about what the film is going to consist of. What I will say is that its a psychological bloody thriller. It’s about human beings addicted to blood, but they’re not vampires. It’s probably going to be my sensual film since She’s Gotta Have it.

Speaking of trailers, what do you make of the reaction to the release of the Oldboy trailer?

It’s been all positive. People are hyped. They made a great trailer. That’s an example of a trailer where I told them, let’s not give it all away! You gotta tantalize people.

One last thing: Next summer is the 25th anniversary of Do The Right Thing. Any big plans?

Yeah we’re making plans. We are really going to try and celebrate it. June 30, 2014, will be the 25th anniversary. People have forgotten that Do The Right Thing and the first Batman came out on the same day.

So…do your plans to celebrate have something to do with Batman?

No. That’s just some trivia.

Article Appeared @http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2013/07/spike_lee_kickstarter.php

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