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Two powerhouse actors — Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright — reunite on screen for the first time since The Manchurian Candidate in Spike Lee’s latest film, Highest to Lowest. In this exclusive BlackTree TV interview with Jamaal Finkley, they discuss:

Their renewed chemistry on set

The craft of building authentic relationships on screen

Parallels between the film’s “selling the culture” theme and the real-life sale of BET

Their shared Tony Award-winning theatre roots and possible future Shakespeare collaboration

What makes working on a Spike Lee joint truly unique

Packed with insight, humor, and cultural perspective, this is a rare chance to see two acting legends in conversation.

Chapters

00:00 – Opening scene from Highest to Lowest
00:19 – BlackTree TV welcomes Denzel & Jeffrey
00:47 – Reuniting after The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
01:10 – Building deeper on-screen chemistry this time around
02:18 – Trust, authenticity, and two-hander storytelling
02:43 – High-stakes moment: “I’m asking you for my life”
03:03 – Selling Stax Records & selling the culture
03:34 – Comparing Stax Records sale to BET sale in 2005
04:24 – “What would you do?” — the audience question
05:14 – Negotiation turns into a reckoning
05:34 – “God gives you what you need” — philosophical moment
05:48 – Shakespeare talk: Macbeth, Othello, and stage dreams
06:36 – Closing thanks and farewells