Spike Lee Says ‘He Got Game 2′ Is Waiting On One Person

Basketball fans, get ready. The movie that we all grew up on is coming back for a sequel.

Long rumored for most of the season, Spike Lee confirmed to STASHED over the weekend that a He Got Game 2 is getting closer to production. “It’s not really a rumor anymore,” Spike said on the red carpet before the 2014 NBA All-Star Game. “We’ve just got to get it. Ray [Allen] wants to do it, I want to do it, Lala…I mean Rosario [Dawson] want’s to do it. We’ve just got to get Denzel [Washington] on board and I’ll write the script.” 

In previous reports, Lee had been waiting on Dawson and Washington to confirm if they wanted to be on board with continuing the story of the relationship between basketball star Jesus Shuttlesworth and his imprisoned father, Jake. According to his talk with us, it seems as if there’s one actor down with one [big] actor left to go.
When asked if the He Got Game director has any young hoopers in mind to play Jesus’ kin, he says that there are no shortage of basketball players at his disposal. “I haven’t picked anyone [to play Jesus' son] yet, but every player in the league…every time I’m in the garden sitting in my seat they are like ‘yo, Spike come see me, come see me!” said the famed director. 

Assuming that Denzel Washington agrees to reprise his role as Jake Shuttlesworth, who do you think would end up playing his grandson in the even the movie gets green lit? Kyrie Irving? John Wall? Maybe a younger superstar in college like Jabari Parker or Tyler Ennis? It’s all speculation for now, but basketball fans and movie buffs will have to sit on their hands for a little while for He Got Game 2.
 

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Spike Lee’s George Zimmerman Mistake Puts Couple In Danger, Sparks Hate Mail

Renowned movie director Spike Lee reportedly has a serious suit on his hands after accidentally revealing the wrong address he believed belonged to Travyon Martin shooter George Zimmerman.

 

 

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According to reports, the suit blames Spike for igniting massive amounts of hate mail and even death threats directed at a couple.

Spike Lee was so blinded by rage over George Zimmerman’s shooting of Trayvon Martin … he tweeted the address of an elderly couple, believing it was Zimmerman’s … and they claim Spike put their lives in grave danger. David and Elaine McClain claim in a new lawsuit Lee was so filled with hate he got the wrong address and carelessly threw it up online … just days after the shooting. In the lawsuit … the McClains say they received numerous death threats and hate mail … and feared for their lives as their address was re-Tweeted countless times. The McClains say Lee’s Tweet of their address encouraged “a dangerous mob mentality.” Now they want a lot more for their troubles and grief. (TMZ)

One of the plaintiffs has already spoken out about the post-tweet effects.
McClain said she’s still getting hate letters in the mail, which is why she’s suing for negligence. “How would he handle this if someone did this to his mother to be terrorized? To be afraid to be home in their kitchen (when) someone goes by the house and is going slow? People again are still tweeting this out and we’re still getting mail,” McClain said. (WESH)

Despite initially receiving an apology and settlement from Lee, the couple claim they have continued to suffer.

The McClains settled with Lee on March 29, 2012. Lee also tweeted an apology. However, the lawsuit contends that other people continued to tweet and retweet the address afterward, causing them “substantial injury.” Lee, the suit claims, negligently encouraged “a dangerous mob mentality among his Twitter followers” and the public. The lawsuit claims the couple still have trouble sleeping and are anxious and fearful. It also alleges that the market value of their home has dropped because of the publicity. (Orlando Sentinel)