Spike Lee talks casting A$AP Rocky opposite Denzel Washington

Spike Lee has nothing but praise for A$AP Rocky, who stars opposite Denzel Washington in his upcoming movie, Highest 2 Lowest.

During an appearance on Carmelo Anthony's 7PM in Brooklyn podcast, the director said A$AP's acting skills are "fire."

Highest 2 Lowest, a "reinterpretation" of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 film High and Low, will debut at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19.