News: Spike Lee Enlists Common and Kanye West for New Movie ‘Chiraq’

According to TheWrap, Spike Lee enlists Kanye West, Common, Jeremy Piven and Samuel L. Jackson for his new Amazon Studios movie Chiraq. Everything is being kept very secretive as reps for Common and Kanye have not commented on the film. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but Chiraq became synonymous with Chicago as the city became increasingly plagued by gun violence in recent years.

Piven and West are both from Chicago, and the duo are in talks for the film, though neither has a deal in place yet. Piven’s involvement will depend on his eschedule, as he’s preparing to shoot another season of ‘Mr. Selfridge.’ We will keep you posted as details about the movie slowly unravel. Sounds interesting to us!