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Spike Lee raises $1.25m on Kickstarter for ‘bloody, funny, sexy’ film
Tuesday August 20th 2013Spike Lee’s Kickstarter campaign has reached the film-maker’s $1.25m target.
His Kickstarter has seen more than 5,000 backers donate a total of $1,325,481 to date. The Do the Right Thing director took to the crowdfunding website after he described Hollywood’s film financing structure as “not an encouraging look for independent film-makers”. One of the early backers at the top tier $10,000 donation level was director Steven Soderbergh, who described Lee as “a totally unique figure in American cinema”.
Shortly after his target was reached, Lee released a YouTube video thanking Jesus, his fans and “everyone who bet on the mule”, the latter a reference to the film-maker’s 40 Acres and a Mule production company.
Lee’s project is the third-largest film to be funded by Kickstarter’s users. The Veronica Mars film – an adaptation of the cult TV series – reached $5.7m, while Zach Braff’s follow-up to Garden State garnered $3.1m. Braff’s project attracted controversy after it was revealed that the Kickstarter campaign had helped the Scrubs star source a further $7m from traditional financiers.
Few details are known about the film that Lee’s Kickstarter money will be used to produce. The director has described it as a “bloody, funny, sexy movie” about humans who are addicted to blood, while British actor Zaraah Abrahams has been cast as the film’s female lead. Lee addressed fans’ concerns about the project’s sketchy details on his Kickstarter page: “The reason I have not disclosed more info on the story is because: It’s a THRILLER,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Lee’s next – traditionally funded – film will be a remake of Park Chan-wook’s cult kidnap thriller Oldboy. Josh Brolin, Samuel L Jackson and Elizabeth Olsen star. The film is released in the US on 25 October and will arrive in the UK on 6 December.
Source: The Guardian
Headline, Industry News
Spike Lee raises $1.25m on Kickstarter for ‘bloody, funny, sexy’ film
Tuesday August 20th 2013Spike Lee’s Kickstarter campaign has reached the film-maker’s $1.25m target.
His Kickstarter has seen more than 5,000 backers donate a total of $1,325,481 to date. The Do the Right Thing director took to the crowdfunding website after he described Hollywood’s film financing structure as “not an encouraging look for independent film-makers”. One of the early backers at the top tier $10,000 donation level was director Steven Soderbergh, who described Lee as “a totally unique figure in American cinema”.
Shortly after his target was reached, Lee released a YouTube video thanking Jesus, his fans and “everyone who bet on the mule”, the latter a reference to the film-maker’s 40 Acres and a Mule production company.
Lee’s project is the third-largest film to be funded by Kickstarter’s users. The Veronica Mars film – an adaptation of the cult TV series – reached $5.7m, while Zach Braff’s follow-up to Garden State garnered $3.1m. Braff’s project attracted controversy after it was revealed that the Kickstarter campaign had helped the Scrubs star source a further $7m from traditional financiers.
Few details are known about the film that Lee’s Kickstarter money will be used to produce. The director has described it as a “bloody, funny, sexy movie” about humans who are addicted to blood, while British actor Zaraah Abrahams has been cast as the film’s female lead. Lee addressed fans’ concerns about the project’s sketchy details on his Kickstarter page: “The reason I have not disclosed more info on the story is because: It’s a THRILLER,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Lee’s next – traditionally funded – film will be a remake of Park Chan-wook’s cult kidnap thriller Oldboy. Josh Brolin, Samuel L Jackson and Elizabeth Olsen star. The film is released in the US on 25 October and will arrive in the UK on 6 December.
Source: The Guardian
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Headline, Industry News
Spike Lee raises $1.25m on Kickstarter for ‘bloody, funny, sexy’ film
Tuesday August 20th 2013Spike Lee’s Kickstarter campaign has reached the film-maker’s $1.25m target.
His Kickstarter has seen more than 5,000 backers donate a total of $1,325,481 to date. The Do the Right Thing director took to the crowdfunding website after he described Hollywood’s film financing structure as “not an encouraging look for independent film-makers”. One of the early backers at the top tier $10,000 donation level was director Steven Soderbergh, who described Lee as “a totally unique figure in American cinema”.
Shortly after his target was reached, Lee released a YouTube video thanking Jesus, his fans and “everyone who bet on the mule”, the latter a reference to the film-maker’s 40 Acres and a Mule production company.
Lee’s project is the third-largest film to be funded by Kickstarter’s users. The Veronica Mars film – an adaptation of the cult TV series – reached $5.7m, while Zach Braff’s follow-up to Garden State garnered $3.1m. Braff’s project attracted controversy after it was revealed that the Kickstarter campaign had helped the Scrubs star source a further $7m from traditional financiers.
Few details are known about the film that Lee’s Kickstarter money will be used to produce. The director has described it as a “bloody, funny, sexy movie” about humans who are addicted to blood, while British actor Zaraah Abrahams has been cast as the film’s female lead. Lee addressed fans’ concerns about the project’s sketchy details on his Kickstarter page: “The reason I have not disclosed more info on the story is because: It’s a THRILLER,” he wrote.
Meanwhile, Lee’s next – traditionally funded – film will be a remake of Park Chan-wook’s cult kidnap thriller Oldboy. Josh Brolin, Samuel L Jackson and Elizabeth Olsen star. The film is released in the US on 25 October and will arrive in the UK on 6 December.
Source: The Guardian
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