Spike Lee Got Creative With Flashbacks In ‘Da 5 Bloods’: “I Was Not Getting $100 Million To De-Age Our Guys”

Spike Lee is on the verge of releasing his latest feature, the highly-anticipated Netflix film, “Da 5 Bloods.” But just because Netflix is footing the bill for his new feature, which takes place both in the modern-day and five decades in the past, don’t go thinking that Lee got the same budget that other awards-worthy films from the streaming company have received over the years.

In fact, as Lee pointed out in a New York Times profile, his lack of budget forced him to rely on good ol’ fashion creative filmmaking instead of millions of dollars on CGI for de-aging.Continue reading Spike Lee Got Creative With Flashbacks In ‘Da 5 Bloods’: “I Was Not Getting $100 Million To De-Age Our Guys” at The Playlist.

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