With the Jackie Robinson story going to be film with Robert Redford, Spike Lee will focus on doing another sports film, with this project hopefully a little easier to get off the ground.
Spike Lee is set to shoot a feature-length documentary about Michael Jordan. Helmer told a Cannes crowd that he hopes to bring the basketball legend to the fest with the pic next year.
According to Variety, the NBA is financing the docu, with Lee's 40 Acres & a Mule Filmworks shingle producing.
The Jordan documentary will include extensive unseen footage shot by NBA cameras during the final two years in Jordan's career, the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons. Lee and Jordan previously collaborated on a series of Nike TV commercials.
'Mike wants to come to Cannes, so hopefully we will be here next year,' Lee said.
Lee's upcoming film, 'Miracle at St.Anna' comes out this October.
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By: Michael on 5/23/2008 3:41AM
Didn't someone do an MJ story after his father's murder that no one watched? I can not see a feature film being made onf MJ, no matter how great a baller he was.
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By: nick on 5/22/2008 9:18PM
Michael Jordan is awesome and he deserves a film bout him
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By: ROD on 5/23/2008 6:26AM
ENOUGH ABOUT MIKE. SOMEONE SHOULD DO A FILM ABOUT SOMEONE WHO STANDS FOR SOMETHING, OSCAR ROBERTSON.
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By: NEW AFRICA THINKING on 5/23/2008 8:38AM
I agree with you both. His only legacy is on the court. Off the court his legacy is robbing poor children of their money to buy sneakers he could sell at a reasonable rate but wont. I hope Spike Lee films that.
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By: Lilhalfwit on 5/23/2008 9:47AM
Didn't Spike just call a white actor racist? Hmmmmmm wonder if he is gonna load up the Jordan Film with boys from da hood?
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By: peaches on 5/23/2008 11:28AM
Mike was a great player. But off the court he was selfish. He didnt help the black community and he cheated constantly on his wife. His basketball shoes have gotten countless inner city youth murdered or lock up for getting the money anyway they can to get some. He is a selfish rich bastard.
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By: LAWDHAVMURCY on 5/23/2008 11:51AM
NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO IN LIFE YOU GONNA HAVE DEM HATERS. IT SHOULD BE A DAY FOR DEM HATERS, CALL DAT JOINT HATERDAY AND SERVE FREE HATERADE. OR HAVE SOME KIND OF HATER OLYMPICS OR SOME SHIT. LOL! MIKE AND SPIKE SHAKE DEM HATERS AND DO WHAT YOU DO. LET DEM HATERS HATE, THEY NEED LUV TO YA DIG.
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By: Damian on 5/23/2008 12:30PM
It is said that everyone is against this film. I feel that this will be a great story of Michael Jordon that needs to be told.
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By: Brian Young on 5/23/2008 12:50PM
If you love Mike and Spike, support them, If you don't like them leave it alone...What I do is pray for yourself First, and then pray for Mike. We all need prayer, because if we were in Mikes place who knows what we would do. Think about it.
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By: Shequida on 5/23/2008 1:12PM
Well I love MJ and I will support the film.
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