A month before his new film is set to hit theaters, Spike Lee released the trailer for his new film, Chi-Raq. The film is centered around gang violence in Chicago based on the Greek play Lysistrata. The film stars Teyonah Paris, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack, Jennifer Hudson, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett and a gangsta-fied Nick Cannon.
Twitter has been abuzz all day with mixed reactions of the film.
Spike Lee always made good movies. This “Chiraq” movie gone be dope!
— Martavius (@tave_coppafeel) November 3, 2015
Mood at this Chiraq trailer: https://t.co/ICmW7amDUt
— Buwop$$ (@Thugmasterflexx) November 3, 2015
The film will be released limitedly on Dec. 4, followed by a release of the film on Amazon Instant Video. Peep the trailer below. Will you be seeing Chi-Raq?
https://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi680571417/imdb/embed?autoplay=false&width=480