Spike Lee Is Directing a Hip-Hop Version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Can you just die?!
Spike Lee is revisiting one of literature’s most timeless and tragic love stories, William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet! But this time, the star-crossed lovers will have a twist.
The movie is called Prince of Cats, and it’s said to be a 1980s-set, hip-hop take on the classic story.
“The film centers on Tybalt [Juliet’s cousin] and his Capulet brothers, who navigate Da People’s Republic of Brooklyn, where underground sword dueling — including katanas — with the rival Montagues blossoms into a vibrant world,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. “That world includes hip-hop essentials such as DJing, emceeing, breakdancing and graffiti.”
Spike is also writing the script alongside Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, former editor-in-chief of rap publication The Source.
Now THIS is something we know Shakespeare would have loved!