Here’s The First Look At Spike Lee’s Upcoming Cannes Film ‘BlacKkKlansman’

There’s a lot of buzz about Spike Lee’s latest film, “BlacKkKlansman.” The film is one of only a few films premiering at this year’s Cannes Film Festival from an American filmmaker. And after his last feature film, “Chi-Raq,” had a strong critical reception, many are hoping that “BlacKkKlansman” is another strong entry in Lee’s decades’ long career.

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And in preparation for the film’s premiere next month, Focus Features has released our first look at the film. In the first picture, we see Adam Driver sitting next to John David Washington, who plays Det. Ron Stallworth. In the film, based on the true story, Stallworth is the first African-American police officer in the Colorado Springs department. He’s sent undercover to gain intelligence on the Ku Klux Klan. Driver plays his partner, Flip Zimmerman. The film is co-produced by “Get Out” mastermind Jordan Peele.

While there’s been no official footage released, Focus did show some footage at the recent CinemaCon event. And since we were on hand, we saw the first look and said, in our report, “Lee appears to have shot the film in almost a pseudo comedic ’70s blaxploitation style…The film is clearly poking fun at how idiotic racists like the KKK can be…”

For those of us not able to catch the film at this year’s Cannes, Focus Features has also announced that the film will see its U.S. release on August 10.

Here’s the official synopsis for the upcoming film:

From visionary director Spike Lee comes the provocative story based on Ron Stallworth’s real life as Colorado Springs’s first African-American police officer who went undercover to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan. Unbelievably, Detective Stallworth (John David Washington) and his partner Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver) penetrate the KKK at its highest levels to thwart its attempt to take over the city. Produced by the team behind the Academy-Award® winning Get Out, Spike Lee uses his trademark take-no-prisoner style and humor to tell this story often missing from the history books.