The rapper is starring in "Highest 2 Lowest," Spike Lee's upcoming reimagining of Akira Kurosawa's "High and Low" that also stars Denzel Washington. A$AP Rocky's casting was rumored after set photos circulated of him in character as Yung Felon.

Spike Lee’s upcoming movie 'High and Low,' is the filmmaker’s Americanized version of the 1963 Japanese crime thriller.

Spike Lee spoke about his upcoming film “Highest 2 Lowest” during an on-stage talk Tuesday at the Red Sea Film Festival, where he is the president of the competition jury. The film is inspired by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's 1963 crime thriller “High and Low,