Spike posted the news on his Instagram account: Bon Jour.
AND DATS DA BOTTLES OF TRUTH,RUTH.
The film stars Denzel Washington in his fifth collaboration with Lee.
Spike Lee at the Red Sea International Film FestivalArnold Jerocki/Getty Images
The duo previously worked together onMo Better Blues,Malcolm X,He Got Game,andInside Man.
In Kurosawas film, Toshiro Mifune is a shoemaker, said Lee.
So, this is the fifth film with the dynamic duo.
Cannes will open this year withLeave One Dayby first-time French filmmaker Amelie Bonin.
This years festival runs May 13 24.
