Spike Lee Defends Kickstarter Funding Plea Because of Negative Reaction! Will Wonders Never Cease?
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Oldboy director Spike Lee announced last week he wants to make another film in the horror genre, but he wants you to help fund it via Kickstarter… I mean, he has to be hurting for funding money, right? What studio would take a chance on a no-name director who’s never done anything?
Oh wait…
He’s done plenty and is probably a millionaire three times over. Why not seek more money from his fans? Honestly, we didn’t cover it last week because it just seems kind of wrong to help someone fund a project who’s already a well established filmmaker who’s already raked in enough fan dollars from the millions who have seen his movies. Here’s Spike’s original pitch video, in which he’s seeking $1.25 million in funds. According to Lee the project will focus on human beings who are addicted to blood – it’ll be “funny, sexy, and bloody (and it’s not Blacula).”
Of course there were others out there who think a filmmaker of his stature should be able to make his own movies, and as a result Lee has come out in defense of his campaign.
“I’m bringing people to Kickstarter who never even heard of Kickstarter,” he said in an interview with FilmCourage.com. “I’m talking [about] a lot of people of color who’ve never heard of Kickstarter, who’ve never made a pledge on Kickstarter. I really think it’s a fallacy, it’s a misconception, and it’s just plain-out wrong, with a capital W, that because someone puts $5 on my film, that was $5 that a young filmmaker was going to get.”
As of today, Lee’s campaign had received $356,388 from 1,848 pledges. Just think! If you pledge $10k he’ll take you to dinner and a Knicks game. Here’s his defense video. Tell us how you feel about this below.
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