For Washington, now was the right time to reconnect with Lee for two reasons. "It was a New York script, New York story," Washington told For The Win in a recent interview. "The script came to me before Spike [Lee]. He's a New York guy. I'm a New York guy." The second reason was very simple.

The filmmaker had previously said that the pair would finish with five team-ups, but now says this may not be "the last film of the dynamic duo, D and Lee."