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Spike Lee turns his sights on Vietnam in his next film Da 5 Bloods, premiering June 12 on Netflix. The first trailer, released on Monday, doesn’t disappoint: Set to The Chamber Brothers’ signature 1967 single “Time Has Come Today,” it’s an adrenaline-fueled clip that cuts together archival footage from the Vietnam War with two parallel stories concerning a group of aging veterans.

The four African-American vets, played by Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis and Isiah Whitlock, Jr, have returned to Vietnam in the present day to search for the remains of their fallen squad leader, played by Chadwick Boseman in flashbacks. But that’s not all they’re looking for – somewhere in the jungle lies the buried treasure that their squad leader helped them hide 50 years ago. Desperately seeking gold, the four vets, joined by one of their concerned sons, battle against the forces of nature and their own trauma from the war during their quest.

‘Da 5 Bloods’ also stars Mélanie Thierry, Paul Walter Hauser, Jasper Pääkkönen, Johnny Trí Nguy?n, Van Veronica Ngo and Jean Reno. Lee directed, wrote and produced the film, while there are also co-writing credits for Danny Bilson, Paul DeMeo and Kevin Willmott and production credits for Lloyd Levin, Beatriz Levin and Jon Kilik

‘Da 5 Bloods’ also stars Mélanie Thierry, Paul Walter Hauser, Jasper Pääkkönen, Johnny Trí Nguy?n, Van Veronica Ngo and Jean Reno. Lee directed, wrote and produced the film, while there are also co-writing credits for Danny Bilson, Paul DeMeo and Kevin Willmott and production credits for Lloyd Levin, Beatriz Levin and Jon Kilik.

Da 5 Bloods is an upcoming American war adventure comedy drama film directed by Spike Lee who co-produced the film with Jon Kilik, Beatriz Levin and Lloyd Levin according to a screenplay written by Lee, Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo and Kevin Willmott. It stars Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Jonathan Majors and Jasper Pääkkönen. The film follows four African-American veterans which return to Vietnam in search of their fallen squad leader’s remains as well as the buried treasure they found during the Vietnam War as they battle forces of mankind and nature with confronting the ravages of the war.

It is scheduled to be released on June 12, 2020, by Netflix.

Shelton Jackson “Spike” Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, actor, and professor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983.

He made his directorial debut with She’s Gotta Have It. He has since written and directed such films as Do the Right Thing, Mo’ Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, He Got Game, 25th Hour, Inside Man, Chi-Raq and BlacKkKlansman. Lee also acted in ten of his films.

Lee’s work has continually explored race relations, colorism in the black community, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty and other political issues. He has won numerous accolades for his work, including an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, a Student Academy Award, a BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, two Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and the Cannes Grand Prix. He has also received an Academy Honorary Award, an Honorary BAFTA Award, an Honorary César, and the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize.

Lee’s films Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, 4 Little Girls and She’s Gotta Have It were each selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.