The crime thriller, Washington and Lee's fifth collaboration, comes to cinemas in August
The Shakespeare production has broken Broadway box office records
“There’s too much money stuff involved in American theatre”
“I’m a stage actor who does film. It’s not the other way around"
The film, a loose adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's 'High And Low', also stars Denzel Washington and Ice Spice
Samuel L Jackson's role in the show echoed one of the director's films
He has previously won two Academy Awards
The US' highest civilian honour has also been bestowed upon Anna Wintour, Lionel Messi and Hillary Clinton, among others
"It took a while but I’m here"
Denzel Washington previously let slip that it was in the works