When it comes to the cinematic universes, Spike Lee was playing that game well before Marvel. The director has long threaded his characters through multiple films, mostly serving as Easter eggs to keen eyed fans. However, Lee reveals that “Inside Man” shares a pretty interesting, little connection with the stone cold classic, “Dog Day Afternoon.”

In an extensive interview with Vulture about his Netflix series “She’s Gotta Have It,” Lee touches upon the themes and characters that carry across his oeuvre, and details how his bank heist movie is connected with Sidney Lumet‘s picture:

….this is not the first time I’ve done something like that.

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Almost inseparable from the inception of cinema, the heist genre has enraptured audiences for generations, as it offers an escapist appeal to the anti-hero and the outlaw. There is something intrinsically cinematic about heist films, with the best of them moving like a captivating ballet through the intricacies of elaborate schemes to get rich and get away.

Edgar Wright‘s newly released “Baby Driver” offers an homage to the rich history of heist-induced exhilaration (our review).

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Well, it looks like Lee is getting ready to get back into the world of feature film as Deadline reports that he is set to direct the thriller “Nagasaki Deadline.” Nope, it’s not another WWII film, instead it’s a story about “a troubled FBI agent and his desperate race to thwart two terrorist attacks planned to unfold on American soil.

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A lot of details weren’t revealed, but Lee did say the principal cast of Denzel Washington, Jodi Foster, Clive Owen and Chiwetel Ejiofor were all returning

Early speculation on the film said that the sequel to the surprisingly successful bank heist flick (Lee’s most successful ever) would center on Clive Owen and his gang of sharp thieves, but apparently that plan has changed, though Lee won’t reveal much.

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