Spike Lee is set to direct a new musical film about Viagra — yes, you read that correctly. The film will be based on David Kushner's
Esquire article, titled, "All Rise: The Untold Story of the Guys Who Launched Viagra."Lee is directing the untitled musical about the erectile dysfunction drug from a screenplay he wrote with Kwame Kwei-Armah. The Spike Lee Joint will feature original songs and music from the Tony-winning duo behind
Passing Strange, Mark "Stew" Stewart and Heidi Rodewald. The musical is inspired by the true events surrounding the drug company Pfizer's discovery and launch of the little blue pill, created for heart-related chest pains, only to find out later that it works wonders for the lower half of the male body.In a statement obtained by
Deadline, Lee thanked his late mother Jacquelyn Shelton Lee, "for as she would say taking 'my narrow, rusty behind' dragging, kickin' and screamin' to the movies when I wuz a nappy-headed kid growing up in da streets of da people's republic of Brooklyn. I did not want to see corny people singin' and dancin'. I instead wanted to play with my friends on da block." The
Do The Right Thing director and actor said his father, Bill Lee, "HATED HollyWeird movies, henceforth and what not, me being the eldest of 5 children I became mommy's movie date."[video_embed id='1975285']RELATED: Spike Lee is back on the big screen[/video_embed]"Thank you Lawdy she didn't listen to my ongoing complaints about musicals," Lee said of his mother, adding that going into his fourth decade as a filmmaker, he will now be "directing and dancin', all singin' musical Spike Lee Joint and I can't wait."Lee's most recent projects include the movie version of David Byrne's musical,
American Utopia, the war drama
Da 5 Bloods, the Netflix series
She's Gotta Have It, and the award-winning film
BlacKkKlansman.There's no casting news or title available yet but stay tuned because this will get interesting.[video_embed id='2030335']BEFORE YOU GO: Cat attempts daily hilarious attack on mail carrier[/video_embed]
