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Spike Lee has reached his Kickstarter goal of $1.25 million. His campaign crossed the finish line on Friday.
Lee, who launched his campaign on July 21, had 30 days to reach his fundraising goal so that he could make his next film, which he says will be about people’s addiction to blood.
He hit the $1 million mark with about one week left in his campaign.
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Lee, whose next film will be a remake of Oldboy, included a video greeting on Kickstarter that explained his inspiration to start the campaign were the success stories of the Veronica Mars movie and Zach Braff‘s upcoming pic Wish I Was Here on the fundraising platform.
“Filmmaking is what I do, filmmaking is what I love. You guys, help me keep it going because this is a motherf—ing tough business,” says Lee, who adds that he won’t be taking a fee for the project.
For those who contributed $5, Lee provides a Tweet of thanks and project updates. The incentives go up from there, ranging from an autographed DVD to a phone call from Lee and — for a contribution of $10,000 — a day on set and in the edit bay with Lee.
Lee described the project as about “human beings who are addicted to Blood. Funny, Sexy and Bloody. A new kind of love story (and not a remake of Blacula).”
After the campaign was launched, some people criticized the established director for eclipsing attempts by younger aspiring filmmakers to crowdfund their films. Lee defended his actions in a video.
“I understand why people might think that, but that’s not the case at all,” he said. “I’m bringing people to Kickstarter who’ve never even heard of Kickstarter,” particularly “a lot of people of color.”
Editor’s note: This story originally stated that Lee had reached his goal on Thursday.
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