Film & TV / NewsFilm & TV / NewsSpike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman film features a lost Prince recordThe director thinks that Prince sent him the song from beyond the graveShareLink copied ✔️August 6, 2018August 6, 2018TextKemi Alemoru BlacKkKlansman isn’t even out yet and it’s already been touted as one of the best films of the year. The crime comedy, which is the brainchild of She’s Gotta Have It filmmaker Spike Lee and Jordan Peele of Get Out fame, is due out this month. And, while many details of the film still remain under wraps, it is being reported that the project will feature a posthumous release from the late Prince on its soundtrack. Lee confirmed in an interview with Rolling Stone that he had secured the use of unreleased track “Mary Don’t You Weep” to play during the end credits, in a scenario he thinks was aided by paranormal activity, alleging that Prince “wanted him to have the song”. “I don’t care what nobody says. My brother Prince wanted me to have that song,” he said. “For this film. There’s no other explanation to me. This cassette is in the back of the vaults. In Paisley Park. And all of a sudden, out of nowhere, it’s discovered? Nah-ah. That ain’t an accident.” He continued: “I’ve become very close with Troy Carter, one of the executives at Spotify (and a Prince estate advisor). I invited Troy to a private screening. And after, he said, ‘Spike, I got the song.’ And that was ‘Mary Don’t You Weep,’ which had been recorded on cassette in the mid-80s.” The film’s narrative follows the alarmingly true accounts of Ron Stallworth (John Washington), an African American detector who infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan in the 70s with an accomplice portrayed by Adam Driver. There’s just no way this film can be bad. Watch the trailer below. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDazed x MUBI Cinema Club’s season finale: Father Mother Sister Brother6LILITH6: Inside the witchy femme mall cult of Forbidden Fruits RIMOWAGeorge Riley unpacks her favourite travel spots for RIMOWA DJ Ahmet, a coming-of-ager about an EDM-obsessed teen sheep farmerWho is Takashi Miike? An intro to Japanese cinema’s cult provocateurThe Good Boy is a sick, twisted nightmare about delinquent teensArco, a striking, soul-stirring sci-fi about lonely kids in 2075Bill Skarsgård and Gus Van Sant on their scrappy thriller Dead Man’s WireScarlet: Anime legend Mamoru Hosoda’s trippy new take on Hamlet7 unmissable films from South by Southwest 2026 Why fans are turning against Timothée ChalametOscars 2026: The biggest snubs from this year’s nominationsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy