Spike Lee hits $1.25 million Kickstarter goal to fund next movie

The director defended the method of raising money for the Newest Hottest Spike Lee Joint about 'human beings who are addicted to blood' as necessary in industry dominated by big studios.

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BY ETHAN SACKS / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2013, 5:28 PM

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SPIKE LEE VIA KICKSTARTER

Spike Lee hit his goal on the website Kickstarter to fund his next movie.

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Spike Lee apparently did the right thing to finance his next movie.

The 56-year-old “Crooklyn” director reached his $1.25 million goal on Kickstarter to fund his next project, four days ahead of his deadline.

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With $1.29 million in donations, it’s the third highest film in the crowdfunding site’s history, behind the “Vernonica Mars” feature film and Zach Braff’s followup to “Garden State.”

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