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Associated Press: Amazon Studios said it has acquired Spike Lee’s new film as its first Amazon Original Movie. The film, with the working title “Chi-Raq,” features a cast including Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson and Teyonah Parris, as well as D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix, Steve Harris and Angela Bassett, plus John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. “Chi-Raq” was shot entirely in Chicago and wrapped last week. It focuses on violence in inner-city Chicago.