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Kanye West and Samuel L. Jackson are reportedly in negotiations for Spike Lee's next movie called "Chiraq". According to TheWrap, Jeremy Piven and Common are also courted to star in the Chicago-based movie.

The story for the upcoming movie is still kept under wraps, but "Chiraq" is a combination of Chicago and Iraq. The U.S. city often draws comparison to the war-torn zone due to its increasing murder and gun-violence rate in the past few years.

The title sparked controversy, and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is among those expressing their concerns. "I want to give Mr. Lee the opportunity to explain the nature of this movie," he said as quoted by CBS. "I don't know much more about it, other than the title. It is worrisome."

The project is expected to be Amazon's first foray into feature film industry. The online retailer has branched out into TV industry and won Golden Globe for best TV musical or comedy series, thanks to their new show "Transparent".