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Coming off the heels of his profitable Piece by Piece, Pharrell Williams is engaged on one other movie. Introduced on Thursday (Nov. 21), the multi-hyphenate will likely be releasing Golden, centered round Virginia Seaside in the summertime of 1977, in 2025.
“You understand how in Soiled Dancing and Grease, the music was virtually a personality? That is what it is like on this movie,” Williams shared with Empire, who revealed that Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Halle Bailey will star within the upcoming venture. He continued, “It is a coming-of-age story about self-discovery and pursuing your desires, however it’s a lot extra magical than that. It is a celebration of Black life, Black tradition and most significantly, Black pleasure.”
Golden will likely be getting a theatrical launch, although particulars are at present below wraps. It’s additionally value noting that Da’vine Pleasure Randolph, Brian Tyree Henry, Quinta Brunson, Janelle Monáe, Anderson. Paak and Missy Elliott will even be stepping in entrance of the digicam for the venture.
Curiously, the forthcoming movie was initially going to be titled Atlantis, named after the housing growth the place Williams spent a lot of his early life. “It simply speaks to the narrative, the world, the vitality and actually all the pieces about [the film, which is] this evaluation of what being ‘golden’ is,” the “Comfortable” artist informed the outlet relating to the title change. “Youngsters and grown-ups with interior kids inside them can hook up with it and understand that there is a golden facet to them too, whether or not it is realized or latent.”
Piece by Piece hit theaters on Oct. 11 with a large lineup of cameos, albeit everybody appeared as LEGO variations of themselves. Kendrick Lamar, JAY-Z, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani, Timbaland and Busta Rhymes have been among the many artists that followers bought to see on display screen.
To coincide with the quasi-documentary, Williams and LEGO teamed up for an Over the Moon set and their Construct the Change Playful Colleges Problem. It’s unclear whether or not Golden will get an identical remedy, however figuring out the Grammy Award winner, there’s seemingly an authentic rating within the works.