Movie musical based on Pharrell Williams’ childhood scrapped in post-production
Golden, the movie musical based on the childhood of Pharrell Williams, has been scrapped in post-production.Originally titled Atlantis, the project was to be directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), with a theatrical release from Universal Pictures reportedly pegged for May 5. Its long list of stars included Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle Bailey, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Brian Tyree Henry, Janelle Monáe, Missy Elliott, Quinta Brunson, Anderson .Paak and Jaboukie Young-White.Back in November, Williams offered the first and only glimpse of the film in an interview with Empire, where he distinguished the film from Piece by Piece, the LEGO biopic of his life, directed by Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville and complete with cameos from Daft Punk, Gwen Stefani, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and more.“’Piece By Piece’ is about my life, whereas ‘Golden’ is about a neighborhood that I grew up in.