Pharrell Williams has canceled a forthcoming musical biopic about his life, Selection stories. Golden, directed by Michel Gondry and initially set for launch on Might 5, will now not see launch as a result of “there wasn’t a path ahead to inform the model of this story that we initially envisioned,” in line with a joint press assertion from Williams and Gondry. “We recognize all of the laborious work of the gifted forged and crew. Whereas we’re disillusioned we will’t ship this movie, we’ve unbelievable companions at Common and can collaborate in a unique capability once more quickly.”
Golden had already been filmed with a star-studded forged of musicians and actors, together with Halle Bailey, Missy Elliott, Janelle Monáe, Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph, Anderson .Paak, and Quinta Brunson. A coming-of-age story centered on Williams’ upbringing in Virginia Seashore within the Nineteen Seventies, the musical was to be “a celebration of Black life, Black tradition, and most significantly, Black pleasure,” in line with a 2024 interview with Williams.
Common Photos, the studio behind Golden, will reportedly take in roughly $20 million in prices spent on manufacturing. Final 12 months, Common’s sister movie distributor Focus Options launched Piece by Piece, a quasi-documentary about Pharrell Williams that used Lego minifigures to inform the story of the musician’s life.
