Star Trek and Selma actor David Oyelowo has joined the ensemble cast of an untitled musical film inspired by Pharrell Williams’ formative years growing up in Virginia Beach in the 1970s. The film, which is currently in pre-production, will be directed by Michel Gondry and produced by Williams himself, alongside Mimi Valdés and Gil Netter. The script was written by Martin Hynes and Steven Levenson.
The star-studded cast of Universal’s upcoming musical project has expanded with the addition of Brian Tyree Henry. The acclaimed actor joins Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle Bailey, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph in this coming-of-age musical set against the backdrop of Virginia Beach in 1977. Based on the childhood neighborhood of Pharrell Williams, the film will be directed by Michel Gondry, with a script by Martin Hynes and Steven Levenson. Williams and Mimi Valdés will produce through I Am Other, and Gil Netter will produce through Gil Netter Productions. Universal’s Ryan Jones and Christine Sun will oversee the project for the studio.
