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Universal has dated the Pharrell Williams-Michel Gondry musical feature Atlantis for May 9, 2025.
The pic is based on Williams’ childhood at the Virigina Beach Atlantis Apartments during the summer of 1977.
The Focus Features documentary about Williams told through Legos, Piece by Piece, which is directed by Morgan Neville, is making its world premiere at TIFF next month.
Atlantis is directed by Gondry from a screenplay by Martin Hynes (Toy Story 4) and the Tony award winning writer of Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen and the film adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick … BOOM!, Steven Levenson. Williams penned the songs along with near EGOT-winning Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Williams produces with Emmy winner Mimi Valdés (EP of Hidden Figures and the series Harlem) and two-time Best Picture Oscar nominee Gil Netter (Life of Pi, The Blind Side).
EPs are Matthew Hirsch, Raffi Adlan, Jennie Lee, Shani Saxon, Michael Mayer, Pasek and Paul.
Atlantis stars SAG winner Kelvin Harrison Jr. (The Trial of the Chicago 7, Genius), six-time Grammy nominee Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid, The Color Purple), Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers, Only Murders in the Building), Oscar nominee Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway, Bullet Train), Emmy winner Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary, Miracle Workers), eight-time Grammy winner Anderson .Paak (Grown-ish, Trolls franchise), SAG winner and ten-time Grammy nominee Janelle Monáe (Hidden Figures, Moonlight), Emmy nominee Tim Meadows (Saturday Night Live, Mean Girls films), Jayson Lee (61st Street, Utopia), Jamilah Rosemond (Rustin, Fabulous Confabulation with Jamilah Rosemond), Jaboukie Young-White (C’mon, C’mon; Fantasmas) and hip-hop and R&B legend and four-time Grammy winner Missy Elliott.
Pic will play against Sony’s femme-targested wide release, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell.
