New Lego Movie Based on Pharrell Williams’s Life From Focus Features Set To Hit Theaters

The
next
LEGO
movie
is
thinking
outside
the
box.
Piece
By
Piece
is
coming
to
theaters
and
will
be
inspired
by
Pharrell
Williams’s
life.
Sounds
interesting
…

The
film
is
a
Focus
Features
piece,
no
pun
intended,
and
will
be
helmed
by
Director
Morgan
Neville,
an
Academy
Award
winner.
Neville
and
Caitrin
Rogers
produce
the
new
animated
LEGO
installment
via
Tremolo
Productions.
Williams,
Mimi
Valdés,
and
Shani
Saxon
are
producing
under
Williams’
i
am
OTHER
banner
alongside
LEGO
Group’s
Jill
Wilfert
and
Keith
Malone,
executive
producing
Piece
By
Piece.
Expect
the
film
to
feel
like
a
biopic,
albeit
through
the
LEGO
art
form.

Focus
Features
say
the
film
is
described
as
“Pharrell
set
out
to
tell
his
story
in
a
way
that
would
set
audience’s
imaginations
free.
Developed
from
his
singular
vision,
PIECE
BY
PIECE
defies
genres
and
expectations
to
transport
audiences
into
a
LEGO
world
where
anything
is
possible.”

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This
is
a
long
time
coming
as
Neville
said
Williams
pitched
his
story
as
a
LEGO
film
five
years
ago.
“It
was
one
of
those
rare
moments
where
I
knew
in
a
second
that
this
was
a
journey
I
wanted
to
go
on,”
he
said.
“I’m
so
grateful
to
our
partners
at
Focus
Features
and
at
the
LEGO
Group
for
their
belief
in
our
crazy
mission.
We
assembled
an
incredible
team
of
creative
collaborators
to
help
make
a
new
type
of
film.
I
can’t
wait
for
people
to
see
it.”

Williams
said,
“When
I
had
this
crazy
vision
to
tell
this
story
through
LEGO
bricks,
I
couldn’t
have
imagined
a
better
partner
than
Morgan.
He
is
a
legend.
Grateful
that
Focus
wanted
to
collaborate
with
us
and
I’m
honored
to
share
this
with
the
world
and
bring
people
into
my
universe.
Building
with
LEGO
bricks
encourages
us
to
follow
our
imagination…who
would’ve
thought
that
playing
with
these
toys
as
a
kid
would
evolve
into
a
movie
about
my
life.
It’s
proof
that
anyone
else
can
do
it
too.”