The LEGO Group Teams Up with Pharrell Williams for Animated Movie

Pharrell Williams determined to go along with a novel method when it got here to creating a film about his life. The artist, producer, and songwriter has partnered with The LEGO Group to create a brand new animated film. 

Piece by Piece is a film that explores Williams’ life and story. The film is being launched by Focus Options and is directed by Morgan Neville. 

“Once I had this loopy imaginative and prescient to inform this story by LEGO bricks, I couldn’t have imagined a greater associate than Morgan. He’s a legend,” Williams says. “Grateful that Focus needed to collaborate with us and I’m honored to share this with the world and convey individuals into my universe. Constructing with LEGO bricks encourages us to observe our creativeness … who would’ve thought that taking part in with these toys as a child would evolve right into a film about my life? It’s proof that anybody else can do it too.”

Neville and Williams produced the challenge together with The LEGO Group’s Jill Wilfert, Senior Vice President of Leisure Companions and Content material, and Keith Malone, Director of Leisure and Content material Improvement, as government producers.

“Pharrell is a real visionary and is somebody who regularly pushes the boundaries of what creativity means; one thing very near our hearts right here at The LEGO Group,” Wilfert says. “We imagine the LEGO brick is the last word inventive medium, permitting individuals to construct, unbuild, and rebuild in as some ways as they’ll think about, mirroring how Pharrell has regularly innovated in his personal life. Getting the chance to associate with him; with an unbelievable storyteller like Morgan Neville; and the great group at Focus Options has been really inspiring. The mixed creativity of Pharrell and the LEGO brick is really one thing particular to see come collectively.”

Piece by Piece is ready to hit theaters on Oct. 11.