Pharrell Williams’ ‘Piece by Piece’ Trailer
Focus Films and the LEGO Group have announced the trailer for PIECE BY PIECE, a unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through the lens of LEGO® animation, turn up the volume on your imagination and witness the evolution of one of music's most innovative minds.
From Focus Features, PIECE BY PIECE was directed by Academy Award® winner Morgan Neville and produced by Neville and Caitrin Rogers (Tremolo Productions) alongside producers Pharrell Williams, Mimi Valdés, and Shani Saxon (i am OTHER). Executive producers on the film include Shani Saxon for i am OTHER; David Lawrence for Tremolo Productions; Jill Wilfert and Keith Malone for the LEGO Group; Josh Wexler and Sanjee Gupta for Pure Imagination; and James De Julio and Leslie Worton for Tongal.
The film will debut in theatres on October 11, 2024. In the meantime, explore a wide range of LEGO sets here.
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About Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams is a visionary recording artist, producer, songwriter, philanthropist, fashion designer, and entrepreneur with 10B combined global music streams to date. He has been honored with 13 Grammy Awards, including 2004, 2014, and 2019 Producer of the Year, and ASCAP’s Golden Note Award in 2012. He has received two Academy Award nominations for his original song “Happy” (Despicable Me 2) and for Best Picture-nominated Hidden Figures (2016) as Producer. Williams also received a Golden Globe Nomination for co-scoring the film. In 2019, Williams received an Emmy-nomination for his original song "Letter to My Godfather," for Netflix’s Black Godfather about legendary music executive Clarence Avant. In 2020, Williams was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame for his work as The Neptunes.
In 2018, Pharrell narrated Universal’s remake of the classic film The Grinch, authored the book A Fish Doesn’t Know It’s Wet, and released the Netflix Original series Brainchild (2018) with his producing partner, Mimi Valdés. Other projects include Dope (2015), Roxanne Roxanne (2017), Voices of Fire (2020) and Amazon’s Harlem, which has been renewed for a third season.
In February 2023, Pharrell was named Louis Vuitton’s new Menswear Creative Director.
About i am OTHER
i am OTHER, a film and television production company founded by Pharrell Williams, is committed to telling stories about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Under the leadership of Williams and long-time producing partner Mimi Valdés, i am OTHER has produced feature films such as the Sundance favorite Dope, Academy Award Best Picture nominee Hidden Figures, and Roxanne Roxanne. iaO’s TV credits include Brainchild (Netflix), Voices of Fire (Netflix) and Harlem (Amazon).
About Morgan Neville/Tremolo Productions
PIECE BY PIECE marks the third collaboration between Focus and Neville, following the documentaries ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN and WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?, which went on to be one of the highest-grossing docs of all time. His additional credits include four Grammy-nominated films: RESPECT YOURSELF: THE STAX RECORDS STORY, MUDDY WATERS: CAN'T BE SATISFIED, JOHNNY CASH'S AMERICA, and THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS: YO-YO MA AND THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE, as well as the Emmy-winning BEST OF ENEMIES. In 2014, his film 20 FEET FROM STARDOM won numerous awards, including the Academy Award® for Best Documentary. Other recent projects include MISS AMERICANA, BONO AND THE EDGE: A SORT OF HOMECOMING, THE SAINT OF SECOND CHANCES, and the series ABSTRACT: THE ART OF DESIGN, SHANGRI-LA, UGLY DELICIOUS, and WATCH THE SOUND WITH MARK RONSON.
About Focus Features
Focus Features upcoming slate includes THE BIKERIDERS from director Jeff Nichols, PIECE BY PIECE from Morgan Neville about the life of multifaceted global superstar Pharrell Williams told through the lens of LEGO bricks, Robert Eggers' reimagining of NOSFERATU, Edward Berger's thriller CONCLAVE, Sundance-Award winner DÌDI (弟弟)’ from Sean Wang, Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming crime-thriller BLACK BAG starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, the highly anticipated third instalment of the DOWNTON ABBEY franchise and BUGONIA from Yorgos Lanthimos, among others.
About the LEGO Group
The LEGO Group’s mission is to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through the power of play. The LEGO System in Play, with its foundation in LEGO bricks, allows children and fans to build and rebuild anything they can imagine.
The LEGO Group was founded in Billund, Denmark in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, its name derived from the two Danish words LEg GOdt, which mean “Play Well”. Today, the LEGO Group remains a family-owned company headquartered in Billund. However, its products are now sold in more than 120 countries worldwide.
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