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Pharrell Williams tells his life story in Piece by Piece, a music biopic made entirely out of Lego

For a fleeting moment last decade, Lego cinema was poised to be the next big thing. Fast facts about Piece by Piece What: The story of how Pharrell Williams became a world-famous movie producer, told entirely in Lego Starring: Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg Directed by: Morgan Neville When: In cinemas now Likely to make you feel: …

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The Oscars have a long history with the musical biopic: Consider “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and even the less straightforward Elton John film “Rocketman.” These staples of awards seasons are ripe for a bit of shaking up. “I loved his pitch, because it was so weird,” director Morgan Neville says of Pharrell Williams’ idea to …

Morgan Neville knows not everything we talk about will make it into this story. That’s definitely true of Piece by Piece, his new “creative nonfiction” documentary about Pharrell Williams. Built using audio interviews with collaborators like Kendrick Lamar and Missy Elliott—many of which Neville conducted remotely during Covid-19 lockdowns—it’s a biopic of Williams’ life animated entirely with Lego. “People say, …

Lego Pharrell. Robbie Williams as a monkey. Are music movies OK?

A documentary about Pharrell Williams rendered entirely as a Lego movie? It’s understandable to be a bit skeptical of this gimmick, but in “Piece by Piece,” directed by Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville, it’s a gimmick that works. If anything, “Piece by Piece” is a reminder that the musician, best known for family-friendly bops like “Happy,” is also responsible for some …

By Jenna Zucker TIFF 2024: Pharrell's animated biopic populated by LEGOs TORONTO, Sept 10 - The flesh-and-blood Pharrell Williams walked the red carpet on Tuesday with the star of his new animated biopic – a Pharrell Williams made of LEGO blocks – as "Piece by Piece" made its international premiere in Toronto. Pharrell, a renowned recording artist, producer and songwriter, …

Pharrell Williams joined by Snoop Dogg in first glimpse of unconventional Lego biopic