Michel Gondry and Pharrell Williams are headed for Atlantis.
That’s the official title of their upcoming high-profile musical for Common that can sing its manner into theaters on Could 9, 2025, the studio introduced Thursday.
Common additional introduced that the movie will characteristic songs by Williams and by the Tony, Oscar and Grammy-winning duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (The Best Showman, La La Land).
The approaching-of-age story is ready in Virginia Seashore throughout the summer time of 1977 and is impressed by the Atlantis Residences, the neighborhood the place Williams grew up. Gondry (Everlasting Sunshine of the Spotless Thoughts, The Science of Sleep) is directing from a script by Martin Hynes and Steven Levenson.
The beforehand revealed star-studded solid consists of Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle Bailey, Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph, Brian Tyree Henry, Janelle Monáe, Missy Elliott, Tim Meadows, Quinta Brunson, Anderson .Paak, Jayson Lee, Jamilah Rosemond and Jaboukie Younger-White.
Atlantis is produced by Williams, Emmy winner Mimi Valdés (Hidden Figures, Harlem) and two-time finest image Oscar nominee Gil Netter (Lifetime of Pi, The Blind Facet).
The movie is govt produced by Matthew Hirsch, Raffi Adlan, Jennie Lee, Shani Saxon, Michael Mayer, Pasek and Paul.