Pharrell Williams
TIFF: PETA Activist Disrupts Pharrell Williams Biopic Premiere in Toronto
A protester with PETA, the animal rights group, stole the limelight on Tuesday night as Pharrell Williams talked about his animated biopic Piece by Piece at the Princess of Wales Theatre during the Toronto Film Festival. The PETA activist approached the stage as Williams held a post-screening Q&A and slammed the singer and producer […]
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PETA Activists Protest Pharrell Williams ‘Piece By Piece’ Press Screening at Toronto Film Festival
PETA activists protested a press screening for Piece by Piece, the animated documentary about singer, songwriter and record producer Pharrell Williams, on Saturday morning at the Toronto Film Festival. The protesters brandished posters reading “Fur Is Dead” and “Pharrell: Stop Killing Animals for Fashion” as they urged Williams, who is also Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director, to stop […]
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‘Piece By Piece’ Review: Morgan Neville’s Animated Pharrell Williams Doc Inspires Wonder, and Some Questions
Premiering at Telluride, the filmmaker's latest chronicles the early years and success of Williams exclusively through LEGOs.
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Telluride: ‘Piece by Piece,’ Animated Doc About Pharrell, Opens Fest; Set to Challenge Academy Genre Biases
The 51st Telluride Film Festival officially kicked off Friday afternoon with the world premiere of Piece by Piece, an animated documentary about the innovative singer, songwriter and record producer Pharrell Williams, as the Patron Preview screening at the Werner Herzog Theatre. And the consensus of those in attendance was that the film is a truly […]
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Michel Gondry, Pharrell Williams Musical Gets Title, High-Profile May 2025 Release Date
Michel Gondry and Pharrell Williams are headed for Atlantis. That’s the official title of their upcoming high-profile musical for Universal that will sing its way into theaters on May 9, 2025, the studio announced Thursday. Universal further announced that the film will feature songs by Williams and by the Tony, Oscar and Grammy-winning duo Benj […]
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Pharrell Williams Lego Biopic ‘Piece by Piece’ to Close 68th BFI London Film Festival
Piece by Piece, the Lego animated biopic about American rapper, singer and producer Pharrell Williams, will close this year’s BFI London Film Festival (LFF). The 68th BFI LFF, taking place Oct. 9-20, will wrap up with the U.K. premiere of the journey through Williams’ life in a Lego-documentary format. Williams and Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville […]
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Zendaya, Jeremy Allen White Kick Off Olympics Festivities With Star-Studded Paris Celebration
On the night before the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, Hollywood arrived in Paris ready to party. Charlize Theron, Serena Williams, Rosalía and Omar Sy co-chaired a Prelude to the Olympics event at Paris’ famed Fondation Louis Vuitton on Thursday, with Comcast NBCUniversal chairman and CEO Brian Roberts, LVMH chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault, Louis Vuitton […]
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Sabrina Carpenter Dazzles in Blazer Minidress at Pharrell Williams’ Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring Show
“Le Monde est à Vous,” translated to The World Is Yours, is the moniker for Pharrell Williams’ third collection with Louis Vuitton in his role helming the French luxury brand’s men’s division. With more than 75 looks, Louis Vuitton’s Spring-Summer 2025 line accentuated a broad range of colorful gradient pieces that pulled inspiration from the […]
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Janelle Monáe Joins Universal Musical From Michel Gondry, Pharrell Williams
The high-profile cast for Universal Pictures’ forthcoming musical from Michel Gondry and Pharrell Williams has just been kicked up an octave with the addition of Janelle Monáe. Monáe has signed on to join the cast of the coming-of-age period feature that is currently untitled. The film’s previously confirmed castmembers include Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle Bailey, […]
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Brian Tyree Henry Joins Universal Musical From Michel Gondry, Pharrell Williams
Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway, Bullet Train) is set to join Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry’s untitled musical for Universal Pictures inspired by Williams’ formative years growing up in Virginia Beach in the 1970s. Henry, an Oscar, Emmy and Tony award nominee, has recent credits like Warner Brothers’ Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Causeway, for which he […]
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Da’Vine Joy Randolph in Talks for Universal Musical From Michel Gondry, Pharrell Williams
Da’Vine Joy Randolph is making moves after her Oscar win. The actress is in talks to join a musical in development at Universal from director Michel Gondry and producer Pharrell Williams that has Kelvin Harrison Jr. attached to star, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The untitled coming-of-age project is said to be inspired by Williams’ […]
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Tyler, the Creator Hand-Drew the Louis Vuitton Monogram for New Capsule Collection
Tyler, the Creator says Pharrell Williams has always left doors open for him, and that gesture of goodwill has led the multi-hyphenate to Louis Vuitton for a new capsule collection that debuted on Thursday. Williams, a longtime friend and collaborator of Tyler, took over as creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton in 2023, and […]
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