Universal has dated the Pharrell Williams-Michel Gondry musical feature Atlantis for May 9, 2025.
The pic is based on Williams’ childhood at the Virginia Beach Atlantis Apartments during the summer of 1977.
Piece by Piece, the Focus Features biopic about Williams told through Lego animation and directed by Morgan Neville, is making its world premiere at Telluride this week.
Atlantis is directed by Gondry from a screenplay by Martin Hynes (Toy Story 4) and the Tony award winning writer of Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen and the film adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick … BOOM!, Steven Levenson. Williams penned the songs along with near EGOT-winning Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Williams produces with Emmy winner Mimi Valdés (EP of Hidden Figures and the series Harlem) and two-time Best Picture Oscar nominee Gil Netter (Life of Pi, The Blind Side).
EPs are Matthew Hirsch, Raffi Adlan, Jennie Lee, Shani Saxon, Michael Mayer, Pasek and Paul.
Atlantis stars SAG winner Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Genius), six-time Grammy nominee Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid), Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers), Oscar nominee Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway), Emmy winner Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary), eight-time Grammy winner Anderson .Paak (Trolls franchise), SAG winner and 10-time Grammy nominee Janelle Monáe (Hidden Figures), Emmy nominee Tim Meadows (Mean Girls films), Jayson Lee (61st Street), Jamilah Rosemond (Rustin), Jaboukie Young-White (C’mon, C’mon) and hip-hop and R&B legend and four-time Grammy winner Missy Elliott.
The pic will play against Sony’s femme-targeted wide release A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell.