By james art 
With Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland and Snoop Dogg join the cast of Pharrell’s new film Piece by piece has serious star power. But the real charm lies in its Lego power.
Debuting on October 11 and presented at the Something in the Water Festival in Virginia Beach on October 12-13, the animated documentary follows the life and career of American musician, producer and Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams through the lens of Lego animation. The unique biopic highlights how the artist rarely does anything standard. In addition, viewers can see superstars like Jay-Z in a mini uniform. For Pharelophiles, do not understand Piece by piece confused with Atlantisthe working title of the musical inspired by Farrell’s childhood in Virginia Beach, which was filmed in Richmond, Hopewell and Tidewater.
The Lego Group created minifigure parts to represent Piece by piece cast and collaborators and designed new pieces of musical equipment. Pharrell produced and composed two original songs for the film. Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville, known for 20 feet from fame and Mister Rogers-centric Won’t you be my neighbor?directs.
This article originally appeared in October 2024 a question.