Trailer for LEGO animated Pharrell Williams biopic that includes Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg and extra launched

The trailer for Pharrell Williams’ upcoming biopic “Piece By Piece” has dropped prefer it’s sizzling — and it does not look the way in which you may count on. The enduring producer will likely be voicing himself in animated LEGO kind, accompanied by some A-list collaborators from his chart-topping profession.

Gwen Stefani, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg are among the visitor stars from Williams’ 30-year profession that can characteristic in “Piece by Piece,” with the trailer depicting a LEGO-ized model of Williams, Hugo and Snoop Dogg devising “Drop it Prefer it’s Sizzling.” The trailer additionally revealed the movie would come with new music from Williams.  

Introduced in January by Focus Options, the movie was directed by Morgan Neville, who stated in an announcement that Williams had approached his 5 years in the past with the thought for the biopic.

“Once I had this loopy imaginative and prescient to inform this story via LEGO bricks, I could not have imagined a greater companion than Morgan. He’s a legend,” Williams stated in an announcement. “Who would’ve thought that enjoying with these toys as a child would evolve right into a film about my life? It is proof that anybody else can do it too.”

Neville is primarily a documentary filmmaker who received an Oscar for his 2014 characteristic “20 Ft From Stardom,” exploring the careers and lives of backup singers. As half of the foundational manufacturing duo The Neptunes, Williams has set the backdrop for a few of music’s best hits.

Shaped in Virginia Seashore in 1992 by childhood pals Williams and Chad Hugo, The Neptunes rapidly rose to prominence, writing and producing for artists together with Teddy Riley, The Clipse, Usher, Nelly and Britney Spears. Pharrell’s iconic four-count instrumental opening tags chart-toppers from Kelis’ “Milkshake” to Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” to Williams’ personal “Completely happy.”

“Piece by Piece” will likely be launched in theaters on October 11.