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Missy Elliott is signing up with Universal Pictures’ as-yet-untitled musical production including Pharrell Williams, Michel Gondry, Halle Bailey, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and more.
Hip-hop and R&B star Missy Elliott is the current artist to sign up with Universal Pictures’ untitled coming-of-age musical from director Michel Gondry and manufacturer Pharrell Williams. Information up until now expose a story embeded in Virginia Beach in the summer season of 1977, referred to as a “coming-of-age musical influenced by the city’s Atlantis Apartments and the community where Williams matured.”
Kelvin Harrison Jr. leads the ensemble cast that likewise includes Halle Bailey, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Brian Tyree Henry. With a script composed by Martin Hynes and Steven Levenson, the movie will be produced by Williams and Mimi Valdés for i am OTHER, and Gil Netter for Gil Netter Productions. Ryan Jones, Senior Vice President of Production Development, and Christine Sun, Director of Production Development, are supervising the task for Universal.
In 2015, Missy Elliot ended up being the very first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She likewise got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021. Missy Elliott has actually won 4 Grammy Awards and offered over 30 million records worldwide considering that her launching on the music scene in the ’90s.
She hasn’t worked frequently in movie and tv throughout her profession, Elliott can be seen on Fox’s “Star,” the dance-themed function “Honey” opposite Jessica Alba, and documentaries like “Fade to Black” about Jay-Z’s goodbye performance at MSG, and the tennis shoe culture-focused “Just for Kicks.” The brand-new task marks her go back to the cinema because her voiceover operate in the 2004 DreamWorks animated movie “Shark Tale.”
This summertime, she strikes the roadway for her first-ever headlining trip, Out Of This World– The Missy Elliott Experience, which takes her throughout 24 cities to carry out along with long time partners consisting of Busta Rhymes, Ciara, and Timbaland. She is represented by Mona Scott-Young of Monami Management, and Singh, Singh & & Trauben.