Pharrell Williams’ musical set for early-summer 2025 release

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WRIC) — Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry’s musical entitled “Atlantis” is set to release early-summer of 2025, according to Deadline .

The musical “Atlantis,” directed by Michel Gondry and produced by Pharrell Williams, has been dated for a May 9, 2025 release by Universal.

The film is said to be a coming-of-age, 1970’s themed musical based on Williams’ life growing up in Virginia Beach’s Atlantis Apartments.

Atlantis will bring forth a star-studded cast featuring:

• SAG winner Kelvin Harrison Jr. (from Genius )
• SAG winner and 10-time Grammy nominated singer and actress Janelle Monáe
• Six-time Grammy nominee Halle Bailey (from The Little Mermaid )
• Eight-time Grammy award winning artist Anderson Paak
• Four-time Grammy winner, Hip-hop and R&B legend Missy Elliott
• Emmy winner Quinta Brunson (from Abbott Elementary )
• Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph (from The Holdovers )
• Oscar nominee Brian Tyree Henry (from Causeway)

Deadline also confirmed that the film is expected to play against the Sony film, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, which will star Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell.

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