Pharrell William’s documentary and musical, ‘Piece by Piece‘, a journey about his life and career, will be shown completely in LEGO. Focus Features has already helped to release the film in theaters on October 11th, 2024, and the film is still only available in US theaters. The plans and dates to release Piece by Piece internationally have already begun. Its first international premiere has been made at the Toronto International Film Festival, and soon fans in the UK will also be able to see the film.
Pharrell Williams
Born on April 5th, 1973, in Virginia Beach, he is a music artist, producer, writer, composer, and actor, known for his wide-brimmed hat and iconic music video, “Happy”. Pharrell Williams is a beloved celebrity with a family, an eye for quality in music and films, and a gift for seeing sound through vibrant colors.
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk-of-Fame, a clothing line called Billionaire Boys Club, a jewelry line through Louis Vuitton called Blason with Camille Miceli and multiple Grammy awards. Piece By Piece can now be added to the list of incredible achievements and creations he has made, for it is as unique as he is and suits his creativity with humor, exploring his feelings throughout his story.
Why LEGO?
Pharrell Williams disliked hearing his own voice recordings and seeing himself in film. This made it difficult when debating the idea of documenting his origin story. Williams was especially reluctant to be a producer himself and knew he would have issues with the details. His agent finally got him to agree after emphasizing that Williams could have the film made however he wanted, including animation. That was the first step in making Piece by Piece, which started in 2019. His choice in creating the film is because he wanted his synesthesia to be seen.
LEGO has had experience in the film industry before, starting with The LEGO Movie. That decision soon escalated to creating a LEGO Spider-Man scene for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in 2023, thanks to the help of a talented 14-year-old animator. LEGO had been wanting to get back into filmmaking after having not made any animations for a couple of years, and a documentary on someone’s life was something completely new. They chose to help document Williams’ life, and they worked passionately for five years to get everything right.
A Fantastic Reimagining
The bricks allowed the filmmakers to express William’s synesthesia creatively through the translucent pieces traditionally used to act as light in other builds. They created new parts to make sure every part of the movie was made with LEGO and refashioned existing parts for new purposes.
The main issue they had was censoring the rated R elements in Williams’ origin story and music videos. Character figures had to be altered to fit the PG rating. Piece by Piece director Morgan Neville substituted a scene with Williams and Snoop Dogg being in a room with marijuana joints. They were replaced with a fog spray can. They created different perspective scenes where characters were breaking the fourth wall or creating metaphors for reactions.
During scenes where William is producing a song, the creative team added visual effects along with the stop-motion. This includes texts that fly in the background, animation of swirls, or effects on the faces. Practical effects like swapping mini-figures for various sizes. The only time LEGOs were not used was during a 2D animation scene or fog. They did extremely well with the character designs, especially hairstyles for the African American characters. There weren’t LEGO hairstyles for those hair types before.
Piece By Piece Planned Global Release
Focus Features helped to market Piece by Piece trailer in theaters and on their YouTube channel. It will be debuting in the theaters of other countries soon, one at a time. The US and Canada received Pharrell’s animated autobiography on October 11th. Piece by Piece will soon launch worldwide in the following countries and dates.
Country Release Dates:
- Nov. 6th-Egypt
- Nov. 7th-Croatia, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, Middle East, Saudia Arabia, and United Arab Emirates
- Nov. 8th-UK, Ireland, and Finland
- Nov. 20th-France
Piece By Piece will need another month before being released in Australia, Hong Kong, and Italy. Other countries like Germany, Austria, and even LEGO’s main company location, Denmark will also unfortunately have to wait longer, just until January 23rd, 2025.
Conclusion
Piece by Piece demonstrated Pharrell Williams’ creativity to present his story. It’s a new, innovative, and matches his whimsy. Many of his fans across the globe eagerly wait for each of the dates listed far above, when Piece by Piece will reach the theatres of their countries.
Until then, viewers may continue listening to and watching his music videos. Supporting his jewelry and clothing line, and sending love to him and his family. Piece by Piece will give fans more reasons to want to support him after they watch the creative documentary.
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