Missy Elliott has joined the cast of Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry's forthcoming musical

01 May 2024, 16:00 | Written by Tyler Damara Kelly

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Missy Elliott has been announced as having a role in the forthcoming musical film from Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry.

Michael Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep) is set to direct the musical based on a script written by Steven Levenson and Martin Hynes (Toy Story 4, The Magician's Elephant). In the "coming-of-age musical set in Virginia Beach in the summer of 1977", with a story inspired by Atlantis Apartments, where Pharrell Williams grew up, Missy Elliot will be starring alongside Halle Bailey, Kelvin Harrison Jr. (It Comes At Night, Luce) and Da'Vine Joy Randolph (Ghost, High Fidelity).

Missy Elliott joins Michel Gondry’s new film alongside Kelvin Harrison Jr, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Halle Bailey and Brian Tyree Henry.

The film is a coming-of-age musical set in 1977 Virginia Beach that draws inspiration from Pharrell Williams’ life.

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Celebrating 30 years in the music industry, last month Missy Elliott announced her debut headline tour, OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience, where she will perform in arenas across North America this summer with Busta Rhymes, Ciara, and Timbaland.

The musical is currently under development and is yet to be given a release date.