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‘Piece By Piece’s Pharrell Williams & Director Morgan Neville On Using LEGOs As An “Invitation To Play” And The “Ebbs And Flows” Of The Film’s Original Song


Pharrell Williams & director Morgan Neville on using LEGOs to tell the story of the ebbs and flows in the life of an artist for 'Piece by Piece'.

Not only was this a way to tell the story of an incredible artist, but diving into a new medium gave both Williams and Neville an opportunity to play in a new world outside of their comfort zones. MORGAN NEVILLE: Thinking back on our first conversations five and a half years ago, I remember you talking about your 50th birthday coming up and there was some sense of this is a way to impart a certain amount of what you’ve accumulated creatively in your life. NEVILLE: I mean, my reaction was instantaneously yes, because as much as it was to be any of those things to tell Pharrell’s story or to do a LEGO movie, it was an invitation to play.

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