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Kelvin Harrison Jr. Says It's a 'Bummer' Pharrell Biopic Was Canceled


Kelvin Harrison Jr. exclusively spoke to Us Weekly about the Pharrell Williams biopic, which was shut down in February, 2025

“It’s always sad when you’ve invested your time into something, and I was really excited about that story,” Harrison Jr., 30, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, March 11 while walking the Searchlight Pictures O’Dessa special screening red carpet at the Metrograph in in New York City. A musical meant to detail the childhood of Williams, 51, the film featured a star-studded cast, including Harrison Jr., Elliot, Paak, Monáe, Halle Bailey, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Brian Tyree Henry, Quinta Brunson and Jaboukie Young-White. “When all of us got into the editing room we collectively decided there wasn’t a path forward to tell the version of this story that we originally envisioned,” Williams and Gondry told the outlet in a joint statement.

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