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Pharrell’s Live-Action Musical Biopic ‘Golden’ Directed by Michel Gondry Scrapped

Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry have decided to scrap the movie in post-production because the final product didn't live up to their standards.

Originally titled Atlantis, the scrapped film was helmed by Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind director Michel Gondry and was set to star Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle Bailey, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Brian Tyree Henry, Janelle Monáe, Missy Elliott, Quinta Brunson, Anderson .Paak and comedian 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,” they told Variety in a joint statement, which was also sent to Billboard. On the music side, Pharrell has reunited with his old friends the Clipse for their highly anticipated album Let God Sort Em Out, which should be released sometime this year.

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