Pharrell’s film “Piece by Piece,” which turns the concept of a biopic on its head, opens in theaters on October 11. ) tells his life story through Lego animation with the help of.
“We’re making a movie that’s different from other movies,” Farrell told Variety. “I don’t know what kind of compensation it would be. People can try to put a label on it. It’s just its own movie. In a way, we were able to take an exciting freedom in the movie, but that’s just It only works if you lead your theme.
The “Neptunes” producer was reluctant to agree to a biopic when his agent approached him with the idea a few years ago. When Farrell was given the creative freedom to do whatever he wanted, he changed his mind.
“Everyone is doing it [biopics] I was like, ‘Oh my God,'” he said. “I never wanted to do what everyone else was doing. Everybody was walking through the Lincoln Tunnel, and then I wanted to get on a plane… but he finally said those magic words, ‘You can do it any way you want.’ At that time, I knew deep down that I wanted to do this with LEGO.
The upcoming movie features Lego versions of Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Timbaland and more.
“Everyone is doing well. It’s so fascinating when you see it,” Farrell said. “I love stop-motion animation. But that’s not the case.
Pharrell also composed two new tracks for the film.
“There are two new pieces,” he said. “One is designed for a specific scenario. The other is made for a specific scenario but tells a story; it’s like my thesis— [which is] This awareness that God is the greatest, just understanding that this is the story.
“The rest of the music is Chadian music [Hugo] I wrote some songs together, as well as songs I wrote myself, and songs we produced and wrote for other people. This is a very interesting music documentary biopic.
