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Pharrell Musical Scrapped: Film Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle Bailey And More Will 'Not See Release In Any Capacity'
Pharrell Musical Scrapped: Film Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle Bailey And More Will 'Not See Release In Any Capacity'

In what is being called a highly unusual situation, the Universal Pictures musical Golden (formerly known as Atlantis ) “has been permanently shuttered and will not see release in any capacity,” Variety exclusively reported. The film had already been shot and was in post-production. Matt Donnelly at Variety, who broke the news took to X (formerly Twitter) to call the move a “highly unusual situation.” The movie was set to come out on May 5 and was directed by Michael Gondry. Though it was set for May, sources told Variety that the date had been moved last year. It had a starry cast, including Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle Bailey, Da’Vine Joy Randolph , Brian Tyree Henry, Janelle Monáe, Missy Elliott, Quinta Brunson, Anderson .Paak and Jaboukie Young-White. The film was the latest project in a long-running partnership with Williams. But as Variety reported, sources say the “project was shut down after unanimous agreement from producers and Gondry that the film did not live up to its...

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