The
cast
of
Pharrell
Williams’s
upcoming
film/musical
continues
to
add
some
serious
star
power.
Brian
Tyree
Henry
(Atlanta,
Godzilla
X
Kong:
A
New
Empire)
will
star
alongside
Kelvin
Harrison
Jr.,
Da’Vine
Joy
Randolph,
and
Halle
Bailey
in
the
upcoming
musical
from
Pharrell
Williams
and
Michael
Gondry.
Like
the
news
of
Bailey
joining
the
cast,
there
is
no
word
on
Henry’s
role
in
the
upcoming
film.
According
to
reports,
the
film
will
take
place
in
1977
in
Virginia
and
draw
inspiration
from
Williams’
childhood
at
Atlantis
Apartments.
Martin
Hynes
(Toy
Story
4)
and
Steven
Levenson
(Tick,
Tick…Boom!)
will
handle
the
script
while
Williams
and
Mimi
Valdés
are
producing
under
the
i
am
OTHER
banner
alongside
Gil
Netter
for
Gil
Netter
Productions.
Brian
Tyree
Henry
has
become
one
of
the
hottest
acts
in
Hollywood
after
making
a
splash
with
FX’s
Atlanta,
starring
alongside
Donald
Glover
and
LaKeith
Stanfield.
Since
then,
Henry
has
starred
in
Hollywood
blockbusters
like
Spider-Man:
Into
The
Spider-Verse,
the
sequel,
Across
The
Spider-Verse,
Marvel
Studios
Eternals,
Godzilla
vs
Kong,
Godzilla
X
Kong:
A
New
Empire,
and
the
recently
announced
animated
feature,
Transformers
One,
where
he
will
voice
a
young
Megatron.
Henry
will
also
star
in
the
upcoming
boxing
drama
from
Amazon
MGM
Studios,
The
Fire
Inside,
from
filmmaker
Rachel
Morrison,
out
August
9,
and
Apple’s
upcoming
crime
drama
Sinking
Spring,
which
he
will
also
serve
as
an
executive
producer
on.
Of
course,
he
will
also
reprise
his
role
as
Officer
Jeff
Morales,
father
of
Miles
Morales
in
Beyond
The
Spider-Verse,
the
third
film
in
Sony’s
animated
Spider-Man
movie
franchise.
Stay
booked
and
busy,
Brian
Tyree
Henry;
we
are
here
for
it.