Pharrell Williams is reportedly being tapped to produce a feature-length musical about Juneteenth for Netflix.According to Deadline, the Happy hitmaker is having conversations with bosses at the streaming service, along with Black-ish and BlackAF creator Kenya Barris, to work on the project about the holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.While discussions are in early stages, sources confirmed it is a separate project to the live musical that was previously announced in 2018.Williams will produce the project with partner Mimi Valdes alongside Barris, who will produce through his production company Khalabo Ink Society, it is believed.The report comes after the hitmaker declared that June 19th will be officially.
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