Pharrell Williams Showcases New ‘Over the Moon’ Lego Set at Paris Event, Talks ‘Piece by Piece’ Biopic: Telling ‘My Story This Way Made It More Universal’
variety.comAlex Ritman Ahead of the release of his animated Lego biopic “Piece by Piece” with Focus Features, Pharrell Williams was the star guest at a special event held by Lego in Paris, where the multi-hyphenate took to the stage to discuss his growing collaboration with the company.
Alongside the film, which is directed by Morgan Neville and recently screened at Telluride and Toronto to reviews praising its originality, Williams has teamed with Lego on a new toy set, which features a black-and-gold rocket ship with a vibrant jet stream of colors.
The new set, titled “Over the Moon,” was on display at the cosmic-themed event, held at Espace Niemeyer, the iconic Oscar Niemeyer-designed former headquarters of the French Communist Party.
The event was attended by an array of local creatives — of which Williams is now one, having recently moved to Paris to take up his position as Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director — including actor Kevin Dias, DJ Bob Sinclar and Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter (whose former manager and Ed Banger records founder Busy P performed a DJ set of mostly French electro). “Over the Moon,” which launches later this month and will also be showcased next week at an event in LA, was derived from “Piece by Piece.” The film features scenes in which the animated Lego incarnation of Williams goes into space, and early source of inspiration he discussed on stage in Paris. “When I was 4 or 5 years old, I used to stare outside the window of Atlantis Apartments where I lived.
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