Janelle Monae joins Universal's untitled Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry musical project

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Janelle Monáe Joins Universal’s Untitled Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry Musical Project

Janelle Monáe is set to join the cast of Universal Pictures’ untitled Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry musical project. The singer and actor joins Kelvin Harrison Jr., Halle Bailey, Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Oscar nominee Brian Tyree Henry and Missy Elliott in the film. The project is described as a coming-of-age musical set during the summer of 1977 in Virginia Beach, inspired by the Atlantis Apartments, Williams’ childhood neig…