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A vibrant journey through the life of Pharrell Williams, told through the lens of LEGO animation. Animal Logic, which animated the previous four LEGO films, did not return to animate the film as it would have been considered a rip-off of Warner Bros., despite LEGO and Warner Bros. sharing the rights to the original franchise. Instead, the animation was done at Pure Imagination Studios in Los Angeles and Zebu Animation Studios in India. Both Pure Imagination and Zebu have previously recreated the style of the original film franchise through theme park attractions, public service announcements, and The Simpsons (1989) episode “Brick Like Me (2014).” The opening logos for Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Tremolo Productions, and the LEGO Group are made from LEGO bricks. Featured on The Graham Norton Show: Billy Crystal/Emily Mortimer/Hugh Bonneville/Pharrell Williams/Michael Kiwanuka (2024). It’s Happening Written by Pharrell Williams and Shelly Berg Performed by Pharrell Williams Courtesy of Columbia Records/Sony Music Entertainment A biopic about Pharrell Williams but it’s made with Legos, cool and original. But you have to wonder who this was made for? Because it’s too boring to be a kids movie and most adults wouldn’t watch it because they’d think it was a kids movie. I watched it myself last night and was pretty bored, this Lego biopic was the only thing that saved this movie, otherwise no one would be interested besides Pharrell Williams super fans. I also don’t know how Focus Features has survived this whole year, they are the only movie company where the theater is consistently empty every time I go, even though Piece by Piece only has a total of 5 people in it. The other two movies I’ve seen through Focus Features this year the auditorium was completely empty and I was the only person in the audience, it’s very rare that I’m alone in a theater. From Alien: Romulus to Road House, take a look at some of our favorite posters from 2024.