Pharrell Williams has praised Lego for agreeing to collaborate with him on his animated documentary Piece by Piece , saying: “I’m not Batman .” The 51-year-old musician announced earlier this year that he would be making the unconventional film about his journey to become one of the most successful record producers alive, having created huge international hits like “Happy”, Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” and Kelis’s “Milkshake.” Since the success of The Lego Movie in 2014, the toy company have also released spin-offs The Lego Batman Movie in 2017 and The Lego Ninjago Movie the same year.
Speaking in Hollywood prior to a preview screening of Piece by Piece , Williams thanked Lego’s head of global entertainment Jill Wilfert for agreeing to his idea to animate a documentary about his life in the distinctive style of the building blocks. “I don’t want to make it all heavy, but she said yes to a Black man’s story, from a marginalized community,” said Williams. “When I was young, that’s my origin story.
” After the screening, Williams elaborated: “Lego could have said no. I’m Black, in case you hadn’t figured that out. But they said yes.
I’m not Batman. This is not Harry Potter intellectual property. It’s just me, from Virginia.
But they said yes.” In the film, Williams is joined by a host of the artists he’s collaborated with over the years, including Snoog Dogg, Gwen Stefani and Busta Rhymes. Piece by Piece is directed by Morgan .
