Halle Bailey is about to affix Common Photos’ untitled Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry mission.
Bailey will co-star reverse Kelvin Harrison Jr. and joins newly-minted Oscar winner Da’Vine Pleasure Randolph on this coming-of-age musical set in the summertime of 1977 Virginia Seashore impressed by Atlantis Flats, Williams’ childhood neighborhood.
Michel Gondry (“Everlasting Sunshine of the Spotless Thoughts,” “The Science of Sleep”) is about to direct the mission primarily based on a script by Martin Hynes (“Toy Story 4,” “The Magician’s Elephant”) and Steven Levenson (“Tick, Tick…Growth!,” “Fosse/Verdon”).
Williams and Mimi Valdés will produce by way of i’m OTHER and Gil Netter will produce by way of Gil Netter Productions.
Common’s senior vice chairman of manufacturing improvement Ryan Jones and director of manufacturing improvement Christine Solar will oversee the mission for the studio.
In 2023, Bailey led Disney’s live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid” alongside Melissa McCarthy. Selection‘s Peter Debruge praised her efficiency, writing in his overview, “Halle Bailey is all the explanation that any viewers ought to must justify Disney revisiting this traditional. Director Rob Marshall discovered his Ariel, and collectively, they’ve made a keeper … A star is born.”
and starred in Blitz Bazawule’s “The Shade Purple” with Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks and Taraji P. Henson. On TV, she starred in “Black-ish” spinoff “Grown-ish” for 4 seasons.
As a singer, Bailey is half of the duo Chloe x Halle with sister Chloe, and launched her debut single as a solo artist, “Angel,” final 12 months. The observe earned her a Grammy nomination for greatest R&B track.
Bailey is repped by CAA.
