Da’Vine Joy Randolph in Talks for Universal Musical From Michel Gondry, Pharrell Williams

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Da’Vine Joy Randolph is making moves after her Oscar win.

The actress is in talks to join a musical in development at Universal from director Michel Gondry and producer Pharrell Williams that has Kelvin Harrison Jr. attached to star, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The untitled coming-of-age project is said to be inspired by Williams’ formative years growing up in Virginia Beach in the 1970s.

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Gondry is set to direct from a screenplay by Martin Hynes and Steven Levenson. Williams, Mimi Valdés and Gil Netter will serve as producers.

Randolph won the best supporting actress Oscar earlier this month for her role as Mary Lamb in Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers, with other recent credits including Rustin and HBO’s The Idol. Additionally, she is set to star in the movie Shadow Force alongside Kerry Washington, and she filmed Bride Hard with Rebel Wilson last year.

“For so long I wanted to be different, and now I realize I just need to be myself,” Randolph said during her Oscars acceptance speech.

Harrison is known for roles in Elvis, The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Waves. Gondry has previously helmed such films as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), The Science of Sleep (2006) and The Book of Solutions (2023). Williams is known for his music career as a performer and producer, and he has produced movies including Hidden Figures, in addition to voicing a role in Sing 2.

Randolph is repped by CAA and Fox Rothschild. Harrison is repped by WME, Anonymous Content and Del Shaw.

Deadline first reported the news.

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