Janelle Monáe has been added to the already stacked cast in the forthcoming musical from Pharrell Williams.
Universal Pictures announced on Thursday (May 2) that the “Tightrope” singer will star in the Michel Gondry-directed and Pharrell-produced film.
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The film is reportedly set in Virginia Beach in the summer of 1977, inspired by the neighborhood where Williams grew up, particularly the Atlantis Apartments.
Other actors set to be featured in the film include Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Halle Bailey, Brian Tyree Henry and rap legend Missy Elliott.
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Fans who can’t wait to see Missy Elliott in the movie can check her out on tour this summer.
Last month, the pioneering rapper announced the Out of This World Tour with support from Busta Rhymes, Timbaland, and Ciara.
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Missy’s first-ever headlining tour, the 24-city trek will take the quartet across North America this summer, beginning July 4 in Vancouver.
From there, Missy and co. will make stops in cities such as Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, New York, and Toronto before closing things out on August 22 in Rosemont, Illinois.
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A comedic trailer for the tour showed Missy, Busta, and CiCi walking out of a colossal spaceship dressed in extraterrestrial outfits, with a narrator saying: “The year 2024, these three icons come together to show you something you’ve never seen before.”
However, the trio quickly realized they landed on the wrong planet, with Bus-a-Bus taking the blame: “Ah shit! I done bust the wrong turn at Mars real quick.”
Missy then called up Timbo before rerouting their voyage to its intended destination: Earth.
The trailer was directed by Dave Meyers, the award-winning director behind iconic Missy videos like “Get Ur Freak On” and “One Minute Man.”
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“This is an incredible time in my life as I am experiencing so many milestone ‘firsts,’” Elliott said in a press release. “Being the FIRST female Hip Hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and now going out on my FIRST headline tour.
“Fans have been asking me to tour forever but I wanted to wait until I felt the time was right because I knew if I was ever going to do it, I had to do it big, and I had to do it with family!”
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“So get ready to be taken OUT OF THIS WORLD with me, Busta Rhymes, Ciara, and Timbaland! We can’t wait to share this experience with the fans!”
