This is no reflection on the hundreds of people in Virginia who worked tirelessly on this project' — Andy Edmunds

Pharrell Williams has canceled a forthcoming movie musical biopic about his life, Variety reports. Golden, directed by Michel Gondry and originally set for release on May 5, will no longer see release because “there wasn’t a path forward to tell the version of this story that we originally envisioned,

The musical biopic on Pharrell Williams' life as a child might never see the light of day. He has confirmed that the film has been scrapped.

This is per Variety, which revealed that the already-shot film has now been scrapped, after “unanimous agreement from producers and Gondry that the film did not live up to its developed conceit.” Universal will reportedly eat $20 million in losses on money already spent on the movie,

Pharrell Williams' movie musical has been scrapped after a "unanimous agreement" that the film did not live up to its developed concept."

First, it was the music festival. And now, it seems, it’s a movie. Less than a week after Virginia Beach pulled it’s support for hometown celebrity Pharrell Williams’ Something in the Water music festival,

"Golden," a movie musical based on Pharrell Williams' childhood, will not see the light of day after filmmakers hit creative impasse.

The movie about Pharrell Williams' childhood growing up in Virginia Beach has been scrapped in post-production, according to Variety.

The cast included heavy hitters like Quinta Brunson, Bryan Tyree Henry, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Jaboukie Young-White.