Missy Elliott has expanded her musical horizons, with the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famer announcing that she’ll be a part of Pharrell Williams‘ new movie musical, which is being directed by Michel Gondry.
Deadline is reporting that Misdemeanor will be starring in the as-yet-untitled feature film, which is being described as a “coming of age” film set in Virginia Beach in the summer of 1977.
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Other stars of the film include Kelvin Harrison Jr., Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Halle Bailey, and Oscar nominee Brian Tyree Henry.
It’s not clear when the film will be released, as of this writing.
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Fans who can’t wait to see Missy Elliott in the movie can check her out on tour this summer.
Earlier this 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 shows 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 realizes they’ve landed on the wrong planet, with Bus-a-Bus taking the blame: “Ah shit! I done bust the wrong turn at Mars real quick.”
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Missy then calls 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.”
“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!”
