Golden Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Aug. 31, 2025

Golden

To Be Announced (TBA)

Director: Michael Mayer

Starring: Kelvin Harrison Jr. • Halle Bailey • Da'Vine Joy Randolph • Brian Tyree Henry • Quinta Brunson

N/A Comedy N/A

50% WILL SEE 50% WON'T SEE

Production Status

Current stage in the film’s journey

Shutdown

Concept

Announced

Development

Pre

Filming

Post

Completed

Shutdown

All activity halted for this project. In some cases, shutdown movies restart development. The film was permanently shelved in a post-production dispute, per Variety. No expected release ever.

August 31, 2025

Update status

Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: The music will lift you higher than you ever imagined. A musical inspired by Pharrell Williams’ childhood in Virginia Beach, California.

Comedy Drama Musical Coming-of-Age

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Will you see Golden?

50% of people who rated this movie are planning to watch it.

50% of people have indicated they do not plan to see this movie.

Who stars in Golden – Cast List

K
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, Mufasa: The Lion King
H
Halle Bailey
You, Me & Tuscany, The Line
D
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Eternity, Lost City of D
B
Brian Tyree Henry
Transformers One, Bullet Train
Q
Quinta Brunson
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat, Zootopia 2
Janelle Monae
Is God Is, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
J
Jaboukie Young-White
The Threesome, Trash Mountain
T
Tim Meadows
Mean Girls, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
A
Anderson .Paak
Trolls World Tour
M
Missy Elliott
Honey, Cinderella
A
Andre Benjamin
Four Brothers, Semi-Pro

Who is making Golden – Crew List

A look at Golden behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Michael Mayer last helmed Single All The Way and The Seagull. The film's writer Martin Hynes last penned The Magician's Elephant and Quiet Type.

Director: Michael Mayer
Screenwriter: Martin Hynes
Producers: Gil Netter
Mimi Valdes
Pharrell Williams

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Gil Netter Productions
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Production – What we know about the Golden

Key Facts

Grammy winning icon and two-time Oscar® nominee Pharrell Williams (Hidden Figures, Piece by Piece) joins forces with Oscar® winner Michel Gondry, the daring, visionary filmmaker of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep for an extraordinary musical expedition into the summer of 1977 and the Virginia Beach neighborhood inspired by the Atlantis Apartments of Williams’ childhood.