Exclusive: Netflix will make a CG-animated feature film inspired by the childhood of Haitian singer and The Fugees co-founder Wyclef Jean.
Greg Silverman’s upstart production company Stampede is partnering with the three-time Grammy Award-winning musician to produce the film.
Script will be written by Justin Marks, whose credits include The Jungle Book, its sequel, and Top Gun: Maverick.
It will be informed by Jean’s childhood in Haiti, where he lived until his family emigrated to Brooklyn at age 9, and then to New Jersey where he began his musical path.“I grew up in extreme poverty but I was rich with imagination,” Jean said.
“Now to see that imagination turn into reality with Netflix and my producing partners makes me want to tell the kids from the slums around the world to never stop dreaming.”Silverman and Jean will serve as producers for the film.
Madeline Nelson and Nick Lewin will co-produce,
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