For Lego, the Danish toy company, making “Piece by Piece” was its biggest gamble since stepping into feature films with 2014’s “The Lego Movie.” Neville approached the company’s head of global entertainment, Jill Wilfert with a pitch for what would be Lego’s first foray into a documentary not about itself. Wilfert was immediately responsive.

Building on his involvement in the animated 'Despicable Me' movies, Pharrell Williams insists that director Morgan Neville tell his story with Legos.

If you're sick of formulaic musical biopics -- which is to say, almost all musical biopics -- Morgan Neville's "Piece by Piece" is a breath of fresh air. Pharrell Williams, an artist with more #1 hits than Will Riker and Jack Ransom in a bar fight,

A movie documentary that uses only Lego pieces might seem an unconventional choice. When that documentary is about renowned musician-producer Pharrell Williams, it's actually sort of on-brand. “Piece by Piece” is a bright,

When that documentary is about renowned musician-producer Pharrell Williams, it’s actually sort of on brand. “Piece by Piece” is a bright, clever song-filled biopic that pretends it’s a behind-the-scenes documentary using small plastic bricks,

When Pharrell Williams and Morgan Neville decided to embark on a movie about Williams’ life but animated in Lego pieces, they knew there would be culture shocks. But making Piece by Piece still led to some places that neither Williams,