Dave Chappelle And Dave Gondry Team Up

[Thursday, September 9th, 2004]
Dave Chappelle has teamed up with director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) to produce and star in an untitled feature to be directed by Gondry, according to Variety.

Pic, whose exact content is being kept under wraps is based on an idea by Chappelle and will combine music and comedy.

It was inspired by "Wattstax" a documentary of a nonstop seven-hour musical event in August 1972 at the Los Angeles Coliseum that starred soul, R&B and gospel artists and was hosted by comedian Richard Pryor.

Though the Chappelle pic won't be a concert film, Chappelle will emcee and do standup and scripted comedy. Pic will have a documentary aspect to it with some of the musical and comedy elements to be filmed live from the musical and comedy event that will take place in New York.

Pic will start shooting later this month on location in Brooklyn.

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