Anderson .Paak will make his directorial debut with the upcoming comedy-drama K-Pops! .Paak will also star in the film as a washed-up musician who journeys to Korea in order to write music for, you guessed it, K-Pop stars. While there, he discovers that his long-lost son is leading one of the country's biggest rising K-Pop acts. Sounds ripe for dramedy!
.Paak's son will be played by his real-life son Soul Rasheed, and in a statement about the movie, .Paak explained that the film is partially inspired by his own Korean heritage:
My mom is from Korea but she was adopted so I never knew anything about my Korean heritage until I met my wife. This movie is a reflection on my experience learning about this part of myself alongside my wife and son — and spending even more time with them. I knew this would be something I should write and direct, and Stampede Ventures took a chance and trusted that I could pull this off. I'm excited to bring it to the big screen.
The script for K-Pops! was co-written by Anderson .Paak and Khaila Amazan. He's also producing the film via his company Apeshit Films alongside Stampede Ventures, Jaeson Ma on behalf of EST Studios, and Jon Park on behalf of Big Dummie.
This year, .Paak won the Grammy award for Song of the Year alongside Bruno Mars for last year's "Leave the Door Open."
.Paak's son will be played by his real-life son Soul Rasheed, and in a statement about the movie, .Paak explained that the film is partially inspired by his own Korean heritage:
My mom is from Korea but she was adopted so I never knew anything about my Korean heritage until I met my wife. This movie is a reflection on my experience learning about this part of myself alongside my wife and son — and spending even more time with them. I knew this would be something I should write and direct, and Stampede Ventures took a chance and trusted that I could pull this off. I'm excited to bring it to the big screen.
The script for K-Pops! was co-written by Anderson .Paak and Khaila Amazan. He's also producing the film via his company Apeshit Films alongside Stampede Ventures, Jaeson Ma on behalf of EST Studios, and Jon Park on behalf of Big Dummie.
This year, .Paak won the Grammy award for Song of the Year alongside Bruno Mars for last year's "Leave the Door Open."
