Kid Cudi Makes Film Directorial Debut with "Teddy"

American rapper Scott Mescudi, commonly known by his stage name Kid Cudi, is set to make his feature directorial debut with “Teddy".

The rapper is collaborating with the streaming giant Netflix on the project, which will not only see him in the director's chair for the first time but also on-screen starring in the movie and co-writing its screenplay.

The multi-hyphenate talent had previously starred in several projects such as Ti West's "X", "Bill & Ted Face the Music", and Netflix's "Don't Look Up".

Kid Cudi announced the project on his social media, revealing that the movie has had a long journey to the screen and has been in development since 2013.

He added that the project was set initially as a television series before evolving into a movie.

The musician also disclosed that the movie will be a comedy genre but will also be reminiscent of his 2009 hit song, "The Pursuit of Happiness".

"I can't wait for u all to meet Teddy, his friends, his family and take a walk in his world for a bit," he added.

"Teddy" will be produced by Shawn "Jay Z" Carter, James Lassiter, and Jeymes Samuel.  It will also be produced by Bron Studios and Kid Cudi's Mad Solar.

The movie will be the second collaboration between the rapper, Carter, Lassiter, Nagenda, and Samuel after the musician teamed up with Carter for the award-winning song "Guns Go Bang" for The Harder They Fall.

Moreover, Kid Cudi has several projects in the pipeline, including the upcoming movies "Crater", Brittany Snow's feature film directorial debut September 17th, and the film adaptation of the 2020 coming-of-age novel, "Real Life".