Kid Cudi is directing, starring and writing the screenplay for the feature film Teddy for Netflix

Scott Mescudi, better known as Kid Cudi, will soon make his Netflix directorial debut with the film teddy. He also wrote the screenplay and will star in the project. On Tuesday, the actor shared a social media post to announce the news and let his fans know that Teddy is a project he’s incredibly passionate about, having been working on it since 2013.

According to his post, the film will be like the theatrical version of his 2009 song “Pursuit of Happiness,” except he also “added a lot [his] own personal struggles and experiences in them, so this film is very close [his] Heart.”

You can check out Kid Cudi’s entire contribution to the film below:

Everything we know about Kid Cudi’s upcoming movie, Teddy

teddy Multiple producers share with the Netflix film The harder they fall, including Jeymes Samuel, James Lassiter, Shawn “Jay Z” Carter, Mad Solar and Bron. The musician also thanked Tendo Nagenda, Netflix’s vice president of original films, “for seeing the vision.”

It makes sense that Mescudi would team up with the team behind it The harder they fall how he contributed to the western with his song “Guns Go Bang”. The film’s music received critical acclaim and even won several awards. Also, Mescudi appeared in the Netflix movie Don’t look up, which is currently in competition for Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards. He also contributed to the soundtrack of that film and collaborated with Ariana Grande on the song “Just Look Up.”

Besides the upcoming Netflix movie, you can also watch Kid Cudi in the horror movie x Directed by Ti West, he stars alongside Martin Henderson, Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow and Owen Campbell.

Release Date of Teddy Netflix

It’s too early to say when teddy could be released on the streaming service. I assume that the film will be released in 2023 at the earliest.