It’s an unconventional source of inspiration for a children’s film... but Justin Timberlake channelled Fifty Shades of Grey while writing the soundtrack for the upcoming Trolls sequel.
The singer has co-written a ballad inspired by the underlying sexual chemistry between his troll character, Branch, and Anna Kendrick’s Poppy in upcoming kids’ film Trolls World Tour.
“There is definitely something for the adults,” he laughs. “Let’s just say the tension between Poppy and Branch is very sexual. The trolls were on tour, you know what I mean?”
Justin’s troll, Branch, is grey in the first film when he is unhappy.
But his friendship with Poppy adds colour to his life and turns him bright blue.
“I have possibly gone grey again,” Justin hints of Branch’s upcoming love song. “Maybe Fifty Shades of it,” he adds.
SexyBack singer Justin’s track from the first film, Can’t Stop the Feeling, won a Grammy and was one of the biggest selling songs of 2016.
His new single The Other Side with SZA came out on Friday, as the first single from the upcoming Trolls World Tour soundtrack, released on March 13 ahead of the film which is out on April 13.
“The soundtrack is an embarrassment of riches,” Justin said, immodestly, at an album preview in London last month.
“The movie is fantastic and it is hilarious – I think it is probably twice as good as the first one.”
