R Kelly claims to have written 32 more Chapters of 'Trapped in the Closet' Series

After plotting out almost two hours of new melodrama, the singer said just one thing is standing between his daft saga and the silver screen: money.

"It costs a lot of money to do it," Kelly explained to TMZ, "so we're actually looking for investors." It has been years since Kelly debuted his gonzo serial, telling a story of guns, priests, infidelity and little people over catchy narrative songs. Across two years, he released 22 chapters – making the jump from sound recordings to full-blown mini movies. A corresponding DVD was released in 2007.

"Trapped in the Closet is about me being silly and not having a job and having nothing else to do, and sitting around in the studio," Kelly said. "I've always wanted to be a movie director ... and this is pretty much my movie director seeping out through my music." he said,