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Phil Lord And Chris Miller On The Upcoming LEGO Movies
From Ninjago to The LEGO Movie 2
Back in November, there were a few quotes from the Empire Podcast interview with
LEGO Movie and Jump Street directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller worth analysing
in their own news story, and now you can enjoy some more, in the form of these
outtakes from our Oscars Special interview with the very same pair. In short, if
you’re excited about Ninjago, The LEGO Batman Movie and The LEGO Movie 2, click
no further, brick botherers.
Are you going to direct The LEGO Movie 2?
Miller: “I don’t think so. We’re writing the sequel right now and obviously
producing all the other ones. There’s a challenge to make each one feel like its
own thing. Part of the fun is finding people like Charlie Bean, who’s doing the
Ninjago movie, and Chris McKay who did so much on the first film. Each of them
have their own distinct voices and ideas for tone. So it will each have its own
personality and not just be, ‘Hey, remember that last movie? Here’s another one
just like it!” So that’s been a big challenge but so far it’s been going better
than I expected.”
Lord: “I think it’s nice for all these other films to have their own voice and
that’s what’s neat about working with all these other filmmakers. They come up
with solutions you wouldn’t think of. Watching Charlie Bean’s sequences for
Ninjago is so gratifying because he’s able to make it play without any dialogue
and has a really great visual style. It’s really nice and refreshing. I think it
would get boring if we directed them all, quite honestly.”
Will the other films have the same ‘LEGO self-awareness’ that your film had?
Miller: “We talk about them and oftentimes we say, ‘What can you do in this
movie that you can only do because it’s a LEGO movie?’ Obviously you’re not just
going to do a straight Batman movie. You have to take advantage of the medium
you’re working in. So then you have the advantage of the Will Arnett version of
Batman. On top of that we’re trying to take advantage of the fact that it’s
LEGO.”
Lord: “Sometimes the more serious you take the material the funnier it is.
They’re so cute. They’re like three heads tall and they look like Smurfs, so if
they take themselves seriously there’s something funny about it.”
You’re writing LEGO Movie 2. You weren’t originally, so what changed?
Miller: “We thought we’d said everything we wanted to say about creativity and
imagination and the inherent nature of Lego, and that left-brain/right-brain
nature. So we were scared about trying to write something that felt like the
next chapter and new ideas and not just a rehash.”
Lord: “We also worried we didn’t have enough time. Luckily, Chris McKay and
Jared Stern and Michelle Morgan all worked on the movie a bit in our absence and
really cracked the beginnings of a story and got us really excited; excited
enough to write it. We should be writing right now. We’ve opened a Final Draft
document and titled it. I mean, that’s really the hardest part. And we’ve chosen
the formatting. That is all that’s happened so far. We’ve been outlining a
bunch.”
Miller: “There are some really fun new themes that we didn’t explore in the
first movie and got us really excited, so that it’s its own thing. With 22 Jump
Street we did the whole making fun of yourself for just doing the same thing
again. We can’t do that ever again. You can only go so far up your own rear
end.”
In broad strokes, what do you want to explore with the second?
Miller: “Well I don’t want to give you spoilers but we were really interested
in what happens to that boy who’s in the meta story in the first movie when he’s
four years older. When he’s an adolescent how does that change his point of
view?
“And it’s nice to have the characters start in a different place from the first
movie. Emmet, for example, was in an existential crisis of having seen another
dimension and was questioning the whole point of his existence.”
The LEGO Movie 2 is set for a 2018 release, The LEGO Batman Movie will come
out February 10, 2017, and Ninjago will hit cinemas on October 14, 2016. The
current issue, where more from Lord and Miller can be found, is out now.
From: Empireonline.com
Video: The LEGO Movie - “Creating the Bricks”
YouTube.com Warner Bros. Pictures.
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THE LEGO MOVIE Sequel Set for May 26, 2017 Release
Everything will continue to be awesome. With the incredibly impressive box
office hold of The LEGO Movie, it was inevitable that Warner Bros. would be
moving forward with a sequel. The studio began developing a follow-up with
screenwriter Jared Stern (Mr. Popper’s Penguins) weeks before the film’s
release, and now Box Office Mojo reports that Warner Bros. has slated the
untitled sequel for release on May 26, 2017. It’s unclear who will be
spearheading the film behind the scenes, but LEGO Movie writers/directors Phil
Lord and Chris Miller previously said that they would probably produce the
follow-up, so one imagines they won’t be returning as directors; they’re no
doubt fielding a flood of offers for other projects at the moment.
After opening to $69 million and overwhelmingly positive reviews, The LEGO
Movie’s current worldwide gross already stands at $202 million after just two
weeks in release, and it’s expected to maintain its hold on the box office again
this weekend. WB is also developing a Ninjago movie and a recent report
suggested that it might hit theaters before a LEGO Movie sequel, but it appears
that the further adventures of Emmet and Co. will instead come first.
Collider.com
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LEGO Batman vs LEGO Superman
The LEGO Batman Vs LEGO Superman video created by Keshen8 on YouTube.com. A very
creative animation of stop motion using LEGO elements.
Video time: 1.03 minutes of action.
YouTube.com channel: Keshen8
LEGO Batman Vs. LEGO Superman
Enjoy!
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LEGO Ironman New Suit
The Ironman New Suit video was created by Keshen8 on YouTube.com. A very
creative animation of stop motion using LEGO elements.
Video time: 1.04 minutes of action.
YouTube.com channel: Keshen8
LEGO Ironman’s New Suit
Enjoy!
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In lugnet.animation, Abner Finley wrote:
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The LEGO Wire animation video.
If you remember the TV series ‘The Wire’, you might get it.
From YouTube.com The Wire - LEGO
Style
Enjoy!
Note: (The LEGO Group does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this video.)
“You play with toys in dirt, you will get dirty toys.” - McNultly
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Here is another link to the video:
The Wire - LEGO Style!
-Enjoy!
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LEGO Group Builds Creative Merchandising Program for “THE LEGO® MOVIE”
-First of 17 Building Sets, Playable Video Game Demo to be Displayed at
Comic-Con-
SAN DIEGO, July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL - The LEGO Group
today announced that it will produce a collection of movie-inspired building
sets celebrating the brand’s premiere as a theatrical film. The company has
recruited an impressive roster of global partners to a broad, multi-category
licensing program to support the much anticipated animated adventure film from
Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. Directed by Phil Lord and
Christopher Miller and produced by Dan Lin and Roy Lee, “THE LEGO® MOVIE” is
rapidly building buzz following its first released trailer and assembles on the
big screen starting in February 2014.
“The LEGO brand has been a vehicle for creative storytelling around the world
for decades, so it’s no surprise that there is such growing enthusiasm for the
first LEGO theatrical film,” said Jill Wilfert, vice president licensing and
entertainment for The LEGO Group. “We are thrilled to collaborate with our
valued partners to build a varied and compelling portfolio of products through
which fans of all ages can celebrate this LEGO brand milestone.”
Building Sets
Inspired by pivotal scenes in the film and starring key LEGO minifigure
characters, a collection of 17 LEGO building sets will deliver all of the “THE
LEGO MOVIE” action to the playroom. Fans will delight in highly detailed and
functional vehicles and structures that reflect the creative versatility of the
movie’s many LEGO themed backdrops, such as City, Wild West, and Space.
Comic-Con International attendees in San Diego, California will see the first
“THE LEGO MOVIE” building set unveiled at the LEGO booth (#2829) on Saturday,
July 20.
Additionally, the company’s line of collectible LEGO Minifigures will receive
its first Hollywood makeover with a series inspired by “THE LEGO MOVIE” cast of
16 new and “new-again” LEGO characters.
Videogame
In related news, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that the
chart-topping and award-winning LEGO videogames franchise from TT Games will
include an epic gaming experience based on the film across all major console and
handheld gaming systems. With more than 90 playable characters inspired by the
film and 15 exciting levels, kids will be able to build an adventure like never
before.
Movie-Inspired Merchandise
A roster of global licensees covering several categories will immerse filmgoers
in the world of “THE LEGO MOVIE.” Perennial publishing partners Scholastic,
Penguin, Ameet and DK Publishing will offer a range of readers, sticker books,
activity books and movie guides. Apparel partners include T-shirts from Mad
Engine, Isaac Morris, Kabooki, TV Mania and Casco Blu, hoodies from TV Mania,
pajamas from SGI Apparel, TV Mania and Kabooki and undergarments from Handcraft
Mfg. and Kabooki. Carry Gear and Grown Up will offer bags, including backpacks
and cinch bags. Clic Time is producing clocks and buildable watches. MZB
Imagination and Funtastic are creating an array of stationery items including
notebooks, journals, folders, pens, pencils and pencil cases, erasers, rulers
and luggage/bag tags. Functional key lights featuring movie characters are being
produced by IQ HK. Storage partner ROOM Copenhagen is producing a lunchbox,
lunch set, drinking bottle and storage and sorting boxes.
The Feature Film
“THE LEGO MOVIE” opens in some global markets the first week of February, 2014.
The 3D computer animated adventure tells the story of Emmet, an ordinary,
rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified
as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted
into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a
journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.
“THE LEGO MOVIE” stars Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett,
Nick Offerman, Alison Brie and Charlie Day, with Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman,
as the voices of the animated characters. The film is directed by Phil Lord &
Christopher Miller (“21 Jump Street,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”) from
their original screenplay, story by Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Phil Lord and
Christopher Miller, based on LEGO construction toys. It will incorporate some of
the LEGO world’s most popular figures while introducing several new characters,
inviting fans who have enjoyed the brand’s innovative toys and hugely popular
video games for generations to experience their visually unique LEGO world as
never seen before. The film is produced by Dan Lin (“Sherlock Holmes,” “Sherlock
Holmes: A Game of Shadows”) and Roy Lee (“The Departed,” “How to Train Your
Dragon”). “THE LEGO MOVIE” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a
Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village
Roadshow Pictures.
LEGO, its logo, the brick and knob configuration and the Minifigure are
trademarks of The LEGO Group. ©2013 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.
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From Warner Bros. Pictures
Assembling in 2014!
“The LEGO® Movie,” the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO® adventure,
directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, opens in theaters February 7, 2014.
It stars the vocal talents of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will
Arnett, Nick Offerman and Alison Brie, with Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman.
The original 3D computer animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary,
rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified
as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted
into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a
journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.
The Official Teaser Trailer: The LEGO® Movie
thelegomovie.com
Enjoy!
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Lars C. Hassing wrote:
> Back in 1973 when I was 12, together with my younger cousin I made a
> 6 minutes Lego film in Super 8,
> [...]
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW583kCiOWo
Marvellous! I enjoyed it thoroughly.
--
Anders Isaksson
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