The Lego Movie sequel has found its director in Robot Chicken's Chris McKay. Phil Lord and Chris Miller will stay on as producers.
Barely a month old, The Lego Movie continues to ride high as one of the more irreverent and surprisingly touching comedies in recent memory, which is all the more impressive when the characters are CGI plastic toys. A real coup for the burgeoning return of Warner Brothers feature animation, the studio has been quick to move on a sequel, which already enjoys a prime real estate release datefor May 2017. WB has been just as rapid in finding a replacement for Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who directed the smash hit original.
According to Deadline, Chris McKay has won the coveted spot of directing the second Lego Movie after serving as an animation co-director on the original film. He also has had more than a little experience in fourth-wall shattering animated humor by having directed more than 40 episodes of Robot Chicken, which garnered him an Emmy. He also directed and produced Adult Swim’s Titan Maximum.
Lord and Miller will return as producers on the project, however writing duties have also passed on to Michelle Morgan and Jared Stern. It is currently unclear whether the next film will follow the character of Emmet and his fellow Lego friends or follow a new character.
The second Lego Movie arrives on May 26, 2017.
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