Lego Just Signed an Impressive Trio of Directors for Future Live-Action Movies

Lego’s deal with Universal—struck aft its concern with Warner Bros., location of The Lego Movie, ended successful 2020—is producing immoderate large returns: the 2 companies person conscionable signed a trio of directors, each of whom volition marque a live-action movie. And the database is impressive: Joe Cornish (Attack the Block), Jake Kasdan (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and The Next Level), and Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman).

This quality comes from Deadline, which has the database of names and not overmuch else, noting “all 3 movies’ plots are nether wraps.” Kasdan, who has Red One retired aboriginal this twelvemonth and a 3rd Jumanji movie acceptable for December 2026, volition enactment from a publication by Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul that’s based connected an “original idea” and earlier draught by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows. Jenkins’ movie volition beryllium based connected a publication she co-wrote with her erstwhile DC cohort Geoff Johns. Finally, Cornish volition beryllium rewriting a publication by Heather Anne Campbell from a attraction by Simon Rich.

That’s a batch of bricks successful motion, though it’s worthy reiterating (again) that these are live-action projects. Thus acold Lego and Universal person been sticking to the animated sphere, moving unneurotic connected respective Lego Jurassic Park/Jurassic World-themed video games and TV series. There was besides that Lego-ified Wicked trailer, and a part of Universal, Focus Features, was down the caller Lego-animated Pharrell Williams biopic Piece By Piece.

So, what mightiness a live-action Lego movie look like? Will they beryllium based connected celebrated (but non-IP) Lego sets oregon concepts? Will Lego itself play a salient relation successful the storyline? When mightiness immoderate of these movies beryllium arriving successful theaters? And does this mean Patty Jenkins’ long-teased Star Wars movie is not happening (again) aft all? We’ll beryllium looking retired for updates arsenic and erstwhile they happen.

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