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Lord and Miller deny involvement in The Princess Bride remake

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Phil Lord and Chris Miller have debunked the rumour that they are involved in a remake of The Princess Bride. We have recently learned that certain people in Hollywood are interested in remaking the cult classic The Princess Bride. The news hasn’t gone down particularly well – even the film’s original star Cary Elwes has […]

Phil Lord and Chris Miller discuss Sony’s live-action Spider-Man TV Universe plans

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Having produced last year’s Oscar-winning animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Phil Lord and Chris Miller signed a deal with Sony back in May to oversee development of an entire universe of TV projects based around the studio’s various Spider-Man-associated properties, and now the filmmakers have offered a brief update on their plans during an […]

Blu-ray Review – The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, 2019. Directed by Mike Mitchell. Featuring the voice talents of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day, Margot Robbie, Jason Momoa, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Cobie Smulders, Arturo Castro, Jadon Sand, Brooklynn Prince, Ben Schwartz, Noel Fielding, Ike Barinholtz, […]

Phil Lord and Chris Miller to oversee Marvel TV universe from Sony

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Following their work on last year’s Oscar-winning animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller have just signed a bumper five-year deal with Sony Pictures TV to oversee the development of a Marvel television universe. According to THR, the nine-figure deal will see Lord and Miller creating live-action drama, comedy and […]

Movie Review – The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, 2019. Directed by Mike Mitchell. Featuring the voice talents of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day, Margot Robbie, Jason Momoa, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Cobie Smulders, Arturo Castro, Jadon Sand, Brooklynn Prince, Ben Schwartz, Noel Fielding, Ike Barinholtz, […]

Phil Lord and Chris Miller to direct sci-fi feature The Last Human

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After being fired from Solo: A Star Wars Story midway through production, it looks like Phil Lord and Chris Miller are gearing up for a return behind the camera, with the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse producers working on an adaptation of the upcoming sci-fi children’s novel The Last Human. The book, which has been written […]

Sony developing Spider-Women spin-off and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sequel

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Though we’re still a few weeks away from the release of the animated Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse film, Sony is already planning ahead for the future of their animated Spider-Verse. According to Deadline, Sony is not only developing a sequel to Into The Spider-Verse, but are also working on a spin-off titled Spider-Women from a script by Bek Smith (Zoo). […]

A trailer for Lord and Miller’s Solo: A Star Wars Story apparently exists

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Having been unceremoniously fired from the project with just weeks of principal photography remaining – and Ron Howard coming in to reshoot around 70% of the final film – the Phil Lord and Chris Miller version of Solo: A Star Wars Story is going to go down as one of Hollywood’s big ‘What If?’ stories. […]

Phil Lord and Chris Miller to produce animated comedy The Mitchells vs. the Machines

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and The LEGO Movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are set to produce the animated family comedy The Mitchells vs. the Machines for Sony Pictures Animation. The Mitchells vs. the Machines is being directed by Mike Rianda, who penned the script with his Gravity Falls colleague Jeff Rowe, while […]

Donald Glover says the Solo: A Star Wars Story director change was “beneficial” and not “difficult”

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Donald Glover has opened up about the director change on Solo: A Star Wars Story, revealing that the switch was a surprise but not difficult to adjust to. The production process for Solo: A Star Wars Story has been well publicised but, by all accounts, since Ron Howard took over directing duties on the film […]