Phil Lord and Chris Miller Sign First Deal with Universal

Phil Lord and Chris Miller Sign First Deal with Universal

After working primarily with Sony Pictures over the last decade, franchise leaders Phil Lord and Christopher Miller entrust their Lord Miller Productions banner to Universal Pictures after signing a first-look contract with the studio, according to Deadline.

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The duo has turned out to be one of the most acclaimed and most successful voices of the film industry over the last decade, with their debut as a director. Cloudy with a chance of meatballs Reap very positive reviews and reap nearly 250 million dollars at the global box office, generating a sequel that largely replicates the success of the original under different directors. They were going to give birth to the cinematographic adaptation franchise of the Jumping street TV series with Jonah Hill (Mid 1990s) and Channing Tatum (Logan Lucky), which have been hailed by critics and the public and have been major box office successes.

They came back to the genre of animation by writing and directing the 2014 megahit The Lego movie, whose success has helped create a franchise that includes two spin-offs and a sequel, and which has been replaced by Disney with Ron Howard on Solo: A story of Star Wars, would write and produce the award-winning animation hit Spider-Man: in the Spider-Verse, which also reported more than $ 375.5 million.

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While most multi-million dollar first-hand contracts in recent years have involved television projects, Lord and Miller's contracts have been the only exception, with studios fighting for a month to secure the duo's signature and victory of Universal.

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"Universal has always innovated and defended unexpected voices. It is therefore a very welcoming environment to make original and daring films that advance the medium., "Lord and Miller said in a statement."We also feel deeply compelled to leave something new to future generations of studio executives. We are very grateful to Donna, Peter and the Universal team for inviting us to work with them to achieve this goal."

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