Universal and Lego Collaborate on Live-Action Movies with Acclaimed Directors
Jake Kasdan, Patty Jenkins, and Joe Cornish are set to direct three new live-action Lego films under Universal's partnership with the Lego Group.
- The projects mark a shift from Lego's animated films to live-action, with plots currently kept under wraps.
- Jake Kasdan will direct a film based on a script by Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul, with production through his company Detective Agency.
- Patty Jenkins is working on a Lego film, co-writing the script with Geoff Johns and producing through Wicious Pictures.
- Joe Cornish is rewriting a script originally drafted by Heather Anne Campbell, based on a treatment by Simon Rich.
- The Lego Group's Jill Wilfert and Ryan Christians will produce all three films, overseen by Universal's production team.