The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part

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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
Directors	Mike Mitchell
Producers	Dan Lin Roy Lee Phil Lord Chris Miller
Writers	Phil Lord Chris Miller Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Starring	Chris Pratt Tiffany Haddish
First released / aired	February 8, 2019
Theme	Movies The LEGO Movie

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is an upcoming movie that will be released in February 2019. It will be the sequel to The LEGO Movie.

Background

On February 3, 2014, Jared Stern was hired to write a sequel, along with Michelle Morgan . On February 21, 2014, it was announced that the sequel was scheduled to be released on May 26, 2017. On March 12, 2014, Deadline reported that co-editor Chris McKay will direct the sequel with Lord and Miller as producers . Warner Bros. did not invite co-producer Village Roadshow Pictures to return as a participant in the sequel because the film will be produced in Vancouver, VRP will be replaced by a Canadian studio with a similar occupation. On April 10, 2014, it was reported that director Chris McKay wants more women in the sequel than men. On July 28, 2014, it was reported that Chris Pratt wants to return to reprise his role of Emmet. In October 2014, Warner Bros. scheduled The LEGO Batman Movie, a spin-off starring Batman for 2017, which moved The Lego Movie Sequel to 2018 . Will Arnett is set to return to voice Batman, while Chris McKay, who was earlier attached to the sequel, will direct the film which is being written by Seth Grahame-Smith and produced by Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Phil Lord and Chris Miller . On April 20, 2015, Warner Bros. scheduled The LEGO Batman Movie, for a February 10, 2017 release date and The LEGO Movie 2 for a 2018 release. On October 25, 2014, it was reported that Phil Lord and Chris Miller had signed to write The LEGO Movie sequel instead of Jared Stern and Michelle Morgan. The writers have implied that the sequel will take place four years after the events of the first film . In February 2015, Warner Bros. announced that the title of the sequel had been changed to The LEGO Movie Sequel, and that Rob Schrab replaced McKay as director since McKay went to direct The LEGO Batman Movie . According to an interview at the Santa Barbara Film Festival, the sequel will also introduce Emmet's sister. On April 20, 2015, Warner Bros. scheduled The Lego Movie Sequel for a May 18, 2018 release date. On June 17, 2016, the film's release was delayed to February 8, 2019. On July 8, 2016, Warner Bros. hired Raphael Bob-Waksberg to rewrite the script.. On February 3, 2017, it was announced that Mike Mitchell would direct the film since Rob Schrab left due to "creative differences." On September 14, 2017, it was announced that Phil Lord and Chris Miller were in the process of rewriting the script and that the movie will deal with gender issues with regards to how boys play versus how girls play. On March 23, 2018, it was announced that Tiffany Haddish would be joining the cast of the film.

On May 21, 2018, the name of the film was officially revealed as The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. A teaser image with the logo was also revealed.

On June 4, 2018, a teaser poster was revealed, as well as an announcement that the first trailer would be released the next day, June 5.

Notes

• Phil Lord and Chris Miller are not directing this one like the first one. Instead, they are producing it and writing it.
• Seanne Winslow is not producing the film like the first one.
• It will take place 4-5 years after the events of the first film.
• It was supposed to come out in May 2017, but The LEGO Batman Movie took its 2017 spot.
• Like The LEGO Movie, the film will use CGI animated bricks to look like a stop-motion film.
• Chris McKay was originally supposed to direct until he went to work on The LEGO Batman Movie.
• Rob Schrab was originally supposed to direct until he left due to "creative differences."

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