The Last Human Will Still Have the Lord and Miller Touch
Lord and Miller have always managed to bring their sensibilities to pre-existing properties. True, they had a lot more leeway on the Lego movies and the children’s book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, but 21 Jump Street could have been any kind of remake and it became a distinct Lord and Miller comedy.The Last Human will be published in October, so we don’t know much about it yet, but Lord confirmed it would not depart too far from the sensibilities we notice across all Lord and Miller productions. So it won’t be a straight sci-fi.“We don’t do anything straight,” Lord said.
What’s Next For Jump Street?
There’ve been many different plans for a Jump Street sequel. There are jokes about 23 Jump Street in 22 Jump Street, and there were ideas to combine the 21 Jump Street and Men in Black franchises. Lord once even teased the idea of skipping 23 and doing 24 Jump Street. Right now everything is on the table.“There’s tons of good ideas flying around and I know it’s important to Sony, and certainly important to us and Neal Moritz, who’s the big cheese over there,” Lord said.I’m on board for anything they want to do with Jump Street. Perhaps only people obsessed with sequels could appreciate what a profound commentary on sequelitis 22 Jump Street was, although even casual viewers seemed to enjoy the montage of fake sequels that ended the movie. Any of the above ideas sounds like taking it to the next meta level. Since Men In Black International underperformed, could they try that crossover again?“I don’t know,” Lord said. “That’s an actual I don’t know. That’s not a dodge.”
No News On Lego Sequels
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part opened earlier this year. As of now there are no future Lego movies on Warner Brothers’ calendar. There was a proposed Billion Brick Race movie in development at one point. “TBD,” is all Lord said about future Lego movies. “We don’t know.“The Lego Movie 2 did perform less than the original or The Lego Batman Movie, although it was an improvement over The Lego Ninjago Movie. It was also the fourth Lego movie in five years. I wouldn’t worry about the franchise losing steam, just perhaps spreading itself too thin. If they give kids a few years off, they’ll be ready to watch another Lego movie again.
By Fred Topel/Aug. 7, 2019 2:30 pm EST
The Last Human Will Still Have the Lord and Miller Touch
Lord and Miller have always managed to bring their sensibilities to pre-existing properties. True, they had a lot more leeway on the Lego movies and the children’s book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, but 21 Jump Street could have been any kind of remake and it became a distinct Lord and Miller comedy.The Last Human will be published in October, so we don’t know much about it yet, but Lord confirmed it would not depart too far from the sensibilities we notice across all Lord and Miller productions. So it won’t be a straight sci-fi.“We don’t do anything straight,” Lord said.
It’s a Cautionary Tale About Our Technology
What’s Next For Jump Street?
There’ve been many different plans for a Jump Street sequel. There are jokes about 23 Jump Street in 22 Jump Street, and there were ideas to combine the 21 Jump Street and Men in Black franchises. Lord once even teased the idea of skipping 23 and doing 24 Jump Street. Right now everything is on the table.“There’s tons of good ideas flying around and I know it’s important to Sony, and certainly important to us and Neal Moritz, who’s the big cheese over there,” Lord said.I’m on board for anything they want to do with Jump Street. Perhaps only people obsessed with sequels could appreciate what a profound commentary on sequelitis 22 Jump Street was, although even casual viewers seemed to enjoy the montage of fake sequels that ended the movie. Any of the above ideas sounds like taking it to the next meta level. Since Men In Black International underperformed, could they try that crossover again?“I don’t know,” Lord said. “That’s an actual I don’t know. That’s not a dodge.”
No News On Lego Sequels
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part opened earlier this year. As of now there are no future Lego movies on Warner Brothers’ calendar. There was a proposed Billion Brick Race movie in development at one point. “TBD,” is all Lord said about future Lego movies. “We don’t know.“The Lego Movie 2 did perform less than the original or The Lego Batman Movie, although it was an improvement over The Lego Ninjago Movie. It was also the fourth Lego movie in five years. I wouldn’t worry about the franchise losing steam, just perhaps spreading itself too thin. If they give kids a few years off, they’ll be ready to watch another Lego movie again.
