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Get Your First Look at the New ‘Clone High’
April 5, 2023
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Between the trio of Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Bill Lawrence, there is a veritable comedy empire that spans movie, TV, live action and animation. Since 2002, their paths have led them to critical and commercial darlings including The LEGO Movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Afterparty, Scrubs, and Ted Lasso.

Also, in 2002, they all created a cult animated favorite, Clone High, the first in many milestones of their quick-fire, smart off-beat humor. Over 20 years after it first premiered, Lord, Miller, and Lawrence are reviving the series of HBO Max and though reboots/revivals/refreshes/etc. are getting tiring as a commodity, this particular new edition of Clone High looks pretty damn fun (especially with almost all the core elements/characters intact).

After all, if Lord and Miller could make a beloved movie franchise out of LEGO, they certainly can redo their own series with Bill Lawrence.

See for yourself in this first teaser for the new Clone High here, coming to HBO Max soon.

 

Hollywood Golden Boys Phil Lord and Chris Miller Move to Sony Pictures TV with Nine Figure Overall Deal
May 1, 2019
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Hollywood Golden Boys Phil Lord and Chris Miller Move to Sony Pictures TV with Nine Figure Overall Deal

With their contract at 20th Century Fox TV coming to a close, Phil Lord and Chris Miller who are responsible for launching the LEGO Movie franchise and the critical and commercial success of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse just landed a massive deal at Sony Pictures TV to develop series, both live action and animated, including a focus on the Marvel characters that Sony still owns (guess there will still be two MCUs for quite some time, huh?).

We can’t wait to see what this means for Lord and Miller and maybe Sony perhaps rallying back into the ever-crowded race of content. If there were a duo to make something great, funny, and self-aware out of the complicated dichotomy between Sony’s Marvel characters and the actual Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’d be Phil Lord and Chris Miller.

We’ll just have to wait and see how they dazzle us beyond our expectations yet again. 

LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part Is Finally Here
June 6, 2018
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While you wonder the fate of Chris Pratt as Star-Lord in the MCU, you can enjoy what’s basically a LEGO inspired version of Star-Lord voiced by Chris Pratt in The LEGO Movie sequel.

In fact, to further the parallels between Peter Quill and Emmet Brickowski, there is a rescue mission deep in outer space resting on the shoulders Emmet (despite the odds again being stacked against him).

See for yourself in the trailer here. LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is set for theatrical release in February 2019.

Just like you, we’ll be curious to see if the gang behind the LEGO Movie franchise can live up to the magic, surprise, and wonder of the first film. If they do, don’t be surprised to see even more LEGO sequels and one-offs ordered at Warner Bros.

Fox’s Making History Gets a New Trailer and a Premiere Date
January 13, 2017
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Phil Lord and Chris Miller continue to leave their high concept comedy mark on Fox with the arrival of Making History, written by Julius Sharpe (you probably know his work from Family Guy or Twitter).

Adam Pally, Yassir Lester, John Gemberling, Neil Casey, and Leighton Meester all join forces for this time travel comedy, which, from the newest trailer, looks like it could be a more grown-up, smarter version of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

If you’re now or already on board, Making History just got a premiere date as well: Sunday, March 5th.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller Just Got Their TV Deal Renewed at 20th Century Fox for Next 3 Years
November 9, 2016
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Phil Lord and Chris Miller Just Got Their TV Deal Renewed at 20th Century Fox for Next 3 Years

Here’s one thing to look forward to in the coming years.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller have been Hollywood golden boys of sorts with the successful launch of The Lego Movie franchise and having a hand in a good deal of Fox’s current TV comedy line-up. 

Fox is making sure they’re staying in the Lord and Miller business as their deal to develop television projects has been renewed for another three years. 

We can only hope that they get more wonderfully weird with their future shows that they’ll have in the works.

The Lego Movie Sequel Is Getting a Rewrite from Raphael Bob-Waksberg
July 8, 2016
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The Lego Movie Sequel Is Getting a Rewrite from Raphael Bob-Waksberg

With Rob Schrab, co-founder of Channel 101 among many other illustrious things, directing and a rewritten script from BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg, this sequel could be one for the ages.

Fox Unveils Trailers for “Son of Zorn”, “Making History”, and “The Mick”
May 17, 2016
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It looks like Phil Lord and Chris Miller are really rubbing off on Fox in the best way possible.

Two of the new comedies that were announced at Fox’s Upfronts presentation have Lord and Miller’s hands involved and those just happen to be two very enticing high concept comedies.

One, Son of Zorn, puts an animated He-Man type, voiced by Jason Sudeikis, into the 9-5 grind in the real world with Johnny Pemberton as a son, Cheryl Hines as an ex-wife, Tim Meadows as the ex-wife’s fiance, and Artemis Pebdani as his boss. Here’s the trailer.

The other involves Adam Pally as someone who has a time machine and has abused it. Thus, he enlists an accomplished history professor played by Yassir Lester to fix something he might have screwed up in the American Revolution. Here’s the trailer for Making History.

Both make Fox’s live action comedy line-up have a certain high concept sheen already laid out by Last Man on Earth and Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

To round out the new series, Fox has a show that is basically a Sweet Dee from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia standalone series. See for yourself in the trailer for The Mick starring Sweet Dee herself, Kaitlin Olson.

All in all, Fox has a lot of promise with this trio.

Here’s How Fox’s Live Action-Animated Hybrid “Son of Zorn” Will Look
May 14, 2016
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(via @johnnypemberton​/EW)

As Phil Lord and Chris Miller are EP’ing on Son of Zorn, the mesh of live action and animation that the upcoming series is promising more than intrigued us. 

The premise of a fantasy hero character having to scale down his epic life to a “9-5 grind” sounds fascinating, especially with hybrid aspect of the show.

Above, you can start to see how that’s going to work as Jason Sudeikis will voice Zorn and Johnny Pemberton is shown as a normal human being. 

So far, this all works for us.

Veronica Osorio and Yassir Lester Cast in Fox Comedy Pilots
March 19, 2016
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(via Deadline)

Two particular favorites of ours are starting to get their due.

The workplace comedy set in a NJ plastics molding plant starring Judy Greer will have Veronica Osorio, who has been a delight in numerous sketches over the years as well as a role in the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!, as a series regular playing a former assistant to Greer’s Jane, who is the head of HR.

The Phil Lord and Chris Miller time travel comedy pilot will feature Yassir Lester, who we’ve enjoyed as a stand-up and one of the funniest people on Twitter even before The Comedy Bureau started (on top of now writing for The Carmichael Show and Girls). He’ll get to play opposite star Adam Pally as an ideal professor whose world becomes less ideal when time travel is factored in.

High concepts and great casts including some of fantastic people that we’ve been following for awhile make us hope dearly that both shows go to series. 

Adam Pally to Star in Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Fox Time Travel Comedy Pilot “Making History”
February 25, 2016
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(via Deadline)

Fox is really feeling the high concept comedy vibe from Lord and Miller.

Already, Phil Lord and Chris Miller have Last Man on Earth at the network, which has proven itself a keeper for two seasons. Now, Fox is doubling down by having another pilot from the duo that mixes sci-fi and comedy, though dealing with time travel rather than what happens after the world ends. 

Adam Pally will star in Making History as computer science professor that doesn’t seem to get along with family or students, but discovers time travel. He and two other friends will venture through time inevitably disrupting their lives in the present. 

Oddly enough, Eliza Coupe, another Happy Endings alum, just got cast in a Hulu pilot that also deals with time travel.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller Are Developing a Time Travel Comedy at Fox
October 21, 2015
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(via Deadline)

Anyone getting the feeling that any sort of announcement that is time travel themed was being held up for Back To The Future Day?

Now that Phil Lord and Chris Miller have got being the Last Man on Earth covered, Lord and Miller are on to potentially make the next great time travel comedy, which has kind of intrigued Hollywood both on the big and small screen since Back To The Future, over at Fox. For reference watch Midnight in Paris, Safety Not Guaranteed, possibly even Lord and Miller’s own Clone High. 

Family Guy’s Julius Sharpe has written this project, In Time, which centers on the time travel adventures of friends trying to alter their present to their benefit. 

There’s a put pilot commitment right now, but we hope this turns into a series order really soon.

Jason Sudeikis, Cheryl Hines, Tim Meadows, and More Join Johnny Pemberton for “Son of Zorn”
July 29, 2015
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(via Deadline)

The live action/animated hybrid series from Chris Miller and Phil Lord has quite the cast.

It was already exciting hearing about Miller and Lord developing their next high concept comedy at Fox involving an animated “fantasy warrior” dad dealing with home life, especially his son played by Pemberton.

Now, it’s even more exciting to hear that Jason Sudeikis, Cheryl Hines, Tim Meadows, and Artemis Pedbani have all attached themselves to the project, Son of Zorn. 

At this point, we can only hope this gets picked up to series just so we can see what Miller and Lord have cooked up that we’re guessing is somewhere between Clone High and Last Man on Earth.

Chris Miller and Phil Lord Are Developing Animated/Live Action Hybrid Series Starring Johnny Pemberton
June 17, 2015
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Yep. We’re on board for all of this.

Hollywood golden boys Chris Miller and Phil Lord are onto the next step of their fast growing comedy legacy (Jump Street, LEGO Movie, Last Man on Earth, and more) with a pilot presentation of Son of Zahn at Fox.

The animated will be juxtaposed with the live action in a story where an animated Barbarian father has to deal with coming home to the suburban life where a very real and hilarious Johnny Pemberton will play the son. We’re thinking that it’s probably somewhere along the lines of a much more clever, sharper, and heightened version of Thor not having his powers on earth in the first Thor movie.

Either way, we hope it gets past all the pilot stages just so we can see what Lord and Miller have got cooking.

Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello Are Writing a Female Led Spin-Off of “21 Jump Street” and That “Men in Black” Crossover Is in Development
April 30, 2015
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

You could ask “What hath Chris Miller and Phil Lord wrought?” but all of this could be just as self-reflexively fun as the original 21 Jump Street.

Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello who both write on Broad City and together comprised Paulilu are now set to write a female centric spin-off of the 21 Jump Street franchise. Don’t be surprised if the duo that ends up together resemble the duo of Broad City’s Abbi and Ilana.

Now that the dust has settled from the Sony hack of last year and the recent WikiLeaks dump, the development of a Men In Black and 21 Jump Street crossover movie has been confirmed. We certainly hope that there’s plenty of jokes within the movie poking fun at how ridiculous this project could be, which seems to be a stamp of Miller and Lord’s.

We’re not sure how much Jenko, Schmidt, Miller, or Lord will be involved, but we do hope that this bodes well for that 21 Jump Street sequel where they go to art school.

Jason Segel and Drew Pearce Will Be Writing Another “LEGO Movie” Spin-off “Billion Brick Race”
March 25, 2015
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Yes, that puts The LEGO Movie franchise at a potential 7 movies, even though none of the sequels or spin-offs have been released yet.

LEGO Movie 2-4 have already been added to the slate as well as a Ninjago and a LEGO Batman spin-off. Now Warner Bros. has added a third spin-off to the franchise that will be co-written by Jason Segel and Drew Pearce called Billion Brick Race. 

No details to the plot are available yet, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Dan Lin, and Roy Lee are on board to produce and hopefully keep the fun, innovative, meta tone of the first movie consistent throughout the franchise.

Please Watch The Premiere of “Last Man on Earth” on Hulu
March 3, 2015
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Last Man on Earth premiered last night on Fox, thankfully to solid ratings. The premiere, which includes the first two episodes, might just be the next network sitcom that’s truly worth following given a great high concept premise, excellent direction/writing, and fantastic performances from Will Forte and Kristen Schaal. 

So, please watch (or rewatch) and enjoy the premiere of Last Man on Earth now available on Hulu.

We’re Saying It One More Time: “Last Man on Earth” Premieres Tonight
March 1, 2015
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The series that has brought together Phil Lord, Chris Miller, a seemingly deserted planet Earth, and Will Forte as the Last Man on Earth “Phil Miller” (see what they did there?) is finally premiering tonight. 

Make sure to see what Forte (and probably most of us if we were being completely honest) would do if we had the whole world all to ourselves (i.e. Tequila filled kid pools) by tuning at 9PM tonight for the hour premiere on Fox.

New Promo For “Last Man on Earth” Shows Will Forte as Last/Best of Everything
January 10, 2015
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When you’re the last man on earth, you’re also, by default, the best at pretty much everything.

Will Forte takes advantage of that as Phil Miller (any resemblance to show creators Phil Lord and Chris Miller?) in this latest promo for Last Man on Earth

Catch the series premiere Sun. Mar. 1st 9:30PM on Fox.

Chris Miller and Phil Lord Reveal Some Details on “The LEGO Movie 2”
January 8, 2015
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(via Collider/Empire)

Chris Miller and Phil Lord pulled off the amazing feat of making a wonderful movie based on a toy franchise last year. What they did with The LEGO Movie was inventive, clever, and so very funny and the two are taking great care to make sure that The LEGO Movie 2 won’t disappoint. 

So far, they say that it will set 4 years from the end of the events of the last movie and Emmet will be trying to process seeing another dimension. With this in mind and the reveal of the real life kid playing with the LEGOs, perhaps there will be echoes of Toy Story in this sequel?

Either way, we want to know if there will be a follow up to the hit song “Everything Is Awesome” and what the story behind these beached LEGO men is.

Kristen Schaal Has Joined the Cast of “Last Man on Earth”
December 1, 2014
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(via TV Line)

Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Last Man on Earth starring Will Forte already has people highly anticipated for its series premiere on Mar. 1st. 

Now, the anticipation will possibly be higher as the wonderful Kristen Schaal has joined the cast though it’s not clear how she’ll figure into a series entitled Last Man on Earth.

So, Mar. 1st 9PM on Fox should be in your calendars by now and, if not, then do so ASAP.

“Last Man on Earth” Premieres on Fox March 2015
November 21, 2014
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#TheLastManOnEarth premieres with a special one-hour event of back-to-back episodes Sunday, March 1 on @FOXTV! pic.twitter.com/6d9cPKgqSV

— Last Man On Earth (@LastManFOX) November 21, 2014

The thankfully high concept single camera sitcom Last Man on Earth has finally gotten a premiere date. This series from Hollywood’s current comedy golden boys, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, starring Will Forte has had us excited ever since we saw a trailer earlier this year.

Sun. Mar. 1st will be the day when we get to see Forte walk the earth solo and, with that, it should be a pretty good day.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller Will Be Writing “The Lego Movie” Sequel
October 25, 2014
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(via Deadline)

For those worried that the magic of Phil Lord and Chris Miller for the very first Lego Movie wouldn’t come around for the sequel, worry not.

Lord and Miller have indeed just signed on to write the sequel even with their busy schedule these days and Hollywood wanting to work wonders with their most improbable projects (i.e. taking a child’s toy franchise and make a hit movie out of it).

So, everything is awesome, once again?

Writer Rodney Rothman Is Hired to Write “23 Jump Street”
September 10, 2014
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(via Deadline)

Though 22 Jump Street ended with an awesomely ridiculous montage of a flurry of Jump Street sequels, Rodney Rothman who helped write “22” has now been hired to pen the 3rd installment of the franchise, 23 Jump Street. 

There’s no word on Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s involvement or if 23 Jump Street will follow the 23 Jump Street in that closing montage, but we’ll all probably be hyped for it either way.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller Setting to Remake “The Greatest American Hero”
August 30, 2014
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(via Deadline)

Having mastered the challenges of adapting 21 Jump Street and LEGO into successful film franchises, Phil Lord and Chris Miller are now being tasked with bringing 80s TV series The Greatest American Hero to the 21st century television.

Fox, which is already set to premiere Lord and Miller’s Last Man on Earth in the coming months, has made a put pilot commitment for the project that Lord and Miller will be executive producing with Rodney Rothman writing.

While reviving a sitcom about a teacher who gets a suit endowed with super powers from the 80s may seem daunting, Phil and Chris would be the duo to pull it off.

CBS Makes Put Pilot Commitment For Dan Sterling Comedy From Phil Lord and Chris Miller
August 15, 2014
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(via Deadline)

This week, CBS has been making some good moves in branching their comedy branding out.

In addition to giving Will Arnett’s newly formed production company Electric Ave. a first look deal, they have now made a put pilot commitment to a project from Dan Sterling, a former EP on The Office, brought to them by comedy’s newest power duo, Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie, 21 and 22 Jump Street, Last Man on Earth). 

Let’s hope CBS keeps going in this direction this pilot season.

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