LEGO’s ‘Billion Brick Race’ Lands ‘The Book Of Life’ Director Jorge Gutierrez
In the wake of the success ofThe LEGO Movie, the folks at Warner Bros. Pictures decided to go crazy for building brick movies by scheduling a sequel to the imaginative hit, as well as spin-offs in the form ofThe LEGO Batman MovieandThe LEGO Ninjago Movie. But there’s one more LEGO movie in development that you might have forgotten about.
The Billion Brick Raceis a projectwe first heard aboutback in the spring of 2015, but no new details have emerged since then. That changes today with word thatThe Book of LifedirectorJorge Gutierrezhas come aboard the animated movie to help develop the film. Find out more below.The Hollywood Reporter has news of Jorge Gutierrez coming aboard the project, but it doesn’t sound like he’ll be directing the film. If anything, he’ll be helpingIron Man 3writerDrew PearceandForgetting Sarah MarshallwriterJason Segel, who were attached as co-directors and writers when we first heard about the project. Of course, there’s a chance that those two aren’t involved anymore and Gutierrez could end up at the helm of the film.
As of now, there are no details regarding the story forThe Billion Brick Race(which is a tentative title that could change, and presumably will to include LEGO in the name for brand recognition), but based on the title alone, we’re betting that this will be a project akin toThe Cannonball RunorWacky Races. If that’s the case, I can’t wait to see how a movie like that works when incorporated with the imaginative nature ofThe LEGO Movie. The possibilities are endless for exciting, fast-paced, brick road and vehicle action.
The good news is thatThe LEGO Movieproducing team ofPhil Lord,Chris Miller,Dan LinandRoy Leeare on board as producers, so the creative core of the surprisingly great 2014 animated will still be intact. It will undoubtedly continue to expand the building brick cinematic universe that has been growing since the original movie arrived. In fact, I wonder ifThe Billion Brick Racewill serve as a crossover that brings a bunch of characters from all of these LEGO movies together. That would be enticing, especially since there were onceSpeed RacerLEGO sets once on shelves, and they can even be glimpsed briefly inThe LEGO Movie.
There’s no release date forThe Billion Brick Raceyet, butThe LEGO Ninjago Moviearrives onSeptember 22, 2017andThe LEGO Movie Sequelwill follow much later onFebruary 8, 2019. Stay tuned for more.
