The LEGO Movie was a surprise blockbuster, The LEGO Batman Movie grossed more in theaters than several “serious” Batman movies, and a host of additional movies were planned, including The LEGO Movie Sequel and The Billion Brick Race.
The LEGO Movie and its assorted sequels and spinoffs seemed to be riding high just a few months ago.
But then The LEGO Ninjago Movie flopped at the box office (it earned less than a quarter of The LEGO Movie’s domestic grosses) and now The Billion Brick Race is in need of a new director.
The movie was originally pitched by Iron Man 3 writer Drew Pearce, who was supposed to collaborate on the project with Jason Segel.