Phil Lord and Chris Miller Teaming Up With THE MARTIAN Author Andy Weir on a Film Project
Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The LEGO Movie, 22 Jump Street, Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse) are developing a new original film project for Universal Pictures with Andy Weir, the author of The Martian and Artemis, along with the graphic novel Cheshire Crossing.
There are no details on what the project will entail, but the fact that this talented group of storytellers and filmmakers are coming together to develop it is exciting! Universal liked the idea so much that they snatched up the idea quickly and are in the process of finding a screenwriter to work on it.
According to Deadline, the project came together thanks to Aditya Sood, who currently runs Lord Miller productions and has a long relationship with the Weir. Sood produced the Ridley Scott-directed film The Martian and also set up Artemis with Lord and Miller, who are developing that as a directing project.
It’ll be interesting to see what this mysterious project ends up being, especially with the talent involved.