Phil Lord and Chris Miller are the Academy Award-winning duo behind some of today’s most successful and inventive films and series, including the Spider-Verse and Lego Movie franchises, The Mitchells vs. The Machines, 21 & 22 Jump Street, Cocaine Bear, Strays, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Afterparty, and Clone High.

Lord and Miller most recently directed and produced the feature Project Hail Mary, which has been one of the biggest films of 2026 so far. The film was an adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel of the same name and starred Ryan Gosling for Amazon MGM. It released in theaters on March 20, 2026 and quickly became Amazon MGM Studios’ highest-grossing film ever, surpassing $684 million at the global box office. The film currently holds a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and was lauded for its emotional heart, breathtaking visuals, and Gosling’s performance, making it one of the most well-received films of the year.

On the features side, the duo wrote and produced all three films of the Spider-Verse franchise: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), which won the Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA for “Best Animated Feature” and over 20 critics’ prizes; Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), which earned Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe nominations, seven Annie Awards, and a Critics Choice Award for “Best Animated Feature,” grossing over $690 million worldwide; and the third film of the franchise, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, which will be released in theaters on June 18, 2027.

Other films produced by Lord and Miller include the Amazon MGM feature The Sheep Detectives (2026), Los Frikis (Miami Film Festival 2024), Cocaine Bear (2023), Strays (2023), and The Mitchells vs. The Machines (2021), which became Netflix’s biggest animated film that year and earned an Academy Award nomination for “Best Animated Feature.”

The pair launched The Lego Movie franchise with their 2014 hit, which debuted at #1 and remained on top of the box office for four straight weeks as the year’s fifth highest-grossing domestic release. They also directed 21 and 22 Jump Street and wrote and directed Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

In television, Lord and Miller are executive producers on the MGM+ and Prime Video series Spider-Noir, which stars Nicholas Cage and premiered on Prime Video on May 25, 2026 to rave reviews and still holds a 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. Lord and Miller were also behind Apple TV+’s The Afterparty (2022–23), created, written, and directed by Miller, with Lord executive producing. They also produced the Max revival of their acclaimed animated series Clone High, which premiered its third season in February 2024.

The duo has multiple projects in development, including a Universal Pictures film inspired by the Archie comics, multiple live-action and animated shows based on Sony’s Marvel Characters, The In-Claus, a feature based on the novel “The Six: The Extraordinary Story of the Grit and Daring of America’s First Women Astronauts,” The Last Expedition written by Carly Wray based on a story by Andy Weir, and Everyday Parenting Tips, written by Braun based on the story by Simon Rich.

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