Tiffany Haddish Joins ‘The Lego Movie 2’ Cast
Comedy superstarTiffany Haddishhas joinedThe Lego Movie 2cast alongside original starsChris PrattandElizabeth Banks. This is yet another high-profile gig for Haddish, who broke out in a big way in last year’sGirls Trip.
Everybody wants Tiffany Haddish in their film now, includingThe Lego Moviefranchise.THRreports Haddish has joinedThe Lego Movie 2cast in an undisclosed key role.Lego Moviestars Chris Pratt and Elizabeth Banks are returning as well. Plot details forThe Lego Movie 2are still under wraps, but I’d imagine they involve Legos in some capacity. I could be wrong, though.
TrollsdirectorMike Mitchellwill helm the film. OriginalLego MoviedirectorsPhil LordandChris Millerwrote the first draft of the script.BoJack HorsemancreatorRaphael Bob-Waksberglater joined the production for a script re-write.Matt Fogellater came on board and wrote the latest draft of the film.Dan Lin, one ofThe Lego Movie 2producers,saidthis of the project:
The Lego Movie 2will be yet another brick in the ever-expandingLegomovie franchise world. AfterLego Moviewas a surprise critical and financial hit, other films followed – includingThe Lego Ninjago MovieandThe Lego Batman Movie. A spin-off film,The Billion Brick Race, is also in development, but has suffered from some behind-the-scenes setbacks. The film’s director, Jorge R. Gutierrez, recentlyleftthe project.
Haddish has over 40 acting credits to her name, but it was her scene-stealing role in 2017’sGirl’s Tripthat rocketed her to fame. Since then, she’s served as the first black female stand-up comedian to hostSaturday Night Live, and become attached to several projects. She stars in the upcoming TBS seriesThe Last O.G.alongside Tracy Morgan, and has four films set for release in 2018 –Uncle Drew,Night School, The ListandAll Between Us. Haddish was also recently cast inThe Kitchen, a comic book adaptation also starring Melissa McCarthy and Elisabeth Moss.
