Warner Bros. has set Chris McKay to direct the upcoming sequel to The LEGO Movie, which has earned over $362 million worldwide since it opened a little over a month ago.

McKay is no stranger to the franchise, as he was the co-animation director on the first LEGO Movie under the direction of Phil Lord and Chris Miller. That duo is now producing alongside Dan Lin and Roy Lee, with Jared Stern and Michelle Morgan penning the script.

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Deadline notes that The LEGO Movie 2 will be a straight sequel and that the studio is still in negotiations to move forward on the LEGO Ninjago spinoff, which has been in talks for some time.Besides The LEGO Movie, Chris McKay's directorial works include 19 episodes of Moral Orel as well as 40 episodes of Robot Chicken, including the popular TV special Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III.The LEGO Movie 2 hits theaters on May 26, 2017.

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