Phil Lord

Phil Lord, filmmaker known for inventive, high-profile films, and Chris Miller, filmmaker celebrated for visual inventiveness and collaboration, join to discuss Project Hail Mary. They talk practical puppetry, building rotating ship sets, and making complex science feel clear. Conversations cover tactile production design, score choices, and the logistics of shooting ambitious space scenes.

Chris Miller, director-producer known for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Spider-Verse, and Phil Lord, writer-director behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, chat about Project Hail Mary. They talk puppetry and practical effects, adapting Andy Weir’s book for screen, blending CGI with real creatures, and working with Ryan Gosling. Short, playful conversations about filmmaking craft and production choices.

Director Rian Johnson and fellow director Phil Lord discuss the process of creating 'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery', including their inspiration from Agatha Christie novels and 70s/80s movies, the challenge of creating a narrative twist, and the importance of preparation and collaboration in filmmaking.

Phil Lord, co-creator of The Lego Movie and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Chris Miller, his longtime creative partner behind Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and Project Hail Mary, chat about making Project Hail Mary, mixing big stakes with warmth, puppetry and on-set chemistry, their messy-loving tastes, 2001’s influence, and the joys of assembling a screen band.

Christopher Miller, a writer-director-producer behind 21 Jump Street and The Lego Movie; Phil Lord, the inventive filmmaker of Into the Spider-Verse; and Drew Goddard, screenwriter of The Martian and The Cabin in the Woods. They discuss adapting Project Hail Mary, blending comedy with high-stakes sci-fi, crafting empathy through first contact, balancing tone, and collaborative directing and writing choices.