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Phil Lord And Chris Miller Sign Pod Deal With 20th Century Fox TV

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday May 1, 2013 @ 9:30am PDTTags: 20th Century Fox TV, Big Deals TV, Chris Miller, Phil Lord
Nellie Andreeva

After spending the last seven years focused solely on features, comedy writers-directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are returning to television with a three-year pod deal at 20th Century Fox TV. Under the pact, made in a competitive situation, the duo, who have background in both live-action and animated comedy, will develop live action and animation series for network and cable under their Lord Miller banner. They will write and direct their own projects and also supervise other writers. With the deal, Lord and Miller are picking up where they left off in TV, reuniting with the studio where they were based just before leaving for features, working on 20th TV series How I Met Your Mother and Jake In Progress and pilots Awesometown, untitled Phil Hendrie, and Luis. “They’ve really grown up,” 20th TV chairman Gary Newman said. “We used to think of them as young guys with wildly inventive ideas. They still have wild ideas but now they also have the experience, maturity and relationships to find ways to have them mounted.” READ MORE »

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OSCARS: ‘Puss In Boots’ — Chris Miller

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday February 19, 2012 @ 8:58am PSTTags: Antonio Banderas, Awardsline, Chris Miller, DreamWorks Animation, Puss In Boots

Cari Lynn is an AwardsLine contributor

Puss in Boots has not yet acquired his ogre-killing ways (nor his hairballs) in his eponymous feature film debut — a “prequel” to Puss’ supporting role in 2004’s Shrek 2. Still, director Chris Miller’s affection for the swashbuckling feline, to say nothing of the vigorous marketing and awards-savvy support of DreamWorks Animation, has helped propel Puss In Boots to a Best Feature Animation Oscar nomination.

“I loved the character of Puss in Boots as soon as he appeared,” says Miller, who was head of story on Shrek 2 and went on to direct Shrek The Third. “I can’t take credit for its origin [in Shrek 2], but once the character appeared, everyone wanted to write for him. I’ve always loved his devilish sense of adventure — and Antonio Banderas’ persona coming out of this tiny, adorable package.” Read More »

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Nat Geo’s Chris Miller Takes Prexy Post At Exclusive Media Group

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday February 2, 2011 @ 6:26am PSTTags: Chris Miller, Exculsive Media Group, Movies, The Way Back
Mike Fleming

Los Angeles, CA (February 2, 2011) – Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, Co-Chairmen of Exclusive Media Group (“Exclusive”), announced today that the company has brought Chris Miller on board to serve as President of Film Finance Operations for Exclusive, and as the new President of

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Channing Tatum About To Leap Into ’21 Jump Street’ With Jonah Hill For Sony

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Tuesday November 9, 2010 @ 6:15pm PSTTags: 21 Jump Street, 21 Jump Street Casting, Channing Tatum, Chris Miller, Jonah Hill, Movie Deals, Movies, Phil Lord, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Channing Tatum has jumped to the top of the list for the lead of Sony Pictures’s 21 Jump Street. I’m told that Tatum will soon be in negotiations to … Read More »

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