Jason Segel Says He's Just Writing, Not Directing Lego Movie 'The Billion Brick Race’

The success of the "The Lego Movie" has spawned a franchise, with a sequel, a superhero spinoff centered on Will Arnett's Batman, and more all in the works. One of those projects is "The Billion Brick Race," announced earlier this year as a co-writing and co-directing venture between Jason Segel and Drew Pearce. But catching up with the actor today, he clarified his involvement.

“That was misreported when it first came out,” Segel told us during press rounds for "The End Of The Tour" about co-directing the movie. However, he is still co-writing the standalone effort, and while he couldn't spill any details this early on, he did promise that, "It’s everything a kid would hope for, I think.”

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As for aspirations for the director's chair, Segel is surprisingly humble, noting that he already knows plenty of talent with the...