Laika has announced it’s acquiring Crumble to its live-action slate. The original script comes from No One Will Save You filmmaker Brian Duffield, who will also be serving as a director. Oscar winners Phil Lord and Chris Miller along with Aditya Sood will produce through their Lord Miller Banner. Duffield will also produce. Lucy Kitada and Nikki Baida from Lord Miller will serve as executive producers.
ABOUT CRUMBLE
According to Laika, Crumble tells the story of a married couple who go on a world-traversing adventure in the hope of finding a cure to an ancient curse.
REACTION ABOUT THE ACQUISITION
The announcement was made today by Laika President, Live Action Film & Series Matt Levin.
“We’re so excited to partner with Brian and the entire team at Lord Miller on this special film. Brian has such a singular voice and Crumble perfectly embodies the bold, emotional, and inventive storytelling that we champion at LAIKA. Lord Miller is in a class of its own and we could not ask for a better creative team to bring this story to life.”
Matt Levin – Laika President, Live Action Film & Series
Duffield has been part of several successful films as a writer, producer, and director. His latest film No One Will Save You, was a critical success. He wrote, produced, and directed Spontaneous. He also served as a producer on Cocaine Bear, as well as the upcoming Borderline movie. Duffield shared his excitement about bringing Crumble to Laika.
“I’ll never forget seeing Coraline on opening night at the AMC Burbank 16 and wondering who these wonderful new geniuses were. I can’t wait to make a movie with them and hopefully live up to their banner, and I couldn’t be more excited to get to go on a new adventure with my friends at Lord Miller.”
Brian Duffield – Filmmaker
We’ll have more information about Crumble as it is made available.
