The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) About The Directors and Cast

TRICIA GUM (Animation Director), MIKE MITCHELL (Director), ALISON BRIE (Unikitty / Ultrakatty), ELIZABETH BANKS (Lucy), and CHRIS PRATT (Emmet / Rex Dangervest)

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TRICIA GUM (Animation Director) has been working professionally in animation for ten years. She started her film career working as an art director and production designer on various TV shows, such as, "Robot Chicken," The WB's "MAD," and Adult Swim's "Frankenhole." Gum transitioned into writing and directing in 2010 and, in 2011, she was selected for the AFI's Directing Workshop for Women.

In 2015, Gum won an Emmy Award for her work on Amazon's "Tumble Leaf" and, in 2018, was named one of Variety's top 10 animators to watch. Most recently, she was the Head of Story on the international hit "The LEGO Batman Movie."

Gum's work includes a large body of independent films that have won festival awards and gained her recognition from the Independent Magazine as among "2012's Top Ten Filmmakers to look for." When not making films, she spends her time working on her fine art. As a cut-paper artist, she has a unique way of changing paper into three-dimensional pop-up book-type scenes. Her artwork has a strong aesthetic that she often uses in her films.

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MIKE MITCHELL (Director) most recently directed the hit DreamWorks feature animated "Trolls," with an all-star cast including Zooey Deschanel, Anna Kendrick, James Corden, and Justin Timberlake, who earned Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Best Original Song. Mitchell directed the live-action sequences for "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water," as well as "Sky High," starring Kurt Russell. He also directed "Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo," with Adam Sandler producing, and contributed to the entire "Shrek" franchise, directing the final chapter, "Shrek Forever After." He also directed "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked," which he considers the most artistic and award-worthy of the franchise. Mitchell has advised and consulted on such films as "Penguins of Madagascar," "Puss in Boots," and the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise, and served as executive producer on "Kung Fu Panda 3."

Mitchell directed the pilot and several episodes of the cult hit "Greg the Bunny," and has written for Nickelodeon Studios and storyboarded on several award-winning commercials and music videos for such filmmakers as Spike Jonze

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ALISON BRIE (Unikitty / Ultrakatty), a two-time Golden Globe and SAG Award-nominated actress, is one of the industry's most talented leading ladies.

Brie currently stars in Netflix's critically acclaimed show "GLOW," which is executive produced by Jenji Kohan and co-created by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch. Brie received rave reviews for her performance and has been nominated for back-to-back Golden Globe and SAG Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, along with a 2018 Critics Choice Award nomination for the same category. The show was also nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, two SAG Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, and a Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Series.

On the big screen, she recently starred in Steven Spielberg's "The Post," playing Meryl Streep's character's daughter. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Motion Picture - Drama and a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Picture and Best Acting Ensemble. She also starred in James Franco's "The Disaster Artist," which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy.

Brie is well known to TV audiences for her role as the adorable but tightly wound Annie Edison, on the hit comedy "Community," and as Trudy Campbell on AMC's Emmy Award-winning drama "Mad Men." She also appeared in the Amazon original miniseries "Julian Fellowes Presents: Doctor Thorne."

In 2015, Brie starred in the comedy "How to Be Single," opposite Dakota Johnson, Leslie Mann and Rebel Wilson. The hit film grossed over $110 million worldwide.

Brie has had five films premiere at the Sundance Film Festival: Jeff Baena's "The Little Hours," in 2106; Jeff Baena's "Joshy," and Leslye Headland's "Sleeping with Other People," opposite Jason Sudekis, in 2015; Jordan Vogt-Roberts' "The Kings of Summer," opposite Nick Offerman and Megan Mullaly, in 2013; and "Save the Date," opposite Lizzie Caplan, in 2012. Her other film credits include "Get Hard," with Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart; "The Five Year Engagement," with Emily Blunt and Jason Segel; "Scream 4," with Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Neve Campbell; and "Montana Amazon," with Olympia Dukakis and Haley Joel Osment. Her voiceover work includes playing Unikitty in "The LEGO Movie," which grossed over $400 million worldwide, and the character Diane in Netflix's first original adult animated series, "Bojack Horseman." For that performance, Brie received a 2017 Annie Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production.

She is a producer on the TV LAND series "Teachers," which follows six elementary school teachers who are dedicated to their students but don't have it together in their personal lives. Brie attended the California Institute of the Arts where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting and also studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland. Upon graduation, she performed on stage in the Blank Theatre Company's Young Playwright's festival and in shows at the Odyssey, Write-Act and Rubicon Theatres, where she received an Indy Award for her haunting performance as Ophelia in the Rubicon's production of "Hamlet."

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ELIZABETH BANKS 's (Lucy) career as an actress, producer and director continues to flourish with another prolific year ahead. She is known for roles in both comedy and drama as well as film and television, with stand-out performances in projects including "The Hunger Games" franchise, "Love & Mercy," and "The LEGO Movie." She is also a three-time Emmy nominee for her recurring roles in "30 Rock" and "Modern Family."

Banks recently wrapped directing the "Charlie's Angels" reboot, which she also wrote, produced and will appear in as Bosley. Also last year, she was seen in "Pitch Perfect 3," in which she returned to play Gail. She also produced the "Pitch Perfect" franchise through her production company, Brownstone Productions, along with her husband, Max Handelman.

In 2015, Banks returned to her popular role as Effie Trinket in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2." She also appeared in a cameo role in "Magic Mike XXL" and in the Netflix reprise of "Wet Hot American Summer." Additionally, she hosted NBC's "Saturday Night Live. In 2014, Banks lent her voice to Wyldstyle, aka Lucy, in the box-office hit "The LEGO Movie." The same year she received critical acclaim for her role as Melinda Wilson in "Love & Mercy," opposite Paul Dano and John Cusack, who both portrayed Brian Wilson. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and was directed by Bill Pohlad.

Her feature credits include "W," for which Banks garnered critical acclaim for her performance as First Lady Laura Bush; her breakthrough role in the Academy Award-winning "Seabiscuit," in which she starred as Marcela Howard opposite Tobey Maguire and Jeff Bridges; Haim Seban's "Power Rangers"; Steven Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can"; "Magic Mike XXL"; "Our Idiot Brother";" The Details"; "Zack and Miri Make a Porno"; "People Like Us"; "What to Expect When You're Expecting"; "Man on a Ledge"; "The Next Three Days"; "Role Models"; "Meet Dave"; "Invincible"; "The 40-Year-Old Virgin"; "Fred Claus"; "Sisters"; "Slither"; "Walk of Shame"; "Heights"; "The Baxter"; "The Trade"; "Ordinary Sinner"; "The Uninvited"; "Daltry Calhoun"; "Sexual Life"; "Walk of Shame"; the independent dramas "Every Secret Thing" and "Little Accidents"; John Singleton's "Shaft"; the blockbuster hit franchise "Spider-Man" as journalist Betty Brant; and the cult hit "Wet, Hot, American Summer."

On the small screen, Banks earned three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performances as Avery Jessup on "30 Rock" and as Sal on ABC's "Modern Family." She also appeared in a recurring role as Dr. Kim Porter on NBC's "Scrubs." Banks reprised her role as Lindsay' in Netflix's "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp" and has wrapped production on "Wet Hot American Summer: 10 Years Later." Her theater credits include many roles in American Conservatory Theatre productions, as well as the Guthrie Theater's production of "Summer & Smoke," directed by David Esbjornson. In 2006 Banks played Cherie, the female lead in William Inge's comedy "Bus Stop," as part of the Williamstown Theater Festival.

Banks made her directorial debut in 2015 with "Pitch Perfect 2," which was the highest opening weekend for a musical in history, the biggest opener for a first-time feature film director, and the second-largest opening for a female director. It also garnered her the Breakthrough Filmmaker of the Year award at the 2015 CinemaCon. With a first-look film deal at Universal and an exclusive television deal at Warner Bros. Television, her Brownstone Productions' slate includes multiple film, television and digital collaborations with Universal, Sony Pictures, Amazon, CW, ABC, Lionsgate, Netflix, HULU, and Paramount Digital. The current film slate includes "Queen for a Day" and "White Girl Problems," as well as "Red Queen" and Paper Bag Princess," both of which she is attached to direct. Brownstone's upcoming television slate includes "Hoops" at NBC; "Patty's Auto" at Fox, "The Untitled Nkechi Carroll Project" at ABC, co-produced with Berlanti Productions; and "Girl Waits with a Gun" at Amazon. She made her commercial debut directing a 2017 Super Bowl television ad for detergent brand Persil. Also in 2017, she produced "The Most Hated Woman in America," starring Melissa Leo for Netflix. In the digital space, the company produced "Resident Advisors," a digital comedy series with Paramount Digital which premiered on HULU in 2015.

In 2009, Brownstone produced the sci-fi thriller "The Surrogates," starring Bruce Willis. Originally from Massachusetts, Banks received her bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her graduate degree at the American Conservatory Theater. She is involved with many charities, which include LA's Best, Temple Israel of Hollywood, Planned Parenthood, The First Lady's Reach Higher Initiative, Heifer International, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, and Turnaround Arts. She currently resides in Los Angeles.

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CHRIS PRATT (Emmet / Rex Dangervest) has firmly secured himself as one of Hollywood's most sought-after leading men. Pratt most recently returned to the wildly popular role of Owen in "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" on June 22, 2018. In 2015, he headlined "Jurassic World," the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time.

Earlier in 2018, Pratt appeared in Marvel smash hit "Avengers: Infinity War," which has grossed over $2 billion at the global box office, ranking as the 4th highest grossing film of all time. Prior to that, the Star Lord toplined Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy," one of the top three highest grossing films of 2014 with over $770 million at the global box office. Its sequel, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" outpaced every other film that opened in the summer of 2017 and trumped the first installment's box office with over $860 million worldwide.

In 2016, Pratt starred in the sci-fi romance "Passengers," opposite Jennifer Lawrence for the Oscar-nominated director of "The Imitation Game," Morten Tyldum. He additionally appeared in "The Magnificent Seven," opposite Denzel Washington for director Antoine Fuqua. The film opened the 2016 Toronto Film Festival and closed the 2016 Venice Film Festival. 2015 marked the end of the seventh and final season of the Emmy-nominated series "Parks & Recreation," for which Pratt is perhaps best known for portraying the character Andy Dwyer, opposite Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman, Aziz Ansari, and Adam Scott.

His other notable film credits include: the enormously successful animated feature "The LEGO Movie," which made over $400 million worldwide; the comedy "Delivery Man"; Spike Jonze's critically acclaimed "Her"; and the comedy feature "The Five-Year Engagement." In 2012, Pratt portrayed a member of the iconic SEAL Team Six in Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty," which was nominated for Best Picture for both the Golden Globe and Academy Awards.

In 2011, Pratt starred in "Moneyball," where he delivered a memorable performance as the Oakland A's first baseman, Scott Hatteberg. The film also starred Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill and Philip Seymour Hoffman and received six Academy Award nominations, including a nomination for Best Picture.

In addition to acting, Chris includes among his other passions hunting, fishing, and writing.

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