Lord & Miller to Keynote IndieWire Filmmaking Summit — SkimNews
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- Phil Lord and Chris Miller will deliver the keynote presentation at IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking Summit on October 17, breaking down how they made "Project Hail Mary" — a film the source calls one of 2026's standout successes.
- "Project Hail Mary" combined sci-fi spectacle, puppetry, and a Ryan Gosling performance as an Amazon MGM release, providing what IndieWire describes as a much-needed spark of hope for quality blockbusters finding massive audiences.
- Over 25 years, Lord and Miller have built a career spanning the cult TV series "Clone High" (2002), "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," "The Lego Movie," and the animated "Spider-Verse" franchise.
- Their live-action credits include "21 Jump Street" and its sequel "22 Jump Street," plus the TV shows "The Last Man on Earth" and "The Afterparty."
- IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking Summit takes place at Penske Media's Lumen West LA headquarters as an all-day event featuring panels and networking centered on the ideas, people, technology, and skills that shape storytelling.
Why it matters: The keynote gives working filmmakers direct access to the process behind a rare 2026 blockbuster that succeeded through spectacle, puppetry, and craft — and Lord and Miller's 25-year cross-medium track record makes their breakdown one of the summit's marquee draws for attendees hunting practical production lessons.
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