'Bob the Musical' Lands 'Meatballs' Duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller

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After offering up the piece of awesome that is ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,’ co-writer/directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are taking Hollywood by storm. They were given the reins to Jonah Hill’s ‘21 Jump Street’ re-do, and then one of the children’s game movies that could potentially be a lot of fun – LEGO.

And now they might pluck a struggling project with potential out of development hell, which has been four years in the non-making – ‘Bob: The Musical.’ Have no fear, this isn’t a super-kiddie extravaganza focusing on Bob the Builder. It’s a musical about a normal, musicals-hating guy who finds himself in one, a la Joss Whedon’s ‘Once More with Feeling.’

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