Building on its LEGO franchise, Warner Bros. has hired Jason Segal and "Iron Man 3's" Drew Pearce to write and direct "The Billion Brick Race."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the oh-so-secret story is based on an idea by Pearce. The "LEGO Movie" brain trust of Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Dan Lin and Roy Lee.

It's just one of four projects spinning out of last year's $469 million blockbuster "The LEGO Movie": Director Charlie Bean's "Ninjago" will arrive in 2016, followed by Miller and Lord's "The LEGO Batman Movie" in 2017, and Rob Schrab's "LEGO Movie" sequel in 2018."The Billion Brick Race" doesn't have a release date