Through these partnerships Middleton produced : '' The Lego Movie '' ( 2014 ) , the A&E show '' Bates Motel '' , a reboot of the classic horror film '' Poltergeist '' , the Liam Neeson/Ed Harris thriller '' Run All Night '' , and Spike Lee 's '' Oldboy '' , among others . He also worked on '' Manchester by the Sea '' , which starred his producing partner , Casey Affleck . The film was named the second best movie of 2016 by '' Rolling Stone '' , and 2016 film of the year by the National Board of Review . Middleton was a co-producer on '' The Lego Batman Movie '' ( 2017 ) and '' The Lego Ninjago Movie '' ( 2017 ) , and has also worked on the new Stephen King adaptation of '' It '' . In the future , he will produce '' The Stand '' , many Lego film sequels and the film adaptation of the video game '' Minecraft . '' Middleton was an executive producer on '' The Disaster Artist '' ( 2017 ) , which was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards , including Best Musical or Comedy Motion Picture . The film won for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy . The film was also nominated at the 2018 Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay
2018 Oscars
90th Academy Awards
John Powers Middleton