Subject | The Lego Movie |
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Licensed from | The Lego Group and Warner Bros. Animation |
Availability | 2014–2019 |
Total sets | 30 The Lego Movie sets [1] and 38 The Lego Movie 2 sets [2] |
Characters | Bruce Wayne / Batman, Benny, Bad Cop / Good Cop, Balthazar, Banarnar, Emmet Brickowski, Green Lantern, Harley Quinn, Ice Cream Cone, Lucy / Wyldstyle, Metal Beard, Ma Cop, Pa Cop, President Business, Princess Uni-Kitty, Queen Watevra Wa'Nabi, Rex Dangervest, General Sweet Mayhem, Susan, Vitruvius |
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The Lego Movie is a Lego product line based on the 2014 film of the same name. It was licensed from The Lego Group and Warner Bros. Animation. The theme was first introduced in 2014 to coincide with the release of the film, along with The Lego Movie Video Game . Further sets were produced to coincide with the release of the second film in The Lego Movie franchise, titled The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part . The product line was discontinued by the end of 2019.
On 7 February 2014, The Lego Movie was released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The storyline follows the adventures of Emmett Brickowski, an ordinary construction worker, voiced by Chris Pratt, who along with several other Lego characters, must save the world from an evil overlord. To promote the film, The Lego Group released a collection of Lego construction sets and a set of collectible Lego minifigures, which were based on the characters and locations in the film. A range of other merchandise and media was produced as part of the marketing programme, including The Lego Movie Video Game and a number of books published by Penguin and Scholastic. [3]
In 2019, a sequel was released, titled The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. It was released in North America and the United Kingdom on 8 February 2019. [4] To promote the sequel, The Lego Group designed a collection of Lego sets based on the additional characters and locations introduced in the film. [5] An accompanying video game was developed, titled The Lego Movie 2 Videogame, which was released on 26 March 2019. [6]
Following the success of The Lego Movie , The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie , The Lego Group aimed to make a fourth success with The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. The development of the theme was the result of a collaboration between the film makers and Lego designers. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part was developed to reach a wider audience than The Lego Movie film, which meant that it diverged from the film storyline. The development of both the film and its associated product line was predominantly influenced by the writers and directors of the film, however the Lego design team ensured that the characters remained true to the film. [7] Matthew Ashton, The Lego Group's Vice President of Design commented, "I also coordinate toy development from our side. When we're reviewing the scripts and the storyboards and animatics ... we're like, 'Actually this would make a really good toy,' and then we co-develop that with the animation and art teams at the studio to make sure we create something that does everything that it needs to do, be as action packed as it needs to be in the movie and then also makes a really good playable, buildable toy at the same time." [8]
According to Bricklink, The Lego Group released a total of 30 Lego sets and promotional polybags based on The Lego Movie and 38 sets and promotional polybags based on The Lego Movie 2. [1] [2] It was discontinued by the end of 2019. [30] [31] [32]
In November 2013, The Lego Group had a partnership with Warner Bros. Animation. The Lego Group announced that the first wave of sets based on The Lego Movie would be released on 7 February 2014, along with The Lego Movie Video Game. [33] The 14 sets [34] [35] were Getaway Glider, Melting Room, Bad Cop's Pursuit, Cloud Cuckoo Palace, [36] Ice Cream Machine, Trash Chomper, Castle Cavalry, MetalBeard's Duel, [37] Super Cycle Chase, Lord Business' Evil Lair, [38] MetalBeard's Sea Cow, [39] [40] [41] [42] The Flying Flusher, Creative Ambush and Rescue Reinforcements. In addition, three polybag sets were released as promotions [43] which were The Piece of Resistance, [44] Micro Manager Battle and Super Secret Police Enforcer. These included three key chains with a key chain attached to the minifigures of Emmet, Wyldstyle and Bad Cop. Each of the sets featured seven core characters, named Emmet, Lucy, Batman, MetalBeard, Unikitty, Benny and Vitruvius.
Later, it was announced that the second wave of sets would be released in June 2014. [45] The three sets being released were Emmet's Construct-o-Mech, Super Secret Police Dropship and Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP!. In addition, three polybag sets were released as promotions [46] which were Pyjamas Emmet, [47] Radio DJ Robot [47] and Western Emmet.
In September 2014, The Lego Group announced that a third wave sets would be released in January 2015. [48] The three sets being released were Batman & Super Angry Kitty Attack, [49] Double-Decker Couch and Bad Cop Car Chase.
In November 2018, The Lego Group announced that the first wave of sets based on the second film, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part would be released in the following month. [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] The 17 sets [55] [56] [57] [58] being released were Lego Movie Maker, [59] Emmet and Benny's 'Build and Fix' Workshop!, Unikitty's Sweetest Friends EVER!, [60] Emmet's Thricycle!, Introducing Queen Watevra Wa'Nabi, [60] [61] Queen Watevra's Build Whatever Box!, [62] [63] Rex's Rex-treme Offroader!, [64] [60] Ultrakatty & Warrior Lucy!, [65] [66] Pop-Up Party Bus, [67] Emmet and Lucy's Escape Buggy!, [65] [66] Sweet Mayhem's Systar Starship!, [65] [68] [69] Emmet's Dream House/Rescue Rocket!, [70] Emmet's Builder Box! [71] Lucy's Builder Box!, MetalBeard's Heavy Metal Motor Trike!, Rex's Rexplorer! [60] and Battle-Ready Batman and MetalBeard. [60] In addition, six polybag sets were released as promotions, which were Emmet's 'Piece' Offering, [72] Rex's Plantimal Ambush, [73] Lucy vs. Alien Invader, [74] Mini Master-Building MetalBeard, [75] [76] Mini Master-Building Emmet [77] and Star-Stuck Emmet. Each of the sets featured the new characters named Rex, Queen Watevra Wa'Nabi and General Sweet Mayhem.
On 27 November 2018, it was announced that The Lego Movie 2 Videogame would be released on 26 February 2019 and included Star-Stuck Emmet minifigure as a free gift. [78]
In February 2019, it was announced that the second wave of sets would be released in May 2019. [79] [80] [81] The six sets being released were Shimmer & Shine Sparkle Spa!, Queen Watevra's 'So-Not-Evil' Space Palace, The Rexcelsior!, [82] [83] [84] Welcome to Apocalypseburg! [85] [86] [87] [88] Benny's Space Squad [60] [89] and Emmet's Triple-Decker Couch Mech. [60] These included three key chains with a key chain attached to the minifigures of Emmet, Lucy and Crayon Girl.
Later, the third wave of sets were released in August 2019. The three sets were Good Morning Sparkle Babies!, [90] [91] [92] Systar Party Crew [93] [91] and Wyld-Mayhem Star Fighter. [91]
The Lego Movie Series was released in February 2014 as a sub-brand of the Lego Minifigures theme and included 16 characters from The Lego Movie. [94]
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Series was released on 1 February 2019 as a sub-brand of the Lego Minifigures theme and included 20 characters from The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part . [95] [96] [97] [98] [99]
Emmet and Lucy's Visitors from the Duplo Planet set have also been produced as part of the Duplo theme and was released in December 2018. The set consists of 53 pieces with 2 Duplo figures. The included 4 buildable alien invaders from The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part film. It also included Duplo figures of Emmet and Lucy. These set are twice the length, height, and width of traditional Lego bricks, making them easier to handle and less likely to be swallowed by younger children. Despite their size, they are still compatible with traditional Lego bricks. [100]
Several The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part characters have also been released as part of the Lego BrickHeadz theme. A range of The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part BrickHeadz was announced in 2019, which included Emmet, Wyldstyle, Benny and Sweet Mayhem as buildable characters. [101] [102] [103]
Several short films set within the franchise were produced, most of which were released on the home media releases of the films. In addition, various other shorts made to promote the films were released on YouTube.
Batman's A True Artist is a stop-motion animated short film included on the home media release of The Lego Movie. It is presented as a music video to Batman's song from that film. It was created by 6 year-old Markus Jolly. [104]
Michelangelo and Lincoln: History Cops is a stop-motion animated short film included on the home media release of The Lego Movie. It is presented as a trailer to a fictional action blockbuster starring the master builders, Michaelangelo and Abraham Lincoln as they fight crime. [105]
Enter the Ninjago is a short film included on the home media release of The Lego Movie. [106] The president of Hollywood sits down with Emmet and changes up the plot of The Lego Movie to prominently feature ninjas for marketing purposes. They eventually decide to create a new ninja based film, titled "The super-crunchy ninja skateboard party movie with pratfalls slash physical comedy and cute furry animals for the international audience" which the short jokingly states became the biggest box-office bomb in the history of cinema. The whole film is reference to Lego Ninjago.
On December 10, 2018, Warner Bros. released a Christmas-styled promotion for The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, titled Emmet's Holiday Party. [107] [108] In the short, Emmet and the citizens of Apocalypseburg throw a big Christmas Party to make everything awesome again despite the concern of attack from the Systar System. Although originally released as an online short, it was eventually included as a bonus feature on The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part's home media release.
The Lego Movie Videogame is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game that based on the same name of the film. The videogame was developed by TT Fusion and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It was released alongside of the film in 2014 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. [109] [110] [111] [112] On 16 October 2014, it was released for Mac OS X and developed by Feral Interactive. [113]
Todd Hansen is the only actor to reprise his role from the film as Gandalf, but Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman were credited for their archive film voices. It features over 100 playable characters. [114]
The Lego Movie 2 Videogame is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game that based on the sequel film was announced on 27 November 2018. [115] The videogame was developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. On 26 February 2019, the videogame was released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows. [116] [117] [118] On 14 March 2019, it was released for macOS. [119]
The crossover toys-to-life game Lego Dimensions [120] [121] [122] [123] developed by Traveller's Tales features content based on the original The Lego Movie and The Lego Batman Movie . A "Starter Pack" includes an additional level that recreates the events of the original film and adds Wyldstyle as a playable character. Additional "Fun packs" [124] [125] [126] [127] add Emmet, Benny, Bad Cop and Unikitty as playable characters. A "story pack" offers an extended six-level story campaign retelling the events of The Lego Batman Movie, and includes a playable Robin and Batgirl. [128] In addition, "Fun packs" added Excalibur Batman [129] [130] as a playable character. [131]
A short 4D film attraction titled The Lego Movie: 4D – A New Adventure was released on 29 January 2016 at Legoland Florida Resort. The attraction was later rolled out to Legoland California, Legoland Windsor, Legoland Billund, Legoland Deutschland and Legoland Malaysia. It was also rolled out in Legoland Discovery Centres. [132]
On 27 May 2021, Legoland California Resort opened The Lego Movie World, which features six attractions based on the films The Lego Movie and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. The attractions include Emmet's Flying Adventure, Unikitty's Disco Drop, Benny's Playship and Queen Watevra's Carousel. [133]
In 2019, In 2016, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part magazine published by Media Lab Books was launched from January 2019 in US to accompany the toy line. [134] [135]
Several books were also released about The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and published by DK. A book titled The Lego Movie 2: Keeping It Awesomer With Emmet, which included an exclusive Emmet minifigure. [136] A book titled The Lego Movie 2 The Awesomest, Most Amazing, Most Epic Movie Guide In The Universe! features the images from the movie and photography of the newly released The Lego Movie 2 sets and minifigures. The Lego Movie 2 Ultimate Sticker Collection features 1,000 colourful and reusable stickers. The Lego Movie 2 Emmet To The Rescue (DK Reader Level 1) and The Lego Movie 2 Awesome Heroes (DK Reader Level 2) aimed at children aged 4+ (level 1) and children 6+ (level 2). [137]
In November 2014, the Toy Retailers Association listed the Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! (set number: 70816) on its official list of Dream Toys 2014. [138] In 2015, the Toy Industry Association listed The Lego Movie theme on its official list of 2015 Toy of the Year Awards. [139]
In June 2018, MetalBeard's Sea Cow (set number: 70810), Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! (set number: 70816), Cloud Cuckoo Palace (set number: 70803), Double-Decker Couch (set number: 70818), The Lego Movie Series (set number: 71004), Western Emmet, Super Secret Police Dropship (set number: 70815), Castle Cavalry (set number: 70806), Ice Cream Machine (set number: 70804) and Melting Room (set number: 70801) was listed as the "Top 10 Best Lego Movie Sets " by Lego fansite BricksFanz. [140]
In October 2018, Getaway Glider (set number: 70800) was listed as one of the "Top 10 Western Lego Sets" by Lego fansite BricksFanz. [141]
In 2014, Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! (set number: 70816) was awarded "DreamToys" in the Build The World category by the Toy Retailers Association. [142]
Lego Batman is a discontinued theme and product range of the Lego building toy, introduced in 2006, based on the superhero character Batman, under license from DC Comics. The sets feature vehicles, characters and scenes from the comics and films. The inspirations for the design of these vary widely. For example, the Batmobile retains its basic sleek shape and prominent fins from the Tim Burton films, whereas the "Bat-Tank" seems to be based on the tank-like Batmobile in Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns. The theme was relaunched in early 2012 as part of the Lego DC Universe Superheroes line, which is a sub-theme of the Lego Super Heroes line. In total there were 17 sets, almost all of them including Batman.
Lego Harry Potter is a Lego theme based on the film series of the same name and the eponymous novels by British author J. K. Rowling. It is licensed from Warner Bros. Lego models of important scenes, vehicles and characters were made for the first six films and all of the published books. The first sets appeared in 2001, to coincide with the release of the first film, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Subsequent sets were released alongside the new films, until Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The line then went dormant for three years, with sets being released in 2010 and 2011. In 2018, it was announced that more sets based on the Harry Potter franchise would be released, including new sets based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and its sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
Lego City is a theme under which Lego building sets are released based on city life, with the models depicting city and emergency services, airport, train, construction, and civilian services. Legoland Town is one of the three original themes that Lego produced upon its launch of the Lego minifigure in 1978 along with Castle and Space. The Town brand was briefly replaced with Lego World City in 2003 and 2004 before it was simply rebranded as Lego City in 2005.
Lego Toy Story is a Lego theme based on the Disney·Pixar's Toy Story film franchise. The first four sets were released on December 30, 2009, with an additional two sets being released on January 4, 2010. In May, five Lego and four Duplo sets were released under the Toy Story 3 sub-theme. For the release of Toy Story 4 there was one Duplo set based on the third film and 6 Lego sets based on the fourth film. These sets were released in March and in April 2019 this time under the Juniors line. The minifigures in the sets were also now redesigned.
Lego Speed Racer was a 2008 Lego theme based on the 2008 film Speed Racer. It consists of four sets which were first released in April 2008. The product line was discontinued by the end of 2009.
Lego Super Heroes is a theme and product range of the Lego construction toy, introduced in 2011, owned by The Lego Group and licensed from DC Entertainment, Marvel Entertainment, Warner Bros., The Walt Disney Company and Pixar.
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part is a 2019 live-action/animated adventure comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group, Lego System A/S, Rideback, Lord Miller Productions, and Vertigo Entertainment, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Mike Mitchell from a screenplay by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. The film is the sequel to The Lego Movie (2014) and the fourth installment in The Lego Movie franchise, while being the last film of the series produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film stars Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Charlie Day, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, and Will Ferrell reprising their roles from the previous film, while new cast members include Stephanie Beatriz, Tiffany Haddish, and Maya Rudolph. In addition to Pratt reprising his role, he also voiced a new character. A collaboration between production houses from the United States, Australia, and Denmark, the film takes place five years after the events of Taco Tuesday and follows Emmet Brickowski (Pratt), Lucy (Banks) and their friends, who travel into the Systar System to test their skills and creativity, while Emmet deals with a coming cataclysm known as "Armamageddon".
Nexo Knights is a 3D animated television series that aired on Cartoon Network and premiered in 2016. It was produced by The Lego Group to coincide with the Lego theme of the same name. The series is based on a fantasy castle concept and is set in a futuristic kingdom called Knighton, which is home to five young knights. The storyline follows the adventures of the five knights as they defend their home from a court jester named Jestro and his monsters. Four seasons were produced for a total of 40 episodes. The fourth season finished airing in 2017. In 2018, The Lego Group discontinued the Nexo Knights theme, which also resulted in the cancellation of the series.
The Lego Movie is an American media franchise based on Lego construction toys. It began with the 2014 film The Lego Movie, which was directed and written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. The success of the film led to the release of two licensed video games, a 4D film theme park attraction, two spin-off films titled The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie, which were released in 2017, Unikitty! an animated television series that also came out in the same year, and the sequel to the original film titled The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019. Plans for a third spin-off film and a sequel to The Lego Batman Movie were later shelved.
Lego Juniors was a product range of the construction toy Lego, designed for children aged 4 to 7 years old. It acted as a transition from the Duplo to the regular Lego System. Lego Juniors initial release was on February 14, 2014, with the tagline Easy to build. It was the successor to the Bricks & More line released in 2009. Unlike its predecessor, Lego Juniors offered specialized bricks to make builds look more realistic while using fewer pieces for an easier build. The product line was discontinued by the end of 2018 and rebranded as "4+".
The Lego Batman Movie is a discontinued product line based on The Lego Batman Movie, the second film of The Lego Movie franchise. It is licensed from The Lego Group, DC and Warner Bros. Animation Studios. The theme was first introduced in 2017 as part of a licensing and merchandising programme associated with the film. Alongside the release of the Lego sets, the programme included the release of several promotional short films and The Lego Batman Movie Game app. The product line was discontinued by the end of 2018.
The Lego Ninjago Movie was a product line based on The Lego Ninjago Movie, the third film of The Lego Movie franchise. It was licensed from The Lego Group and Warner Bros. Animation. The theme was introduced in 2017 as part of a licensing and merchandising programme associated with the film. Alongside the release of the Lego sets, the programme included the release of several promotional short films and The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game. The product line was discontinued by the end of 2019.
Lego Scooby-Doo was a Lego theme based on the Scooby-Doo franchise created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears. It is licensed from Warner Bros. Animation and Hanna-Barbera. The theme was first introduced in August 2015. The toy line was accompanied by several shorts, a television special and films based on Lego Scooby-Doo. The Lego Scooby-Doo theme was discontinued by the end of 2017.
Lego DC Super Hero Girls (stylized as LEGO DC Super Hero Girls) was a Lego theme based on the DC Super Hero Girls franchise. It is licensed from DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation. The theme was first introduced in November 2016. The toy line was accompanied by several shorts, a television special and films based on Lego DC Super Hero Girls. The Lego DC Super Hero Girls theme was discontinued by the end of 2018.
Lego Unikitty! was a Lego theme based on the animated television series of the same name. It was licensed from The Lego Group and Warner Bros. Animation for Cartoon Network and the series starred the character of the same name from The Lego Movie and its sequel, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. The theme was first introduced in August 2018. The product line was discontinued by the end of December 2019.
Lego The Lord of the Rings is a Lego theme based on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson and the novel by the English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. It is licensed from Warner Bros., New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The theme was first introduced in 2012. The first sets appeared in 2012, to coincide with a release of the video game Lego The Lord of the Rings. Subsequent sets based on The Hobbit film trilogy would also be released and the video game Lego The Hobbit was released in 2014. The product line was discontinued by the end of 2015. Later, the theme was relaunched in January 2023 with three new sets released as the part of the Lego BrickHeadz theme. In February 2023, The Lego Group unveiled a new Rivendell set that released on 8 March 2023 as the part of the Lego Icons theme.
Lego The Lone Ranger was a Lego theme based on the film of the same name. It is licensed from Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. The theme was first introduced in April 2013 and was discontinued by the end of 2014 in conjunction with the theatrical release of the film.
Lego BrickHeadz is a Lego theme that recreates iconic characters from themes like DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Star Wars and Disney as buildable characters. The theme was first introduced in 2016.
Lego Monster Fighters was a Lego theme based on Universal Studios Monsters from the horror fiction genre. The Monster Fighters fight against the Lord Vampyre's monsters while collecting the moonstones. The story takes place in the Monster Realm and it's similar to The Monster Squad film. The theme was first introduced in May 2012. It was eventually discontinued by the end of December 2014. The theme also produced a range of associated media, including theme park attractions, several shorts, video game, app and publications.