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Subject | The Lego Ninjago Movie |
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Licensed from | The Lego Group and Warner Bros. Animation Studios |
Availability | 22 September 2017 –31 December 2019 |
Total sets | 28 [1] |
Characters | Lloyd Garmadon, Kai, Cole, Zane, Jay, Nya, Master Wu, Lord Garmadon and Misako "Koko" |
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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. [2] [3] The theme was introduced on 22 September 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 31 December 2019.
The Lego Ninjago Movie theme was based on the characters and events of the 2017 film titled The Lego Ninjago Movie. [4] The main focus of the line is Lloyd Garmadon, the leader of a group of six teenage ninja and the son of Lord Garmadon, the villainous warlord who is intent on conquering Ninjago City. [5] The film and toy line were based on the long running Lego Ninjago theme and its associated animated television series, Ninjago, which were launched in 2011. [6]
Following the success of The Lego Movie and The Lego Batman Movie , The Lego Group aimed to make a third success with The Lego Ninjago Movie. The development of the theme was the result of a collaboration between the film makers and Lego designers. The Lego Ninjago Movie was developed to reach a wider audience than the Ninjago television series, which meant that it diverged from the television series 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 series. Designer Christopher Stamp commented, "We also emphasised the importance of specialised vehicles for each of the ninja, not only because they look great on screen but also because they are a lot of fun to build and play with as a physical toy. For instance, Warner Bros. actually suggested that Kai should pilot a mech in the movie and gave some indication of how it might look before a Lego designer was able to create a set to be released in conjunction with the film." [7] Senior Creative Director, Simon Lucas commented, "We invited the director and production designer to Denmark and spent a week doing what we call a design boost. We got several Lego designers together and asked them: 'We know that Kai needs a fire-mech in the scene - what does that look like? What's the functionality?' And then we sketched in the Lego bricks." [8]
The main characters of the theme are based on the principal characters in The Lego Ninjago Movie. [5]
According to Bricklink, The Lego Group released a total of 28 Lego sets and promotional polybags as part of The Lego Ninjago Movie theme. [1] It was discontinued by 31 December 2019. [9] [10]
In August 2017, The Lego Group announced a partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to create a licensing and merchandising programme based on The Lego Ninjago Movie, which was released on 22 September 2017. The partnership included the release of more than 15 sets based on The Lego Ninjago Movie. The Lego sets released included Spinjitzu Training Dojo, Ninjago City Chase, Master Falls, Manta Ray Bomber, Flying Jelly Sub, Water Strider, Green Ninja Mech Dragon, Garma Mecha Man, Lightning Jet, Fire Mech, Ice Tank, Temple of the Ultimate Ultimate Weapon, Destiny's Bounty and Ninjago City. [11] [12]
The largest set was Ninjago City (set number: 70620) a 4867 piece set, which was released in late August to coincide with the release of The Lego Ninjago Movie film. Although not advertised as a modular building, it featured the same structure as the regular modulars with a 32 × 32 stud baseplate, building connectors and a river matching the same dimensions as the sidewalk. It was a huge multi-level model with themed levels. The bottom level contained the "old world" with an old fashioned fish market; the middle level contained "the street" with a modern comic store, crab restaurant and a retail store; and the top level, named "high rise", contained a sushi restaurant topped with a "Dragon Gate" and communications assembly, as well as a small living apartment for the Green Ninja character Lloyd Garmadon and his mother. The set included sixteen different minifigures. [13] [14]
The second wave of Lego sets was released on 2 December 2017. The five sets were Lloyd - Spinjitzu Master, Piranha Attack, Garmadon's Volcano Lair, Quake Mech and garmadon, Garmadon, GARMADON! [15] In addition, five polybag sets were released as promotions, which were Quake Mech, Ice Tank, Green Ninja Mech Dragon, Kendo Lloyd and Lloyd. [16] [17] These included nine key chains with a key chain attached to the minifigures of the Kai, Zane, Jay, Cole, Lloyd, Nya, Lady Iron Dragon, Lord Garmadon, and Master Wu. [18] Additional sets were released as a sub-brand of the Lego Brickheadz theme. [19] The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game was released on 22 September 2017 and included a Kendo Lloyd minifigure as a free gift. [20]
In 2018, Ninjago City Docks, a large set with 3553 pieces, was released on 1 August 2018 as a third wave set. It connected to the regular modulars and the Ninjago City, with which it shared the basic layout of river, bottom-levelled "old-world", and middle-levelled "street". Unlike its predecessor, it did not feature the "high-rise"-levels, but extended over an enlarged baseplate of 48 x 32 studs. The bottom levels contained the "old world" with a harbour, a grocer, and a sculptor's workshop, as well as a dojo, a map room, and a small home. The "street" levels hosted a tea room and an arcade. The set included fourteen different minifigures. [21] [22] [23]
In August 2017, a series of collectible Lego minifigures based on The Lego Ninjago Movie was revealed as a sub-brand of the Lego Minifigures theme. The collection consisted of twenty characters instead of the usual sixteen. [24] [25] [26]
The set Shark Attack was released as part of the Lego Juniors theme in August 2017. The set consists of 108 pieces with 3 minifigures. The set included a training area with a weapon stand, breakable blocks, a spinning training dummy, a motorbike with a detachable flame and flag, and a shark car with movable fins and dual flick missiles. It also included Lego minifigures of Kai, Lloyd, and Great White. These set were specifically designed to be simpler to build with fewer pieces and slightly larger building elements. [27]
Several The Lego Ninjago Movie characters have also been released as part of the Lego BrickHeadz theme. A range of The Lego Ninjago Movie BrickHeadz was released in September 2017, which included Lloyd and Master Wu as buildable characters. [28] [29]
Brothers Dan and Kevin Hageman, who wrote the Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu animated television series and co-wrote the story of The Lego Movie , also co-wrote The Lego Ninjago Movie, the film adaptation of Lego Ninjago, which featured a new take that diverges from the TV series. [30] Charlie Bean, who produced Disney's Tron: Uprising , directed the film, produced by The Lego Movie team of Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. The spin-off movie was scheduled to be released on September 23, 2016. [31] On April 20, 2015, the film was delayed until September 22, 2017, as Storks took over the original release date of the movie. [32] [33] In June 2016, the cast was announced to include Jackie Chan, Dave Franco, Michael Peña, Abbi Jacobson, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods and Fred Armisen. [34] [35]
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.
Enter the Ninjago is a short film included on the home media release of The Lego Movie. [36] 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 film is reference to Lego Ninjago.
The Master is a 2016 animated short film written and directed by Jon Saunders, co-written by Ross Evans, Carey Yost and Remington D. Donovan and produced by Ryan Halprin. The short film was released on 23 September 2016, with Warner Animation Group's Storks, as well as early showings of The Lego Batman Movie in the United Kingdom. It stars Jackie Chan as Master Wu, Abbi Jacobson as The Chicken, and Justin Theroux as Narrator. [37] The short follows Wu and an annoying chicken. This was the first Lego short film to be released in theaters, and was also the first theatrical short film from The Lego Movie franchise.
Shark E. Shark in "Which Way To The Ocean?" is a short film included on the home media release of The Lego Ninjago Movie. [38] The short follows a baby shark who tries to make its way back to the ocean after getting shot out of Garmadon's shark cannon. The short is animated in the style of the artwork seen in Lego instruction booklets.
Zane's Stand Up Promo is a short film included on the home media release of The Lego Ninjago Movie. [39] The short itself is a humorous promo for a stand-up comedy DVD starring Zane.
To accompany the release of The Lego Ninjago Movie, a video game titled The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game was released in North America on 22 September 2017 and worldwide on 20 October 2017. It is an action-adventure video game developed by TT Fusion and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game features eight locations based on the story in the film. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. [40] [41]
The Lego-themed sandbox game titled Lego Worlds also features the characters and locations from the film in the form of downloadable content and was released on 7 March 2017. [42] [43]
Various books were published to coincide with the release of The Lego Ninjago Movie. A series of DK Reader Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 reading books was published, which was aimed at young readers. An accompanying publication aimed at older children was published, titled The Ninjago Movie Essential Guide. The DK series also included a sticker book featuring scenes from the film. [44]
In 2020, Ninjago City (set number: 70620) was voted as the "Best Lego Set of the Millennium" by Lego fansite Brickset. [45]
In 2021, Blocks magazine Issue 75 listed the Ninjago City set in fourth place in its "Hall of Fame" list of top 20 Lego sets commenting that, "There are few sets that can compare to Ninjago City's size, scope and almost overwhelming level of detail and technique." It also listed the Destiny's Bounty (set number: 70618) in eighth place, commenting that it was "A highly detailed and exquisitely-designed vessel". [46]
In 2017, Destiny's Bounty (set number: 70618) and Green Ninja Mech Dragon (set number: 70612) were awarded "DreamToys" in the Licensed To Thrill category by the Toy Retailers Association. [47]
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. On May 2010, five Lego and four Duplo sets were released under the Toy Story 3 sub-theme. The original theme ceased in early February 2011. 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. The revival theme ceased in early 2021.
Lego Ninjago is a Lego theme that was created in 2011 and a flagship brand of The Lego Group. It is the first theme to be based on ninja since the discontinuation of the Lego Ninja theme in 2000. It was produced to coincide with the animated television series Ninjago, which was superseded in 2023 by a new series titled Ninjago: Dragons Rising.
Ninjago is an animated epic-fantasy superhero television series produced by The Lego Group. It was created to coincide with the Lego Ninjago line of construction toys, which is based on the characters and events of the series. It centers on the fictional world of Ninjago, telling the story of a group of six teenage ninja and their battles against the forces of evil. The series was created by Michael Hegner and Tommy Andreasen, two Danish film producers. The storyline was written by Kevin and Dan Hageman until the ninth season; their successor as the head writer was Bragi Schut. The show features a large ensemble cast of voice actors who had recurring roles in the series. The English-language voice cast was recorded in Canada for its entire run. The music was scored by composers Michael Kramer and Jay Vincent.
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.
Lego Ultra Agents was a Lego theme that was first introduced in June 2014 after the discontinued Lego Agents theme. The theme was inspired by James Bond as well as various spy movies. The theme was considered to be a development or upgrade from the 2008 Lego Agents theme. The theme's 14 toy sets were released in three waves and were accompanied by a free app. Lego Ultra Agents was discontinued by the end of 2015.
Nexo Knights is a 3D animated television series that aired on Cartoon Network and premiered in 2015. 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 Ninjago Movie is a 2017 animated martial arts comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group, RatPac-Dune Entertainment, Lego System A/S, Lin Pictures, Lord Miller Productions, and Vertigo Entertainment, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Based on the toy/kit line of the same name, and TV show starring the same characters, it was directed by Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher, and Bob Logan from a screenplay by Logan, Fisher, William Wheeler, Tom Wheeler, Jared Stern, and John Whittington. It is the first theatrical film to be based on an original Lego property and the third installment in The Lego Movie franchise as well as its second spin-off. The film stars the voices of Dave Franco, Michael Pena, Kumail Nanjiani, Abbi Jacobson, Zach Woods, Fred Armisen, Justin Theroux and Olivia Munn, as well as a live-action role by Jackie Chan. The film focuses on a teenage ninja Lloyd Garmadon, as he attempts to accept the truth about his sinister father and learn what it truly means to be a ninja warrior as a new threat emerges to endanger his homeland.
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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. Development would end in 2020, with Warner Bros. letting the rights lapse back to The Lego Group after the studio failed to create any new projects within that time frame.
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Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon is a fictional character in the animated television series Ninjago and its sequel series Ninjago: Dragons Rising, produced by The Lego Group. He was created by the original Ninjago screenwriters, Dan and Kevin Hageman, and first appeared in the first season of Ninjago, titled Rise of the Snakes, released in December 2011. A different incarnation of Lloyd also served as the main protagonist of The Lego Ninjago Movie, released in September 2017. Jillian Michaels voiced Lloyd in the first seven seasons of the television series before being replaced by Sam Vincent from the eighth season onward. Dave Franco voiced the character in the film.
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Lego Ghostbusters is a Lego theme based on the Ghostbusters franchise created by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It is licensed from Columbia Pictures and Ghost Corps. The Lego Ghostbusters theme was first introduced in 2014. The first set was released in June 2014 as part of the Lego Ideas theme. Later, a set based on the Ghostbusters' firehouse was released and one set based on the Ghostbusters: Answer the Call. The Lego Group also used this license for character and level packs in the Lego Dimensions toys-to-life video game. In 2018, a set was released as part of the Lego BrickHeadz theme. In 2020, another set was released in November 2020 and based on Ghostbusters: Afterlife film.
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