This article is about a list of Lego movies (released and upcoming). For stop motion films made using Lego bricks, see Brickfilm. For the 2014 movie, see The Lego Movie. This is a list of films and TV series made by The Lego Group and/or based on Lego proper. Brickfilms, videos using Lego, have existed since the 1970s. Starting in 2003, Lego officially made their first film partnership to make films based on their toy property. They chose Bionicle as the property and they made a deal with Miramax to make a trilogy of Bionicle films. Over the years, after the trilogy ended, a new trilogy based on Bionicle was planned with Universal Pictures after the Miramax film contract ended and the first film in the new trilogy would be titled Bionicle: The Legend Reborn. But plans broke between Lego and Universal so they cancelled the fifth film in the series. But they continued on with a film titled Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers. The film received positive reviews from fans and critics and after the DVD release, a sequel was set to star Clutch as the hero again.
A mini-sequel and a short film based on Clutch Powers were released and plans for a sequel are unknown. In the summer of 2009, Lego made a deal with Warner Bros. to make a film based on their property. It would feature many themes and characters and it would be released as the first Lego film in the theaters. In 2011, Lego released Lego series on TV titled Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu. Later, in 2012, the untitled Lego film was titled "Lego: The Piece of Resistance". Meanwhile, the Ninjago series received fame worldwide and was praised by many fans and critics for its storytelling and plot. The characters on the show had finally developed after the first season and a video game based on the show was released. The show would then be confirmed to exist in the same universe as "Lego Clutch Powers" as in one episode, Clutch Powers would be mentioned by Cole as one of the adventurers who discovered a mystical Snake tooth. He would then turn it into a trophy. This small easter egg would later be used by fans to speculate that the show and the movie take place in the same world.
Later in the year, Ninjago ended its second season still having positive feedback. A new show titled Legends of Chima would air in January 2013. The show was faster and more productive than Ninjago and it received mixed reviews. In the same year, the "Piece of Resistance" film would be renamed "The Lego Movie" by Warner Bros. and it was released in February 2014. The Lego Movie received universal acclaim from Lego fans and critics for its characters, plot, special effects and humor. Many actors from the Lego universe came to reprise their roles in the film. Due to the success of the film, a Ninjago film was announced to be released in 2017, and a "Lego Movie" sequel was announced to be released in 2018. In 2014, Mixels also debuted. In late 2015, Lego Nexo Knights was introduced, replacing Legends of Chima. On February 10, 2017, a spin-off film of The Lego Movie known as The Lego Batman Movie was released in theaters, only this time, the film's story centers around The Lego Movie character and DC Comics superhero, Batman, and his "adopted orphan son" and apprentice sidekick, Robin.
^ a b c“The LEGO Movie” has been one of the highest-grossing movies of the year. The surprise hit from directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord has taken in $467 million worldwide. The animated picture came out on DVD and Blu-Ray last week. First, if you haven’t seen the movie, you should check it out. If you have seen it, you’ve probably missed a lot of references or cameos by actors. We watched the DVD commentary for the film over the weekend where the directors revealed a lot of Easter Eggs you may not have noticed the first time around. Here are the ones they mentioned along with a few we’ve picked up on while watching. Let’s start with an easy one. 1. President Business’ horns are made out of coffee cups. His entire wardrobe is a play off of his business persona. His cape is a tie. You can see a ruler stand in for a bridge in the opening scene. 3. The card in the beginning is a hint at the movie’s twist later on. Early in the film there’s a title card that reads, “8½ Years Later.”
That’s the age of Finn, the boy we see later in the movie. 4. Emmet’s soap suds are Lego pieces. The bubbles in the early shower scene are ice cream scoops. 5. Look closely at the posters in Emmet’s house. They’re nods to Lord and Miller’s previous movie, “21 Jump Street.” The directors mention “Macho and the Nerd” is actually the Russian title for the film starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill. 6. Octan, the company run by Lord Business in the film, is the fictional gas company from Lego. 7. Batman’s license plate reads “BAT2DBONE.” Keep your eyes focused on the back of Batman’s ride right before he flies into the sun and you may be able to make out his clever license plate. 8. There’s a pig that explodes into a pile of sausages. 9. Vitruvius’ staff is a lollipop stick. 10. A Ninjago ninja makes an appearance in the film. The Lego property is getting its own movie will be released next year. 11. There are a lot of celebrity cameos.
Shaquille O’Neal actually voices the Shaq Lego. The stars of “21 Jump Street,” Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill voice Superman and Green Lantern, respectively. Directors Lord and Miller said they told Hill to be as annoying as possible to Superman’s character. Dave Franco, who also appeared in “21 Jump Street,” and Jack Johnson play construction workers. Cobie Smulders voices Wonder Woman. Actual “Star Wars” castmembers Anthony Daniels and Billy Dee Williams reprise their roles as C-3PO and Lando Calrissian. Late-night host Craig Ferguson voiced Han Solo. 12. Real brick films made by fans are displayed on monitors near the end of the movie. The videos, from a fan competition to appear in the movie, can be seen on the DVD and Blu-Ray. 13. Director Chris Miller made some of the drawings seen in the movie. 14. There are Lego versions of Phil Lord and Chris Miller in the end scene of the film. We didn’t spot them, but the directors said they were put in there unknowingly by animators.