This week at SXSW the LEGO presentation team have showed off and mentioned several new sets for the near future. In addition to suggesting that they’ll have more LEGO Movie sets in the near future, they’ve given glimpses of in-movie “history books” and Taco Tuesday. From what we understand of the LEGO Movie sets out on the market today, the team didn’t expect such a major response from moviegoers – they’ve been modest so far: there’s a lot more on the way. The team has mentioned new sets for Ninjago, Chimea, and more, each with “more female minifigurs” across the board. As mentioned by SXSW-goer Lori Wilson, “if you think a Lego minifig construction worker has to be a guy, that’s your problem.” *Of note here is the fact that the LEGO Movie Videogame does have a number of female characters, including female construction workers – as shown in the clip here from our LEGO Movie Videogame Review: Image above (at the head of this article) from Peter Espersen, head of co-creation for LEGO, ReBrick, LEGO CUUSOO, and Minstorms.
UPDATE: Before you go on – we’ve been speaking with the folks behind LEGO CUUSOO and it would appear that some misunderstanding has occurred: 1. The Shaun of the Dead LEGO set was up-voted massively last year in the CUUSOO arena, but it had to be turned down because the set would not be appropriate for LEGO’s “core target audience of children ages 6-11”. You can see the full LEGO statement if you wish as well – they’ve been very forthcoming about the whole situation, as it were. 2. The Breaking Bad set is not official. As it appeared several years ago as a fan-made build and has become noteworthy because it was so very well made, it’s often confused for an official LEGO set. In fact there is no plan to make any Breaking Bad LEGO sets of any kind. Below you’ll also see the Breaking Bad camper meth van. What you’re seeing here is a slide from Sara Moore, member of the Editorial Team from ReBrick and CUUSOO, the fan-made LEGO collection. As you’ll see in our Minecraft LEGO set Review from 2012, this program has been working for a while to make fan-made LEGO builds a reality.
While it’s possible the Breaking Bad van and Shaun of the Dead sets could make it to real builds, LEGO might just have to jump through too many hoops to get there. For now you’ll have to just keep crossing your fingers and toes. We know Richard Stokes would buy one, anyway. BONUS: From BricksByTheBay we’re seeing a number of new Minifigs for great justice. This includes Agatha Clay, Clutch Powers, Doctor Overbuild, and several characters from Agents of SHIELD. This includes Agent Coulson, Jamma Semmons, and the incredible She Hulk – which they suggest comes from a group called Agents of SMASH!Remember that badass Winchester Bar LEGO set fans were trying to make a reality? Well it got the required number of votes to be reviewed by LEGO, but was promptly shot down due to the movie's age-inappropriate subject material. Per the party poopers: Listen LEGO: sometimes you need to consider another core target audience: namely, the parents paying for all your playsets. I don't know how many LEGO sets are bought entirely with allowance money, but my guess is NOT ENOUGH.
I want you to remember that the next time you pull a stunt like this. I'm sorry, but I feel like I have no other choice but to only buy GW Jr. off-brand LEGO blocks from now on. I SAID KEEP EATING THEM, THEY'RE JUST AS GOOD. Thanks to Mark, who eats all toys especially the ones for ages 5 and over because that's the really good stuff. Cat Beating On Automatic Feeder To Score Extra Food SCRAMBLED: 'Eggless' Chicken Born In Sri Lanka Official LEGO Comments 3When the dead walk, a hero must rise...from his couch! Shaun might not seem like prime zombie-fighting material, but with his trusty BrickArms Cricket Bat, he's more than ready to save his mates from the flesh-eating "zed-word" menace and lead them to the safety of the local pub. Whether he's part of your own collection or a gift to a wonderful mum, the Shaun the UK Zombie Fighter 2014 is truly a slice of custom minifig fried gold! White Minifig w/custom printed full color torso & black legs Tan BrickArms bloody Cricket Bat
Handmade BrickArms Overmolded Lever Action Rifle Black MinifigWorld minifig stand (Disclaimer: All BrickArms tiny toy weapons are made of solid ABS plastic, designed to be used with LEGO® toys. They cannot shoot bullets and cannot be made to fire bullets in any way. Again, they are a TOY! This is a prototype Shuan of the Dead Winchester bar LEGO set created by LEGOmaniacs Pixel Fox and Yatkuu. The set is currently on the LEGO CUUSOO website where you can pledge your support for the concept, and LEGO will consider manufacturing the design if over 10,000 people do so (but probably won't due to the subject material/cost). There's some controversy over whether the movie is too violent to warrant a themed LEGO set, but anybody arguing that needs to GET A F***ING LIFE. Arguing about LEGO sets, I swear. Hit the jump for a bunch of worthwhile closeups of the interior that you WILL look at because I didn't just waste all my time editing them and and the link to the page where you can pledge your support.
LEGO CUUSO Voting Site LEGO Shaun of the Dead Concept: Yes, There's a Tiny Rifle Included [technabob] Thanks to Rov, who makes things out of LEGO the same way he did when he was a kid: pouring them all out on the floor and rolling in them. I See You Back There!: Cyclops Back-Of-The-Head Haircut Blowing My Way?: Real-Time Maps Of U.S. Wind PatternsWhen I was a kid, LEGO didn’t have movie licenses. We only had “Space”, “Castle”, “Pirates”, and “City”, and we were damn glad to have them. Now there are all these fancy-shmancy movie tie-ins like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Spider-Man, and Lord of the Rings. But one LEGO licensed-property we’ll probably never see is Shaun of the Dead. For some bizarre reason, LEGO doesn’t make sets based on R-rated zombie movies, but these Shaun LEGO would be amazing. They’d even be true to the movie since you’d be able to pull David apart. Hit the jump to check out the images of terrific Shaun of the Dead LEGO that will never exist.