The LEGO Ninjago Movie teaser trailer: First look at the Lego Movie spinoff starring Jackie Chan Chan voices Sensei Wu in the film Tuesday 7 February 2017 16:10 GMT Launched in 1998, Lego’s Ninja series wasn’t exactly the company’s most popular range, being discontinued just two years later. However, in 2011, Lego decided to have another go at bringing ninja’s into childhood homes, releasing the TV series Ninjango alongside numerous toy sets. Six series of the TV show - not including two pilots and a special - were released by Cartoon Network, being watched by children around the world. Thanks to the success of The Lego Movie, Ninjango is being brought to the big screen, the first teaser trailer for which has just been released. Notably, Jackie Chan’s Sensei Wu makes a huge impression, while the six ninjas his character hires - voiced by Dave Franco, Michael Peña, Fred Armisen, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods and Abbi Jacobson - also make a brief appearance.
Other voice actors who will appear as characters in Ninjango include Justin Theroux and Olivia Munn. Unlike the TV series, the animation for The Lego Ninjago Movie will be in the same vein as The Lego Movie and the recently released The Lego Batman Movie. The full trailer will be available tomorrow. The Lego Ninjago Movie was originally scheduled for 23 September 2016 release but was delayed by a year, until the 22 September 2017. 37 Films to get excited about in 2017 Meanwhile, Lego fans can catch The Lego Batman Movie in cinemas now. The LEGO Ninjago Movie The LEGO Batman Movie LEGO Rare & Hard to Find! LEGO Books & Accessories 3 & 4 Years DC Super Hero GirlsToys”R”Us, Babies”R”Us are registered trademarks of Toys”R”Us (Canada) Ltd. Use of this site signifies your acceptance of Toys"R"Us Website Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.‘The LEGO Movie Sequel’ Is Getting a Rewrite From ‘BoJack Horseman’ CreatorPosted on Friday, July 8th, 2016 by Jack GirouxPhil Lord and Chris Miller are currently hard at work on their Han Solo film, but before they boarded the Star Wars franchise, the duo may have helped to launch another franchise with The LEGO Movie.
After its huge financial success, the Lego movies are now a huge priority for Warner Bros., as they’re working on spinoffs, including one focused on Batman.And there’s also The LEGO Movie Sequel, which will bring back Emmett (Chris Pratt) and Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks). Lord and Miller aren’t returning to direct the animated film, but they did write the first draft of the script — and BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg will now rewrite it.Below, learn more about The LEGO Movie Sequel rewrite.The Wrap first reported Bob-Waksberg is polishing the script, making this his first time writing a feature film (although it’ll likely just be his first credit, if he’s credited). The report says he’s only “putting on the finishing touches,” claiming Lord and Miller are too busy with the Han Solo film and the millions of other projects they’re working on.Producer Chris McKay (The LEGO Batman Movie), writer Jared Stern (Wreck-It Ralph), and Michelle Morgan (Girl Most Likely) helped crack some of the story before Lord and Miller got to work on the script.
They haven’t spilled too many plot details, but Miller has said one non-LEGO character is returning for the sequel:Well I don’t want to give you spoilers but we were really interested in what happens to that boy who’s in the meta story in the first movie when he’s four years older. When he’s an adolescent how does that change his point of view? And it’s nice to have the characters start in a different place from the first movie. Emmet, for example, was in an existential crisis of having seen another dimension and was questioning the whole point of his existence.A part of the joke of Lord & Miller’s last sequel, 22 Jump Street, is that it is a retread, in many ways, but according to Miller, The LEGO Movie Sequel will have its own personality:There’s a challenge to make each one feel like its own thing. Part of the fun is finding people like Charlie [Bean], who’s doing the Ninjago movie, and Chris McKay who did so much on the first film. Each of them have their own distinct voices and ideas for tone.
So it will each have its own personality and not just be, ‘Hey, remember that last movie? Here’s another one just like it!” So that’s been a big challenge but so far it’s been going better than I expected.Warner Bros. recently postponed the sequel. Originally scheduled for May 18th, 2018, the studio pushed the release date almost a year to February 8th, 2019. The LEGO Movie did incredibly well the first weekend of February, so the delay makes sense. Directing the sequel is Rob Schrab, who’s worked on Community and The Mindy Project. The Lego Movie Makers Pledge to Do Better on Female Characters in Sequel by Susana Polo | 12:06 pm, April 10th, 2014 I’m not sure our movie passes the Bechdel test entirely and I think that it’s important. We have a lot of producers [who] were female who had concerns and we were always constantly saying to ourselves: ‘Are we just a bunch of white guys sitting here making this movie from our own myopic point of view?’ We were constantly responding to that question and that helped us make Wyldstyle a better character and Unikitty a more interesting character.
I think it’s forcing us to look at how we make a sequel and turn that into something that’s more powerful and special. — Chris McKay to The Daily Mail. Heartening words from the co-director of The Lego Movie and sole director of its greenlit sequel! Are you following The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, & Google +? TO VIEW THE SITE PLEASE ROTATE YOUR DEVICEIt’s a miracle that two of the best writers in Hollywood can still get work. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller make films that call the industry out on creative laziness and executive complacency. This year they delivered The Lego Movie – a branded film that satirises corporate culture – and 22 Jump Street, a sequel to a reboot that ridiculed Hollywood’s chronic case of sequelitus. 22 Jump Street took over $100m at the US box office. The Lego Movie has topped $200m. Those figures must make their pitch meetings less awkward. Imagination at the executive level of mainstream movie-making has slumped to a low, even if the writing – thanks to the likes of Joss Whedon, Guardians of the Galaxy co-writer Nicole Perlman and Lord and Miller – is better than ever.
Spider-man has been re-spun, Marvel’s super slate will deliver hits well into 2019. In the meantime, Lord and Miller – geeky subversives in the employ of the mainstream, but not in thrall to it – are as close to punk as Hollywood is going to get. Should people be cynical about The Lego Movie? It’s been called a cash grab with a heart … Phil: “I wish I could say we grabbed a bunch of cash! It’s not like we’re shareholders.” Christopher: “We made something that uses Lego as a medium to tell a story, rather than a story to sell Lego. We saw it as a way to talk about creativity.” P: “We wanted to make an anti- totalitarian film for children. Something that was talking about the importance of freedom and innovation in keeping society honest. It’s a political film. You satirise the oil industry, marketing, capitalism …What’s fun for us is that both sides of the political spectrum have taken ownership. People on the right AND the left see it as a critique of the other side.”
C: “We were using it as a Trojan horse to slip in some subversive ideas, under the cover of making a very corporate-friendly family movie.” Are you commenting on Hollywood too? C: “President Business [The Lego Movie’s baddie – a dictator who insists on everyone following the instructions] is based on bosses we’ve had. But we have a gentle touch. We don’t punch anyone in the face, we just poke them.” How did you two meet?Chris lit my girlfriend’s hair on fire. C: “She was playing Tetris and I was drunk playing a game called Let’s See How Close I Can Get This Lighter to Heather’s Hair Without Her Noticing. And felt terrible about it.” P: “I just went up: PHWOOM!. She didn’t seem to notice.” P: “We were in our underwear drawing cartoons. And our friends would stop by and say: ‘I just had this intense interview with Morgan Stanley … C: “… in suits with a briefcase and the Wall Street Journal. We were being silly while other people were preparing to ruin the economy.”
Your films are normally about a guy aching to be something he isn’t, then settling for something that’s almost there. How do you write about that journey when you’re successful? C: “We were both very small growing up and that attitude has stayed with us. We feel like the little guys. And probably will for ever.” P: “Some people survived the neolithic age by being brave, others by being cowardly and smart. Our ancestors were hiders.” Did you see Frozen?I love that it has reminded Hollywood that female protagonists exist. And the fact that boys went to see that movie!” P: “I think we’re going to be very embarrassed in a few years, when we see a lot more women film-makers. People will look back and ask: ‘How did it take so long for you to figure this out?’” C: “When we started out making cartoons they’d say to us: ‘Girls watch shows about boys, but boys won’t watch shows about girls. So make it about a boy.’” P: “We immediately pitched a show about a girl.”
C: “And they did not buy it.” Do you have kids? C: “I have two kids. A son who’s five and a daughter who’s two. My son is the voice of the Lego movie’s Duplo alien.” P: “He’s a passionate film-maker … C: “He’s been working on Star Wars: Episode C. He thinks by the time he’s an adult they’ll be on episode 100.” I’ve got a scoop here …[to Chris]: Do you want to give any story details?” C: “It involves Anakin Skywalker’s father … P: “I guess that technically makes it a prequel?” C: “A pre-prequel I guess. Yoda’s grandson is also in it … P: “So it takes place 1,400 years in the future?” C: “I don’t know. It’s not that crazy an idea. Look at the hype for the Star Wars reboot. Star Wars 100 could happen. It’s like the real revenge of the nerds at the moment! P: “Perhaps, but you don’t want to be in some kind of nerdocracy. We saw that in high schools we visited for Jump Street.