for joining the Redbubble mailing list Thanks for signing up! Receive exclusive deals and awesome artist news and content right to your inbox. Free for your convenience.Five of the top toys from the new film, reviewed by small experts and their parents The mini Dark Knight returns ... The Lego Batman Movie. Photograph: Warner Bros Pictures/AP LEGO key ring lights, £7.99 argos.co.uk and other major retailers Adult: “These are good actually – I’d have one on my keyring so I can see the front door lock at night. Robust, and I like that they have a timed ‘off’ function so you don’t drain the battery instantly. For scale, they are quite a lot bigger than the mini figures.” Child: “Guess which bit lights up! Do you think it will be the eyes or the legs? Can I put this on my school bag? Can I read under the covers with it tonight?” Adult: “As long as you do it quietly ...” Joker’s Notorious Lowrider, £54.95 Adult: “This is obviously a more pricey set – good for a birthday.
My eight-year-old built it completely by herself, no problem. In fact, I wasn’t allowed to help at all, which was a bit gutting. It looked like fun. Do you think she’d notice if I broke it up and rebuilt it?” Child: “This is a really good set. It took me quite a long time to build. I really like the big books of instructions. It’s got three minifigures. The car is really solid and when it’s done you can properly play with it, it’s not going to break apart.” Adult: “Lego minifigures are always a popular pocket-money toy in our house and these are definitely no exception – the kids are really excited to have a full new set to collect from the film. There’s something about these ‘blind bags’ that gets them ridiculously excited.” Child: “How much pocket money do I have left? Can I get another one at the weekend? I really really really want Scarecrow Special Delivery, £19.99 Child: “My favourite bit is the pizza sign, which you spin around and it shows the secret compartment.
The stickers were a bit tricky to put on, but I got help from a grownup. They are quite useful sometimes. It’s got three minifigures including Batman. It says from age seven, but I’m nine and I love it.” Adult: “Good value set, seemed fairly straightforward to build. We had a good 10-minute conversation about what kind of pizza Batman would like best. He could fly to Naples and pick one up.” Batgirl Batjet Chase, £19.99 Child: “I love this set best of all my Lego. I really love Batgirl; she should have her own film. It took me about 20 minutes to build and I’m not letting my little sister play with it, not even if she cries, OK?” Adult: “She really loves this, she went to sleep with it under her bed last night. It’s actually from the DC Super Hero Girls range – there’s no lack of Lego love from my girls anyway, but it’s good to see them showcasing female figures. And, of course, kids don’t care what range something is from – if it’s a good toy, it’s a good toy.”
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that The LEGO Group has announced that there will be LEGO sets and other merchandise tied in to upcoming The LEGO Movie set to be released on February 7, 2014. There will be 17 different sets ranging from City, Wild West, and Space and one of them named the “Wyldstyle Chase” will be on display at the LEGO booth (#2829) this Saturday at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. There will also be a special line of 16 Collectible Minifigures that will also be based on the movie cast as well as “new-again” LEGO characters. Other merchandise will include a video game from TT Games that will have over 90 playable characters and have 15 levels to play. The game will be available in 2014 on the current generation consoles and handhelds as well as the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Then there are the usual books, clothes, and school supplies that will have images from The LEGO Movie. Below is the official press release for the merchandise for the movie. LEGO Group Builds Creative Merchandising Program for “THE LEGO® MOVIE”
-First of 17 Building Sets, Playable Video Game Demo to be Displayed at Comic-Con- SAN DIEGO, July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL — The LEGO Group today announced that it will produce a collection of movie-inspired building sets celebrating the brand’s premiere as a theatrical film. The company has recruited an impressive roster of global partners to a broad, multi-category licensing program to support the much anticipated animated adventure film from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and produced by Dan Lin and Roy Lee, “THE LEGO® MOVIE” is rapidly building buzz following its first released trailer and assembles on the big screen starting in February 2014. “The LEGO brand has been a vehicle for creative storytelling around the world for decades, so it’s no surprise that there is such growing enthusiasm for the first LEGO theatrical film,” said Jill Wilfert, vice president licensing and entertainment for The LEGO Group.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with our valued partners to build a varied and compelling portfolio of products through which fans of all ages can celebrate this LEGO brand milestone.” Inspired by pivotal scenes in the film and starring key LEGO minifigure characters, a collection of 17 LEGO building sets will deliver all of the “THE LEGO MOVIE” action to the playroom. Fans will delight in highly detailed and functional vehicles and structures that reflect the creative versatility of the movie’s many LEGO themed backdrops, such as City, Wild West, and Space. Comic-Con International attendees in San Diego, California will see the first “THE LEGO MOVIE” building set unveiled at the LEGO booth (#2829) on Saturday, July 20. Additionally, the company’s line of collectible LEGO Minifigures will receive its first Hollywood makeover with a series inspired by “THE LEGO MOVIE” cast of 16 new and “new-again” LEGO characters. In related news, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that the chart-topping and award-winning LEGO videogames franchise from TT Games will include an epic gaming experience based on the film across all major console and handheld gaming systems.
With more than 90 playable characters inspired by the film and 15 exciting levels, kids will be able to build an adventure like never before. A roster of global licensees covering several categories will immerse filmgoers in the world of “THE LEGO MOVIE.” Perennial publishing partners Scholastic, Penguin, Ameet and DK Publishing will offer a range of readers, sticker books, activity books and movie guides. Apparel partners include T-shirts from Mad Engine, Isaac Morris, Kabooki, TV Mania and Casco Blu, hoodies from TV Mania, pajamas from SGI Apparel, TV Mania and Kabooki and undergarments from Handcraft Mfg. and Kabooki. Carry Gear and Grown Up will offer bags, including backpacks and cinch bags. Clic Time is producing clocks and buildable watches. MZB Imagination and Funtastic are creating an array of stationery items including notebooks, journals, folders, pens, pencils and pencil cases, erasers, rulers and luggage/bag tags. Functional key lights featuring movie characters are being produced by IQ HK.
Storage partner ROOM Copenhagen is producing a lunchbox, lunch set, drinking bottle and storage and sorting boxes. “THE LEGO MOVIE” opens in some global markets the first week of February, 2014. The 3D computer animated adventure tells the story of Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared. “THE LEGO MOVIE” stars Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie and Charlie Day, with Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman, as the voices of the animated characters. The film is directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (“21 Jump Street,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”) from their original screenplay, story by Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, based on LEGO construction toys.