After a slew of big announcements, anotherLEGO Movieis now in development. TheLEGOseries has gotten some activity with the well-reviewed 2024 filmPiece by Piece. Unlike the otherLEGO Movies, which are fictional stories,Piece by Pieceis a whimsical biography of singer and musician Pharrell Williams. The mainLEGOseries, which includesThe LEGO Movieand its 2019 follow up,The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, was taken over by Universal in 2020. Since then,development onThe LEGO Movie 3is unlikely as Universal is moving the franchise in a different direction.
PerDeadline, the LEGO universe has another exciting update with thedevelopment of anotherLEGO Ninjago Movie. According to the source,brothers Kevin and Dan Hageman are developing a script for a newLEGO Ninjagomovie. Unlike the previousLEGO Ninjago Movie, this film will be live-action. Producers on the project include Jill Wilfert and Ryan Christians. Plot details for the live-actionLEGO Ninjago Movieare currently under wraps.
What This Means For The LEGO Franchise
Three Other LEGO Movies Were Recently Announced
This will not be the first time this brother duo has worked on a project in a major franchise, as their previous work includes beingshowrunners forStar Trek: Prodigyand writing multiple seasons of theNinjagoTV series. The news of the Hagemans' movie marks the fourth LEGO-based film announced to be in development this week. Yesterday, it was announced thatthree live-actionLEGO Moviesare also in the works. These films are set to be directed by Patty Jenkins, Jake Kasdan, and Joe Cornish.
Every LEGO Movie Ranked, Worst To Best (Including Piece By Piece)
From the LEGO Movies to Batman and Pharrell’s Piece by Piece, the LEGO movies vary in quality and awesomeness, which helps rank every installment.
Like the Hagemans’LEGO Ninjagomovie, the plots of all three of these other films are still under wraps. Another interesting similarity is that all four LEGO-based films in development are said to be live-action projects.This represents a big shift in the cinematic LEGO universe, which has historically focused on animated projects that mimic the style of the toys themselves. BothThe LEGO Movieand its sequel did include live-action sequences, however, the idea of which could be mimicked in these new films.
Our Take On The LEGO Universe Expansion
LEGO Ninjago Is Historically The Weak Link
Making a live-actionLEGO Ninjagomovie is perhaps the biggest risk of the announced projects. With a56% Tomatometerand even worse audience score, the animatedLEGO Ninjago Movieis regularly regarded as the weakest in the LEGO Franchise. This presents a challenge for the Hageman brothers, as they will have to create something original and unique out of one of the franchise’s more disliked aspects. Not only that, but they will have to do so while also navigating the franchise’s complicated switch to live-action.
The Lego Movie
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The first film in the Lego movie franchise, 2014’s The Lego Movie tells the story of Emmett Brickowski (Chris Pratt), an average construction worker from the Lego city of Bricksburg. After finding the fabled “Piece of Resistance”, Emmett finds himself opposing the plans of the villainous Lord Business (Will Ferrell) with the help of both original characters and licensed ones such as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.
