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Blu-ray Review – The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017)

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The LEGO Ninjago Movie, 2017. Directed by Charlie Bean. Featuring the voice talents of Dave Franco, Michael Pena, Kumail Nanjiani, Fred Armisen, Zach Woods, Abbi Jacobson, Justin Theroux, Olivia Munn, and Jackie Chan. SYNOPSIS: Ninjago is the story of six young ninja tasked with defending their island home, called Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted warriors, […]

LEGO Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2018 set descriptions revealed

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With the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi fast approaching, some descriptions have arrived online for LEGO’s second wave of tie-in sets for the latest chapter of the galaxy far, far away. Hopefully we’ll get some set images soon, but check out the descriptions here courtesy of Eurobricks… 75195 – Ski Speeder vs. First […]

LEGO Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom sets coming in Spring 2018

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This won’t come as much of a surprise given that we had a range of sets for 2016’s Jurassic World, but Universal Pictures and LEGO have officially announced that they will be continuing their partnership for the upcoming sequel, with a selection of LEGO Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom sets slated to arrive in stores in […]

Video Game Review – LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2

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Thomas Roach reviews LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2… LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is the latest game in from LEGO and Travellers Tales. The story here revolves around Kang the Conqueror travelling though time and dimensions stealing parts of cities to make a super city – Chronopolis. The plot introduces a new range of Marvel […]

Watch the launch trailer for The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game

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With the US release of The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games have released a brand new trailer introducing our Ninja heroes, their enemy Lord Garmadon and the wonderful looking world that is Ninjago Island.  Watch the new trailer below… In The LEGO Ninjago […]

Guardians of the Galaxy animated series gets third season, LEGO special ‘The Thanos Threat’

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During yesterday’s animation panel at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, Disney XD announced a third season of the animated Guardians of the Galaxy series, which is set to tie into the new Mission: Breakout! attraction as Disney California Adventure. Take a look at the official poster here… The official description for Marvel’s Guardians of […]

The LEGO Movie Franchise: The Marriage of Movies and Merchandising

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Sarah Myles on The LEGO Movie franchise and the marriage of movie merchandising…  Forty years ago, there was a seismic shift in the film industry, when Bernard Loomis of Kenner Toys decided that Star Wars was ‘toyetic.’ That shift, all those years ago, has led us on a journey of courtship between movies and merchandising, […]

Lord and Miller working on The LEGO Movie Sequel script, plot details revealed

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Talking with Collider at the press event for The LEGO Ninjago Movie, producers Dan Lin and Chris McKay have revealed some new details about the sequel to the surprise hit of 2014, centred on the famous plastic bricks. Asked about the future of The LEGO Movie franchise, Lin and McKay had this to say: “We are going to […]

Movie Review – The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017)

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The LEGO Ninjago Movie, 2017. Directed by Charlie Bean. Featuring the voice talents of Dave Franco, Michael Pena, Kumail Nanjiani, Fred Armisen, Zach Woods, Abbi Jacobson, Justin Theroux, Olivia Munn, and Jackie Chan. SYNOPSIS: Ninjago is the story of six young ninja tasked with defending their island home, called Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted warriors, […]

Exclusive interview with Chris McKay on The LEGO Batman Movie and LEGO Universe

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Tai Freligh interviews director Chris McKay… Chris McKay has an extensive background in television work, including editing, directing, producing, animation and visual effects. He is best known for his editing work early on for Robot Chicken and Moral Orel before later adding directing to his resume.  He was animation co-director on The LEGO Movie with Phil Lord and Christopher […]