LEGO Feature Film Greenlit

[Hapori Tohu]

Remember the news we reported on way back when about the LEGO movie that would be a combination of animation and live action? Yeah, we barely do too. But it turns out the Warner Brothers has greenlit the film for production. Animal Logic, creators of Happy Feet, will be doing the animation. The film is expected to be in theaters sometime in 2014. You can read the full scoop target="offsite">at Variety.

 

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[Gatanui]

About time we heard about this again, I was already starting to think it was dead. Anyway, I look very much forward to this, but I hope it won´t turn into a generic movie, but that they will rather try something original or do the kind of movie like Pixar does that equally entertains children and adults. ~Gata.

[The Guy Who Came Back]

Sounds very interesting, as Gata said it'll be interesting too see what they do(story-wise).

Edited November 15, 2011 by The iCon

[GSR]

This looks like it could be pretty good. I'm very interested in seeing where they go with it.

[Sumiki]

Let me get this straight - is the name of the film "LEGO"? Sounds kind of lame ...

[Black Six]

The film does not have a title yet.

[HercuLesss]

I hope this movie is going to be good.I wonder what the story will be about?

[Erebus]

Not a fan of the idea of a live-action/animated film.

[Field Marshal Rakmon]

It's probably going to suck IMO.Also, epic banner Erebus.

[Kopekemaster]

Hmmmmm. I remember this from a LONG time ago................I'll probably go see it, but I'm not sure how good it'l be.

[fishers64]

They would have had better luck making a film out of Bionicle. It probably won't do well, but on the extreme off chance that it does... well we might see more Major Motion Pictures out of Lego, and that bodes well for Bionicle being one. Of course, this film being abysmal will likely kill any Lego/Bionicle MMPs for the next century.

[Aanchir]

They would have had better luck making a film out of Bionicle. It probably won't do well, but on the extreme off chance that it does... well we might see more Major Motion Pictures out of Lego, and that bodes well for Bionicle being one.Of course, this film being abysmal will likely kill any Lego/Bionicle MMPs for the next century.

Why would they have had better luck making a film out of a theme that's on its way to the grave?On a less snarky note, they made several BIONICLE movies. Some of them (particularly Mask of Light) were moderately successful. I certainly enjoyed them. But as for a film in theaters, it's hard to say whether people would actually jump at it. From what I've seen, toy lines don't often get films in theaters unless they've been around for a long time, have been a huge phenomenon, or have really big names in the film industry behind them.As it is, BIONICLE was a very successful LEGO theme in its early years, but it wasn't a phenomenon in the same way as Pokemon. It was an outstanding success for LEGO at a time when the company was having a lot of difficulties trying to sell its other themes. And in its later years, it was far from LEGO's most successful theme-- LEGO City and Star Wars tended to sell far better.Not sure what to think of this upcoming LEGO film. Right now, we don't have nearly enough to judge whether it'll be any good. The fact that LEGO is backing up a film which is obviously far unlike anything they've ever released before suggests that they have confidence in its potential. I'll be waiting patiently for further information to surface.

[fishers64]

They would have had better luck making a film out of Bionicle. It probably won't do well, but on the extreme off chance that it does... well we might see more Major Motion Pictures out of Lego, and that bodes well for Bionicle being one.Of course, this film being abysmal will likely kill any Lego/Bionicle MMPs for the next century.

Why would they have had better luck making a film out of a theme that's on its way to the grave?On a less snarky note, they made several BIONICLE movies. Some of them (particularly Mask of Light) were moderately successful. I certainly enjoyed them. But as for a film in theaters, it's hard to say whether people would actually jump at it. From what I've seen, toy lines don't often get films in theaters unless they've been around for a long time, have been a huge phenomenon, or have really big names in the film industry behind them.As it is, BIONICLE was a very successful LEGO theme in its early years, but it wasn't a phenomenon in the same way as Pokemon. It was an outstanding success for LEGO at a time when the company was having a lot of difficulties trying to sell its other themes. And in its later years, it was far from LEGO's most successful theme-- LEGO City and Star Wars tended to sell far better.Not sure what to think of this upcoming LEGO film. Right now, we don't have nearly enough to judge whether it'll be any good. The fact that LEGO is backing up a film which is obviously far unlike anything they've ever released before suggests that they have confidence in its potential. I'll be waiting patiently for further information to surface.

I'm just saying that if Lego bombs this one, they will have a harder time making another theater film, even if it is on a completely unrelated subject, like Bionicle. If they ace it, they will be "in business". But no, I cannot fully judge this until I have further information. My assertion was based on Lego's less-than-stellar film history, IMO, especially on the inclusion of cheesy jokes.

[GSR]

From what I've seen, toy lines don't often get films in theaters unless they've been around for a long time, have been a huge phenomenon, or have really big names in the film industry behind them.

My, I wonder what this is referring to? But kidding aside, toylines - or, for that matter, any licensed property - that don't have a very large install base are very difficult to greenlight film projects for, which is why this is a "LEGO" film and not a Bionicle, or Ninjago, or what have you. It's really far too early to consider the LEGO film on its own merits - there's names attached, and production seems to be going forward, but until 2014, a good two years from now, we won't be seeing much of it. I will be interested to see how it's marketed and how much of a success it turns out to be.