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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.”
Building Sets
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.
Videogame
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.
Movie-Inspired Merchandise
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 Feature Film
“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. It will incorporate some of
the LEGO world’s most popular figures while introducing several new characters,
inviting fans who have enjoyed the brand’s innovative toys and hugely popular
video games for generations to experience their visually unique LEGO world as
never seen before. The film is produced by Dan Lin (“Sherlock Holmes,” “Sherlock
Holmes: A Game of Shadows”) and Roy Lee (“The Departed,” “How to Train Your
Dragon”). “THE LEGO MOVIE” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a
Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village
Roadshow Pictures.
LEGO, its logo, the brick and knob configuration and the Minifigure are
trademarks of The LEGO Group. ©2013 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.
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