The LEGO Movie

The Lego Movie is an American media franchise based on Lego construction toys. It began with the 2014 film The Lego Movie, which was directed and written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. The success of the film led to the release of two licensed video games, a 4D film theme park attraction, two spin-off films titled The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie, which were released in 2017, Unikitty! an animated television series that also came out in the same year, and the sequel to the original film titled The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019. Plans for a third spin-off film and a sequel to The Lego Batman Movie were later shelved. The franchise has received a generally positive critical reception, with the exception of The Lego Ninjago Movie which received mixed reviews, and has grossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office. While Warner Bros. still owned the rights to their run of the franchise from 2014 to 2020, including the Unikitty! animated television series, Universal Pictures bought the rights to make plans for an upcoming Lego Movie (after a termination of Warner Bros.' film rights with Lego at the end of 2019) as part of a 5-year deal. Films Note: All four films in the franchise were produced as a collaboration between Warner Animation Group, Vertigo Entertainment, Rideback (formerly Lin Pictures), and The Lego Group, with animation provided by Animal Logic. However, RatPac-Dune Entertainment (now called Access Entertainment) only had involvement with the first three films (and not The Second Part). Village Roadshow Pictures only had involvement financing the first Lego Movie, and not the rest. Lord Miller Productions did not have involvement with the first, even though Phil Lord and Chris Miller directed the film, as well as providing the screenplay, but did produce the remaining three Lego movies for Warner Bros. Only two movies were released in IMAX Theaters; these include The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. The Lego Ninjago Movie was originally planned for an IMAX release, but was cancelled and only received non-IMAX presentations and then eventually, Kingsman: The Golden Circle took over the IMAX screenings.