LEGO ‘probably’ released too many LEGO movies too close together
Following four LEGO movies between 2014 and 2019, the LEGO Group’s head of global entertainment has shared that it may have been too many.
The LEGO Group’s head of global entertainment Jill Wilfert has shared in an interview with Variety further details into their development deal with Warner Bros. and why they signed a new five-year agreement with Universal Pictures.
As well as confirming that more LEGO movies are still in development, they admitted that there may have been too many movies in too short a time frame.
“In hindsight, we would probably say we had too many films too close together,” shared Wilfert. “All those movies did get good reviews. If you even look back to The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part the reviews were better than the box office might indicate. I think people who did see it really did enjoy it. But in the film industry, it’s tough. I think you have to bring something unexpected to the table.
“For us, going through that timeframe we felt like it was the right time to maybe take a little bit of a pause, re-evaluate what we’re doing. In addition to the films we also have been very active in the serialized content space, so we continue to create content tied to these properties.
“We really at that point focused on continuing to fuel our franchises with animation and then go into a new space with more of reality-style television with “LEGO MASTERS” which has been hugely successful for us.”
The next LEGO movie is a bit different, focusing on Pharrell Williams as a biopic that uses LEGO to tell the story. It releases on October 11, 2024. LEGO MASTERS is continuing worldwide too, including a new set based on the USA version of the show coming in the future.
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