More and more news is starting to pour in with regards to LEGO’s next big film, the LEGO Ninjago Movie. Now that the LEGO Batman Movie’s digital HD version is officially out, and the 13th of this month marks the release of its Blu-ray counterpart (which is now at 31% discount over at Amazon), heads are gradually turning towards the heroes of Ninjago.
A lot has been revealed during the past weeks, with many info scattered here and there with regards to the film. Here’s a round-up of what we know so far about all the LEGO Ninjago Movie sets and other promotional stuff that you might find interesting.
The Launch of the Official LEGO Ninja Movie Microsite.
LEGO.com has updated their website to include a dedicated page or a microsite for the LEGO Ninjago Movie. Frankly, there is not much to be seen other than the official trailer and a downloadable movie poster. However, there is one link on the page where you get to play several missions, and one of which is to correctly identify the silhouette of the LEGO Ninjago Movie character being shown. If you hurdled the mission successfully, you’ll get to see several character shots of Kai, Jay, Zane, Cole, Nya, and Lloyd as you can see in the images below. I’m not sure if this game or mission is limited only to certain regions since it seems that I can’t access the game via LEGO’s US website. As of the moment it looks like it is available only in certain European regions and in the UK.
The LEGO Ninjago Movie Minifigure Promotionals.
Like all previous LEGO films, the LEGO Ninjago Movie will also come with an Activity Book which will likely sell out because of its exclusively bundled, free minifigure. Partnering once again with publisher Scholastic, The LEGO Ninjago Movie Garmadon Attack! Activity Book comes with an exclusive Cole minifigure. Though the activity book is now listed at Amazon for pre-order, it seems that LEGO would like to keep things under wraps for now, with the image of the minifig hidden. Fortunately, thanks to Bricks Fans, we have a closer look at this exclusive Cole minifig before Amazon replaced their posting with an intentionally blurred image.
Another minifigure promotional tied up with the film comes in a form of a polybag. First appearing on eBay, the LEGO Ninjago Movie Kendo Lloyd (30608) features Lloyd with several kendo training accessories. However, what makes this minifig promotional quite interesting is the fact that it comes with a sort of unlock code found at the lower left corner of its polybag. This suggests that LEGO may also have a video game tied up with the release of the film similar to other titles such as LEGO Marvel Avengers and LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens where you get to unlock a mystery character in the game when you enter the unlock code.
This is further confirmed when The Brick Fan reported that the polybag leaflet building instructions for the LEGO Ninjago Movie Lloyd (30608) minifigure is now listed at LEGO’s customer service site, tagged with a code 30608 CONF_TTGAMES. Again, the leaflet itself doesn’t offer ground breaking news, but the manner in which LEGO listed it is somehow intriguing, giving reference to long-time partner and gaming developer, TT Games.
More Polybags
As of this writing, other than the Kendo Lloyd minifig polybag, Brickset has also listed two additional polybags that hints on their larger cousins. First reported by Hoth Bricks, the LEGO Ninjago Movie Ice Tank (30427) polybag is a direct reference to the larger Ice Tank mech driven by Zane in the film. This polybag was first seen posted on eBay’s French website, which immediately sold out later on.
Another polybag slated under the LEGO Ninjago Movie goes by the name Quake Mech (30379), also listed by Brickset. It is unclear as of the moment if this is related to any other larger set, but what we do know is that it is one of the vehicles supposedly used by Cole in the film as you can see from the screenshot below.
And of course… The LEGO Ninjago Movie Sets!
Currently, there are thirteen (13) LEGO Ninjago Movie sets and 1 D2C exclusive lined up for release by August, and several images are now floating online that shows how these will look like. I’m posting it here since it is quite prevalent already, but if LEGO will give us a ring, then we will surely remove them and comply. The only exception is the Flying Jelly Sub (70610) which was officially posted at TRU’s Danish website only to be removed later on, and Amazon Japan’s posting of LEGO Juniors The LEGO Ninjago Movie Shark Attack (10739). So here it goes. Credit goes to Pricevortex for these images.
Green Ninja Mech Dragon (70612)
Ice Tank (70616) – No Available Image
Temple of the Ultimate Ultimate Weapon (70617)
LEGO Ninjago Movie D2C Set (70620) – No Available Image
LEGO Juniors The LEGO Ninjago Movie Shark Attack (10739)
Again, we don’t have any official images yet since the LEGO Ninjago Movie theme is still two months away before it is officially unveiled in August – a month before the film makes its public debut in September.
Do you think this current line-up looks promising? Will you be picking them up once they’re available in August? Let us know in the comments below or via our official Facebook page.