MOVIE NEWS: "LEGO NOW HAS A MOVIE!"

On behalf of 'Botis' like me (wink wink blush), to 'Pakis' like you, we introduce to you, "THE LEGO MOVIE!" What is that?! Hehen, I knew you would ask, JJCs! But let me give you a brief background of what a LEGO is, so that plenti of una wey childhood rough no go crucify me!

Lego is a popular line of construction toys manufactured by The Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. Lego consists of colourful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts. Lego bricks can be assembled and connected in many ways, to construct such objects as vehicles, buildings, and even working robots. Anything constructed can then be taken apart again, and the pieces used to make other objects. 

Lego began manufacturing interlocking toy bricks in 1949. Since then a global Lego subculture has developed, supporting movies, games, competitions, and six themed amusement parks (thanks...Wikipedia).  

Now back to our topic. "Yay...There is going to be a Lego movie!" And for those of you who got kids who may not know what a Lego is, here is an opportunity to share the joy of childhood that we enjoyed when we were little.

The Lego Movie is an upcoming 2014 American stop motion/computer-animated adventure comedy film based on the Lego line of construction toys.

An ordinary guy named Emmet (Chris Pratt) is mistaken as being the Master Builder, the one who can save the universe. With the aid of an old mystic Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman), a tough young lady named Lucy (Elizabeth Banks), and Batman (Will Arnett), Emmet will fight to defeat the evil tyrant Lord Business (Will Ferrell) who is bent on destroying the universe by gluing it together.

Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (21 jump street, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) revealed that the film takes place in an immersive all-LEGO environment, “to the point where if there’s water or clouds or like a big explosion, that will be made out of animated LEGOs.”

The following acts will be lending their voices to this block animated movie; Chris Pratt as Emmet, Will Arnett as Batman, Elizabeth Banks as Lucy, Morgan Freeman as Vitruvius, Liam Neeson as Bad Cop, Will Ferrell as Lord Business, Nick Offerman as Metalbeard, Jonah Hill as Green Lantern, Cobie Smulders as Wonder Woman and Channing Tatum as Superman.

Warner Bros. has announced that they have set the film for a February 28th, 2014 release and they have confirmed that it will be in 3D. The popular website devoted to reviews, information, and news of films, Rotten Tomatoes, also widely known as the film review aggregator, reveal that 94% of audience surveyed are anticipating to see the movie. That seems like something to look forward to! Check out the trailer below.

The film has been in development since 2008, with the scribes and producers making several trips to Denmark to work with Lego's execs on the concept.