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The Lego Ninjago Movie

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Directed by
  
Charlie Bean

Produced by
  
Dan Lin Roy Lee Phil Lord Christopher Miller

Screenplay by
  
Hilary Winston Bob Logan Paul Fisher

Story by
  
Dan Hageman Kevin Hageman Hilary Winston Bob Logan Paul Fisher

Based on
  
Lego Ninjago by The Lego Group

Starring
  
Dave Franco Michael Peña Kumail Nanjiani Zach Woods Fred Armisen Abbi Jacobson Olivia Munn Justin Theroux Jackie Chan

The Lego Ninjago Movie is an upcoming 2017 Danish-American 3D computer-animated action-comedy martial arts film that is being directed by Charlie Bean and written by Dan and Kevin Hageman, Hilary Winston, Bob Logan and Paul Fisher. Based on the Lego Ninjago toy line, the film is the second spin-off installment from the 2014 film The Lego Movie, following The Lego Batman Movie, which was released earlier in 2017. The film will star the voices of Dave Franco, Michael Peña, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods, Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, Justin Theroux, and Jackie Chan.

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The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 22, 2017 in 3D and 2D by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Plot

Six teenagers are "hired" by an old master (Jackie Chan) and become ninja heroes at night, defeating monsters and riding awesome vehicles and dragons to protect the far-away land of Ninjago and its capital city. Meanwhile, a hungry warlord (Justin Theroux) plots for revenge on his brother, who is the master that trained the ninjas.

Cast

  • Dave Franco as Lloyd, the Green Ninja, Lord Garmadon and Koko's son, and Master Wu's nephew.
  • Michael Peña as Kai, the hotheaded, red Ninja of Fire and Nya's brother.
  • Fred Armisen as Cole, the laid-back, black Ninja of Earth.
  • Kumail Nanjiani as Jay, the goofy, blue Ninja of Lightning.
  • Zach Woods as Zane, the robotic, white Ninja of Ice.
  • Abbi Jacobson as Nya, the strong Ninja of Water and Kai's sister.
  • Jackie Chan as Master Wu, the wise and wise-cracking leader of the group, Lord Garmadon's brother and Lloyd's uncle.
  • Justin Theroux as Lord Garmadon, an evil warlord, the father of Lloyd and the brother of Master Wu. He often incorrectly pronounces Lloyd's name as "Luh-loyd"
  • Olivia Munn as "Koko", Lord Garmadon's ex-wife and Lloyd's mother.

    • Development

    On September 17, 2013, it was announced that Warner Bros. was developing an animated Ninjago film based on the Lego toy line Lego Ninjago, which the Hageman brothers, who wrote Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu and co-wrote the story of The Lego Movie, would be writing the film adaptation. Charlie Bean would direct the film, and would be produced by the The Lego Movie team of Dan Lin, Roy Lee, and both Phil Lord and Chris Miller. On June 27, 2016, the film's voice cast was announced which included Dave Franco, Michael Peña, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods, Fred Armisen, Jackie Chan, and Abbi Jacobson. More voice cast was announced which included Justin Theroux as Lord Garmadon and Olivia Munn as Koko.

    Music

    Mark Mothersbaugh, who composed The Lego Movie, has been confirmed to score The Lego Ninjago Movie

    Release

    The Lego Ninjago Movie will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 22, 2017. It was originally scheduled for a September 23, 2016 release. A short film, The Master, that promoted the feature film was shown in front of screenings of Storks, which took the September 23, 2016 release date. On February 8, 2017, the first trailer was released featuring the song "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift. The trailer was shown in front of screenings of The Lego Batman Movie.

    References

    The Lego Ninjago Movie Wikipedia
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