Legends of Chima (film)


 * "A kingdom falls at war, help me and let us regain the peace that once existed in these lands."
 * ―Laval

The Lego Chima Movie is a 2025 computer-animated, comedy adventure action fantasy film, produced by Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and Universal Pictures. based on the televisison series of the same name. It the ninth film in the LEGO Extended Universe, and the third installment of Wave Two. The film was released on August 28, 2025 internationally and on September 13, 2025 in the United States.

The film is directed by Charlie Bean and George Miller and stars Scott Shantz, David Attar, Bethany Brown, Bill Courage (returning for their respective leading roles from the original series), Bryce Dallas Howard, Daniella Pineda and Nick Robinson.

A sequel, The LEGO Chima Movie: Legends, will be released on August 5, 2030.

Synopsis
LEGO's The Lego Chima Movie is an action-packed, epic fantasy adventure that expands everything we've seen so far in LEGO movies into unexplored terrain and biome, from a kingdom at war over a thousand-year-old sustenance to a prince that together with their few allies, they must fight to make this world peaceful again.

Cast

 * Scott Shantz as Laval
 * David Attar asCragger
 * Bethany Brown as Eris
 * Chris Durchand as Dom De La Woosh and Sir Fangar
 * Bill Courage as Crominus
 * Adam White as Foltrax and Vornon
 * Dave Pettitt as Tormak
 * Jensen Ackles as Worriz
 * Zach Aguilar as Ewar
 * Casey Affleck as Scrom

Production
In 2015, After the LEGO theme was canceled and their respective series ending 3 total seasons in 2014, plans were shelved at the time to produce a spinoff film for television and DVD.

In 2016, it was revealed that a movie titled "Time of Heroes" sequel to Legends of Chima was scheduled to be released on Christmas 2015.

In May 2020, Warner Bros. regained the film rights to LEGO and the idea of ​​adapting old canceled original LEGO themes began to unfold.

In February 2021, Dan Lin spoke about the upcoming productions in development and what they planned to do in this time period during the so-called "Wave Two": "Chima, it's something we've talked about and it's one of the projects that definitely They will come out. It's a great theme, with great characters and a fantastic story that can be expanded. As the development team we want to show that stories that seem encapsulated can be liked by people. "

In October 2022 during New York Comic-Con 2022, the main cast was presented, most of them returning from their original appeles, the official logo and the release date were presented, being September 12, 2025.

In December 2022, Charlie Bean and George Miller joined as directors and Joe Robert Cole began writing a script.

Release
The Lego Chima Movie premiered at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California on August 28, 2025, and was theatrically released in the United States on September 12, as part of Wave Two of the LEU. Critics praised its screenplay, animation, and soundtrack. It grossed over $446.8 million worldwide, and managed to earn a national opening of $75.6 million, breaking into the top 14 for Biggest opening weekend in U.S. and Canada for an animated film.

The film received numerous accolades, with the nomination at the 98th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature.

Box Office
The Lego Chima Movie grossed a worldwide total of $446.8 million. It is the sixth LEU film overall to surpass $400 million, and the fourth-highest-grossing animated film of 2025. Deadline Hollywood calculated the film's net profit as $223.2 million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it nine on their list of 2025's "Most Valuable Blockbusters".

Critical response
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 97%, with an average score of 9.7/10, based on 325 reviews, surpassing The Lego Movie's 96% mark. The website's critical consensus reads: "Chima once again elevates the LEGO movies to adventure, exciting and engaging conflict, and a spectacular follow-up to its growing franchise." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave the film an average rating of "A+" on a scale of A+ to F, the first LEU film to receive such a rating and beating The Lego Movie and The Lego Dimensions Movie "A". Moviegoers surveyed by comScore's PostTrak service gave the film a positive score of 89% and a "definite recommendation" of 81%, with a third of people planning to watch the film again.

Accolades
The Lego Chima Movie was nominated for Best Animation Feature at the Academy Awards, an American Cinema Editors (won), Saturn Awards (won), Critics' Choice Movie Awards (won two), three Golden Globes. first LEU film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature, as well as these being the second for Warner Animation Group overall.

Post-credits scene
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