Monkie Kit: The Born Hero

Monkie Kid and the Birth of a Hero is a 2029 animated, comedy, adventure, fantasy and action film based on the toy line of the same name and the television series Monkie Kit: A Hero is Born (2020). Produced by Warner Animation Group, Lego System A / S and co-produced by Illumination and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and Universal Pictures, it's the sixteenth movie in the LEGO Extended Universe (LEU) and the first animated with Traditional 2D animation. It was directed by Sarah Harper and written by Jeremy Adams (both of whom worked on the original animated series) and starring Jack De Sena, Dave B. Mitchell, Fala Chen, John Cena, Stephanie Sheh,Michelle Rodriguez David Chen, Tony Leung, Sean Schemmel, Gwendoline Yeo, Steve Blum (some returning to their original roles).

A movie based on the original LEGO lineup, Monkey Kit, entered development in 2020, when the idea was introduced to "revive" and use old and new canceled or for-sale original LEGO themes to adapt to the big screen in which They included LEGO Chima, Nexo Knight, Bionicle and Monkie Kit, the latter of which had been released that same year. The work didn't start in earnest until December 2022 when Jeremy Adams was hired as a writer. Harper joined in March 2023 as director, and the project accelerated as the first theatrical LEGO movie made entirely in traditional hybrid 3D animation. The film and the main cast were announced during San Diego Comic-Con in 2025, along with Episode I and Episode II of LEGO Dimensions, thus marking its premiere for April 10, 2029.

The Lego Monkie Kit Movie premiered in Los Angeles on March 31, 2029 and was released in the United States on April 10, as part of Wave Two of LEU. Raised $ 667 million worldwide against a budget of $ 85 million. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the choreography of the action sequences, exploration, and performances.