LEGO Extended Universe

LEGO Extended Universe (LEU) is a Danish-American shared universe and media franchise based on Lego construction toys produced by Warner Animation Group and co-produced by Universal Animation Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and Universal Pictures. The franchise has expanded to include short films and television series. The shared universe, similar to the Marvel Universe or DC Universe, was established by crossing common plots, locations, cast, and characters. The series has been a great commercial success; collectively grossed at least $ 6.4 billion at the global box office, making it the eighth highest-grossing film franchise of all time and Warner Animation Group's flagship franchise and one of the largest and most important from Warner Bros. Pictures.

LEU's first film is The Lego Movie (2014), which began the Wave One movies culminating in the crossover movie The LEGO Dimensions Movie (2022). The Wave Two began with The Lego Movie 3: The Third Part (2024) and concluded with The Lego Dimensions Movie: Episode II (2029). The first two waves are collectively known as "The Dimensions Series". The Wave Three movies began with LEGO Star Wars Movie (2031).

The wave will announced television event series and one special for the streaming service HBO Max and Disney+. and unannounced films have been set for release in the periot 2033 - 2035.

The studio has also confirmed a spinoff franchise, called The LEGO Universe of the Wizarding World, based on JK Rowling's Harry Potter novel series, their respective Live Action films and LEGO TT Games Harry Potter Videogames.

The franchise has had moderate commercial success and, in general, with the exception of a few films, has received mixed to positive reviews.

Etimology
Since September 2017, the project was officially referred to as "The Lego Movie Franchise", it was not until August 11, 2020, when the term "LEGO Extended Universe" was coined by Christopher Miller in an article that talks about the evolution of the universe thus becoming the official name of the franchise. This term and the abbreviation "LEU" quickly spread among the media and fans. Later in 2022, he would also refer to the franchise as "The Amazing Worlds of LEGO" in multiple advertisements:

During New York Comic-Con 2022, the words "The Wonderful Multiverse of LEGO" were shown many times after showing some of the studio's upcoming films.

Finally, popularly, the universe is also known as: LEGO Cinematic Universe due to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Released films
The first two waves are collectively called "The Dimensions Series"

(Timeline of LEGO Extended Universe)

Universal Pictures Era
"The Soul Series" Future

Other Films and Cancelled Projects
Main article: Unrealized and other LEU projects

Series
Overview of LEGO Extended Universe series

Universal Pictures
In December 2019, Warner Bros began negotiations to redistribute upcoming film properties based on Lego toys. In January 2020, Warner Bros announced that they expected future Lego movies to be distributed this time in conjunction with Universal Pictures.

In April 2020, the agreement with Warner Bros. was established for a limited 9-year film contract with Universal Pictures, which will lend various film rights, taking 40% of the total profits.

The contract with LEGO and Universal was renewed in 2030, in a film agreement until 2040, which gave the company more freedom to produce the next installments and develop the franchise with more care.

Walt Disney Studios
On August 18, 2027, it was revealed that Warner Bros. Universal and Lego Media had been working and negotiating with other film companies to bring various brands to LEU since at least May 2026. One of these was Walt Disney Studios.

At the end of 2029, when the completion of Wave Two was announced giving multiple thanks and thoughts Miller said: "Nothing is officially announced until we are safe here and there. So we continue with that trajectory (1), being the trajectory ( 2), if something happened to Disney, how would everything change? We have been thinking about everything we can do since we thought about the third wave.

On February 6, 2030, Warner Bros. Universal Pictures, LEGO Media and Disney announced that an agreement had been reached and that brands such as Star Wars, Marvel Superheroes and Indiana Jones will now be able to be used in Warner Bros. and Universal Studios media within a limited period of time. ten years. (2040), in addition, it was mentioned that multiple productions set in the LEU are already in production.

A new agreement was announced in 2039, with a short time frame of 2 years.

The first movie of the contract was "The Lego Star Wars Movie" released in 2031 and has two sequels and a spin-off scheduled

Sony Pictures
On August 18, 2027, it was revealed that Warner Bros. Universal and Lego Media had been working and negotiating with other film companies to bring various brands to LEU since at least May 2026. One of them was Sony Pictures.

In january 2030, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that multiple properties would appear on the LEU, (The brands were specified to be: Ghostbusters, Spider Man and Jumanji, such as Men in Black, The Smurfs and Charlie's Angels as small star appearances in some films). All appearing in a ten year period with unlimited movies.

As part of the agreement, Sony Pictures would continue to finance, distribute, own and have ultimate creative control of the films.

In July 2039, it was announced that Warner Bros. Universal, LEGO Media, and Sony had reached a new agreement.