Legends of Chima (film)

The Lego Chima Movie (stylized only as Chima) is a 2024 computer-animated, comedy, adventure, action and fantasy film produced by Warner Animation Group, LEGO System A / S and co-produced by Illumination and distributed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros. Warner Bros. Pictures] and Universal Pictures. It the ninth film in the LEGO Extended Universe (LEU) and the fifth spin-off of The Lego Movie. It was directed by Charlie Bean and George Miller and written by Dan Hageman and Joe Robert Cole, starring 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.

After the LEGO theme was canceled in 2015, 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. It wasn't until 2020 that Warner Bros. regained the film rights to LEGO when the idea of ​​"reviving" old canceled original LEGO themes was presented, including LEGO Chima, Nexo Knight and Bionicle for their respective teathrical film adaptations. Charlie Bean and George Miller, who expressed interest in directing the film, joined in 2021 and Dan Hageman and Joe Robert Cole began work on a script that would be much closer to the 2013 television series of the same name, albeit remaining as an adaptation. which was intended to be "something totally new". It was announced in October 2022 and the actors signed their participation that same year. Its official release date was announced at the comic-con in 2023, being September 12, 2025, 10 years since the cancellation of the original theme.

The Lego Chima Movie premiered at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California, on August 28, 2025, and opened in the United States on September 13, as part of Wave Two of LEU. It received generally favorable to mixed reviews, receiving praise for the animation and soundtrack although it was considered an unfavorable critical response compared to previous films. The film grossed $ 379.8 million worldwide against a budget of between 70 and 66 million, a box office below expectations. There was talk of a possible sequel but the plans were eventually canceled.