LEGO Extended Universe

The LEGO Extended Universe (LEU) is an American media franchise and shared fictional universe based on Lego construction toys. The films are produced by Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The franchise also includes television series, short films, books and amusemet park attractions.

There have been 14 films produced since the beginning of the franchise with The Lego Movie (2014), each of them being distributed by Warner Bros. and being divided into groups known as "Waves". The franchise was expanded to include television series in 2017 with ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unikitty! Unikitty!], and expanded for the streaming service HBO Max in 2022, with Girls Rule.''

The series has received a generally positive critical reception and collectively grossed over $11.7 billion at the global box office, making it the fifth-highest-grossing film franchise of all time.

Films

 * See also: LEGO Extended Universe: Wave One and Wave Two



Production cycle
After finalizing an exclusive 9-year agreement to produce films the full release slate for Wave Two, consisting at the time of 7 films, was announced on October 7, 2022 during the annual New York Comic-Con. The event was organized by Warner Bros. together with The Lego Group, which put security restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. After the release list titles were revealed, Ann Sarnoff and Jill Wilfert announced that the productions would be progressively in development, following the plan of one to two films annually, wanting to aim based on the path traveled in the first five years and compared the production cycle to Pixar.

In-development projects
In 2027 it was announced that a Young Justice comic series adaptation with Jeremy Adams as writer. Michael Cera joined, reprising his role as Dick Grayson/Nightwing. A sequels to Harry Potter and Monkie Kid is in production with Sam Fell and David Sandberg directing respectively. Alessandro Carloni is working as associate director on an untitled sequel to The Lego Chima Movie with Joe Robert Cole returning to write. Kirk DeMicco, Neil Cicierega, Kevin Hanna, The Brothers Chaps, Josh Cooley, and Dean DeBlois have been working on their untitled feature films.

Canceled and reworked projects
Main article: Unrealized and other LEU projects

HBO Max
Main article: LEGO's HBO Max television series

The waves of the franchise also include as canonical external material the television series that are broadcast on Cartoon Network and HBO Max. The series have been in continuous production since 2017: ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unikitty! Unikitty]! (2017), Girls Rule (2022), Lord and Rings (2026) and City Undercover'' (2026). Two one-hour specials exclusive to HBO Max were included in Wave Two; Wyldstyle in 2024-2025 and City Undercover Hallowen Special in 2027.

A LEGO Shorts

 * Main article: A LEGO Short

A LEGO Short are a series of canonical shorts for the franchise, computer animated and produced by Warner Animation Group. They are included as shorts in other studio feature films, released online, or as additional features in LEU films.

Box office performance
As of 2029, allmost all of the fifteen films emerged as commercial successes at the box office with most of the films grossing $700 million at the worldwide box office, with the Episodio 1 and Episode 2 grossing over $1 billion and Episode 2 becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time, the highest-grossing film in the franchise, the highest-grossing film of 2029, the highest-grossing film released by Warner Bros., as well as the 6th-highest-grossing film overall. The franchise has an average per movie of $846,135,039; Wave One averaging $502,356,890 per movie, and Wave Two $110,396,8651.

Videogames
Multiple games based on the movies have accompanied them in their release periods, being developed by TT Fusion, TT Games and Feral Interactive.

Attractions
On December 16, 2015, a promo video for a new 4D film at Legoland Florida based on The Lego Movie called The Lego Movie: 4D – A New Adventure was posted onto Lego's YouTube channel. This attraction was followed by expansions, spaces in LegoLand as well as a roller coaster open in 2028.

Music
Various composers have created the film and television soundtracks for the LEU's films, television series, One-Shots and other related projects, with Mark Mothersbaugh participating in most projects. Original songs have also been created specifically for use in the franchise.

More

 * 1) List of Post-credits Scenes
 * 2) List of Dimensions