Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

"This is an all-new, original story about our Ninja, and our characters we all know and love from the original show. We wanted to make a movie that would attract fans from all ages of the franchise, trying to make a story as faithful to the source material as possible to make an epic, grand, and beautiful film."

- Director Joel Crawford on the film.

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu is a 2026 American computer-animated action-adventure fantasy film based on the animated television series of the same name, as well as its associated LEGO toy line. Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film is directed by Joel Crawford and Jeff Rowe, produced by Rowe, Tommy Andreasen, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Dan Lin, and written by Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Brendan O’Brien, Bragi Schut, Kevin Burke, and Chris “Doc” Wyatt, and stars Jay Baruchel, Tom Holland, Miles Teller, Barry Keoghan, Mille Bobby Brown, Gary Oldman, Maya Rudolph, Jimmy Kimmel, Kevin Michael Richardson, Russell Crowe, Keegan-Michael Key, Taraji P. Henson, Sasha Baron Cohen, Christoph Waltz, and Timothe Chamélet. The film is the second theatrical film adaptation of the franchise, following 2017's The LEGO Ninjago Movie.

The film was announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2023, during the release of the new Ninjago series Ninjago: United. The film was distributed by Universal and produced by DreamWorks after the commercial failure of 2019's The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part led to Warner Bros. Pictures selling the film rights for LEGO films to Universal. The cast and crew were publicly announced on January 14, 2025 (the 14th anniversary of the franchise), and the teaser trailer was unveiled at Comic-Con of that year. As opposed to the fully computer-animated style of Warner's LEGO films, this film uses a 2D/3D hybrid style akin to 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, DreamWorks' Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, and Rowe's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu had it's world premiere at LEGOLAND California on January 7, 2026, and was theatrically released on January 14, 2026, 15 years after the release of the first Pilot episode of the original series. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised it'a animation, action sequences, humor, characterization, and faithfullness to the source material. the film was a box office success, grossing $490 million against a $120 million budget. Four sequels are planned, with Crawford set to return.

Plot
In the Realm of Ninjago, four young Ninja (Kai, Jay, Cole, and Zane), under the  teachings of their sensei Wu, are sent on a mission to protect Lloyd Garmadon, the son of Wu’s brother Garmadon, who is prophecied to become the Green Ninja to save Ninjago from evil. On the adventure, the Ninja clash with Pythor and his villanous allies, who want to have revenge on Ninjago.

Cast

 * Jay Baruchel as Kai: The leader of the Ninja and young Master of Fire.
 * Tom Holland as Jay: A member of the Ninja and young Master of Lighting who is romantically interested in Nya.
 * Miles Teller as Cole: A member of the Ninja and young Master of Earth who grieves his deceased mother.
 * Barry Keoghan as Zane: A Nindroid member of the Ninja and young Master of Ice who does not remember his past prior to joining the team.
 * Millie Bobby Brown as Nya: Kai’s sister and an ally of the Ninja and Jay's love interest. In the film’s post-credits scene, she is invited by Wu to join the Ninja as the Master of Water.
 * Gary Oldman as Master Wu: The ancient mentor and sensei of the Ninja and Garmadon’s brother.
 * Maya Rudolph as Misako: Lloyd’s mother and Wu’s friend and former love interest.
 * Jimmy Kimmel as Dareth: A self-proclaimed karate master and an ally of the Ninja who owns a dojo in Ninjago City.
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Skales: The leader of the Hypnobrai and Pythor’s right-hand man.
 * Russell Crowe as Fenwick: The Master Writer of the Cloud Kingdom.
 * Keegan-Michael Key as Samukai: The leader of the Skulkin, a legion of undead skeletons, who was previously fought by Wu and Garmadon.
 * Taraji P. Henson as Aspheera: A vengeful Hypnobrai who wants revenge on Wu for imprisoning her during his childhood.
 * Sacha Baron Cohen as Garmadon, a dark master and Wu’s brother, Misako’s husband, and Lloyd’s father, who is forced to ally with the Ninja to help train Lloyd, secretly wanting the Golden Weapons for himself, but over the course of the film bonding with the Ninja and his family again, and at the end of the film departing on his own.
 * Christoph Waltz as Pythor, the last Anacondrai and leader of the Serpentine, who leads Skales and Aspheera and all the Serpentine clans to destroy Ninjago by seizing control of the Golden Weapons and also capturing Lloyd.
 * Timothee Chamelet as Lloyd Garmadon: The son of Garmadon and the future Green Ninja according to the First Spinjitzu Master’s Prophecy, and whom the Ninja must therefore protect from Pythor.