Despite the fact it’s deal with Hasbro hasn’t turned out so well, with several movies being dropped from production and Battleship sinking at the box office, Universal Pictures isn’t completely giving up toys and game adaptation, as it’s in negotiations for the screen rights to Lego’s Hero Factory line of toys.
These toys, which took over from the Bionicle line in 2010, are rather different than the rest of Lego’s products, as each character fits into a sprawling mythology. The story takes place on a planet that manufactures heroic robots to fend off evil intergalactic forces. Hero Factory has also branched out into other arenas, with a comic book line, computer application, and various other things.
The project will be a live-action movie set within the established mythology. Michael Finch and Alex Litvak (Predators) are in talks to write the screenplay.
It’s not the only Lego movie in development, as Warner is working on a film about the more traditional brick type Lego and its world, which will be a family comedy.
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