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Behind the Scenes: LEGO® Star Wars Droid Tales
A look into the creative process behind LEGO Star Wars animated content with
Michael Price, Michael Donovan, Anthony Daniels and Jason Cosler. Panel
discussion originally held at Star Wars Celebration 2015.
YouTube Channel: LEGO
Video Link: YouTube.com
Note: It’s a long video.
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LEGOLAND® Parks Premiering New The LEGO Movie 4D Film
Feb. 25, 2015
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merlin Entertainments announced today it is
partnering with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and The LEGO Group to bring a new
4D animated film based on the popular characters of The LEGO® Movie™, from
Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and LEGO System A/S, to guests
at LEGOLAND® Parks and LEGOLAND® Discovery Centers around the world later this
year. The new 4D animated film will open exclusively at the six LEGOLAND Parks
and 11 LEGOLAND Discovery Centers in North America, Asia and Europe.
Using elements such as wind, water, smoke and special lighting effects, the
larger-than-life experience brings the film’s main characters, Emmet and
Wyldstyle, back together with their friends for another awesome adventure.
“We’re excited to be partnering with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and The LEGO
Group on such a, dare I say, awesome, adventure,” says Merlin Entertainments
Chief Executive Officer Nick Varney. “Emmet and Wyldstyle have become immensely
popular at our theme parks and Discovery Centers across the globe and bringing
this new 4D movie exclusively to our guests continues our Merlin philosophy of
creating memorable family experiences.”
“More than a film, The LEGO Movie became an anthem for creative building,
inspiring families around the world to pull their LEGO collections out and piece
together their imaginations,” says Jill Wilfert, vice president licensing &
entertainment for the LEGO Group. “I know that LEGOLAND guests are going to love
seeing these characters in a fun, new adventure.”
For the latest news on this 4D adventure, check the Merlin website at
www.MerlinEntertainments.biz
About Merlin Entertainments
MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS plc is the leading name in location-based, family
entertainment. Europe’s number one and the world’s second-largest visitor
attraction operator, Merlin now operates 106 attractions, 11 hotels/3 holiday
villages in 23 countries and across 4 continents. The company aims to deliver
memorable and rewarding experiences to its almost 60 million visitors worldwide,
through its iconic global and local brands, and the commitment and passion of
its managers and approximately 25,000 employees.
Among Merlin’s attractions are - SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, LEGOLAND, The London
Eye, Dungeons, Gardaland, LEGOLAND Discovery Centres, Alton Towers Resort,
Warwick Castle, THORPE PARK Resort, Blackpool Tower, Heide Park Resort, WILD
LIFE Sydney Zoo, Sydney Tower Eye and SKYWALK. All brands which are distinctive,
challenging and innovative – and which have great potential for growth in the
future. Visit www.merlinentertainments.biz for more information.
About The LEGO Group
The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned company, based in Billund,
Denmark. It was founded in 1932 and today the group is one of the world’s
leading manufacturers of play materials for children. The company is committed
to the development of children’s creative and imaginative abilities through its
products, which can be purchased in more than 130 countries. Visit www.LEGO.com
LEGO, the LEGO logo, the brick and knob configuration and the Minifigure are
trademarks of The LEGO Group. ©2015 The LEGO Group.
About Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Warner Bros. Consumer Products, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is one of
the leading licensing and retail merchandising organizations in the world.
Source:
Businesswire.com
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Rob Schrab to Direct The LEGO Movie Sequel!
Director Rob Schrab (“Community,” “The Mindy Project”) will mark his feature
directorial debut overseeing construction on The LEGO Movie Sequel, the eagerly
awaited follow-up to the worldwide sensation The LEGO Movie. The announcement
was made today by Greg Silverman, President of Creative Development and
Worldwide Production, Warner Bros. Pictures.
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who wrote and directed The LEGO Movie, are
writing the new feature based on a story by Lord, Miller, Jared Stern and
Michelle Morgan. In addition, Lord and Miller will serve as producers, alongside
returning producers Dan Lin and Roy Lee.
“‘The LEGO Movie’ captivated critics and audiences on a global scale with its
irresistible blend of humor, imagination and fun. Warner Bros. is excited to
build our relationship with The LEGO Group with this new adventure,” says
Silverman, “and we join them in welcoming the multi-talented Rob Schrab to the
LEGO family as he takes the helm of ‘The LEGO Movie Sequel.‘”
“We are so excited to collaborate with Rob,” add Lord and Miller. “He is a
comedy genius, a visual savant, and we have been stalking him for years. No one
works harder than Rob, and his aesthetic, combined with his sense of humor,
bring a strong, unique, thoughtful, and passionately nerdy voice to this
project. People who know him are slapping their foreheads today and saying, ‘Of
course!’”
In addition to his small-screen work, Schrab is well known as the creator of the
comic book series “Scud: The Disposable Assassin.” He also wrote, directed and
executive produced “The Sarah Silverman Program,” for which he gained a WGA
Award nomination. He previously earned a 2007 Annie Award nomination for Best
Writing in an Animated Feature Production, for the Oscar-nominated comedy
Monster House. In addition, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Original Music and Lyrics, and received an additional nomination for Outstanding
Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special for his work on the 81st Annual
Academy Awards.
The LEGO Movie Sequel is another piece of the Studio’s growing LEGO film
franchise, also including the upcoming Ninjago, slated for a September 23, 2016,
release, and an as-yet-untitled LEGO Batman feature, due out in May 2017.
Source:
Comingsoon.net
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The movie ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ will be released in February based from the
popular book with the same name.
There is a LEGO version of the movie trailer. ‘Fifty Shades of Bricks’.
YouTube Video: ‘Fifty Shades of Bricks’.
Created by Antonio Toscano.
Enjoy.
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Phil Lord And Chris Miller On The Upcoming LEGO Movies
From Ninjago to The LEGO Movie 2
Back in November, there were a few quotes from the Empire Podcast interview with
LEGO Movie and Jump Street directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller worth analysing
in their own news story, and now you can enjoy some more, in the form of these
outtakes from our Oscars Special interview with the very same pair. In short, if
you’re excited about Ninjago, The LEGO Batman Movie and The LEGO Movie 2, click
no further, brick botherers.
Are you going to direct The LEGO Movie 2?
Miller: “I don’t think so. We’re writing the sequel right now and obviously
producing all the other ones. There’s a challenge to make each one feel like its
own thing. Part of the fun is finding people like Charlie Bean, who’s doing the
Ninjago movie, and Chris McKay who did so much on the first film. Each of them
have their own distinct voices and ideas for tone. So it will each have its own
personality and not just be, ‘Hey, remember that last movie? Here’s another one
just like it!” So that’s been a big challenge but so far it’s been going better
than I expected.”
Lord: “I think it’s nice for all these other films to have their own voice and
that’s what’s neat about working with all these other filmmakers. They come up
with solutions you wouldn’t think of. Watching Charlie Bean’s sequences for
Ninjago is so gratifying because he’s able to make it play without any dialogue
and has a really great visual style. It’s really nice and refreshing. I think it
would get boring if we directed them all, quite honestly.”
Will the other films have the same ‘LEGO self-awareness’ that your film had?
Miller: “We talk about them and oftentimes we say, ‘What can you do in this
movie that you can only do because it’s a LEGO movie?’ Obviously you’re not just
going to do a straight Batman movie. You have to take advantage of the medium
you’re working in. So then you have the advantage of the Will Arnett version of
Batman. On top of that we’re trying to take advantage of the fact that it’s
LEGO.”
Lord: “Sometimes the more serious you take the material the funnier it is.
They’re so cute. They’re like three heads tall and they look like Smurfs, so if
they take themselves seriously there’s something funny about it.”
You’re writing LEGO Movie 2. You weren’t originally, so what changed?
Miller: “We thought we’d said everything we wanted to say about creativity and
imagination and the inherent nature of Lego, and that left-brain/right-brain
nature. So we were scared about trying to write something that felt like the
next chapter and new ideas and not just a rehash.”
Lord: “We also worried we didn’t have enough time. Luckily, Chris McKay and
Jared Stern and Michelle Morgan all worked on the movie a bit in our absence and
really cracked the beginnings of a story and got us really excited; excited
enough to write it. We should be writing right now. We’ve opened a Final Draft
document and titled it. I mean, that’s really the hardest part. And we’ve chosen
the formatting. That is all that’s happened so far. We’ve been outlining a
bunch.”
Miller: “There are some really fun new themes that we didn’t explore in the
first movie and got us really excited, so that it’s its own thing. With 22 Jump
Street we did the whole making fun of yourself for just doing the same thing
again. We can’t do that ever again. You can only go so far up your own rear
end.”
In broad strokes, what do you want to explore with the second?
Miller: “Well I don’t want to give you spoilers but we were really interested
in what happens to that boy who’s in the meta story in the first movie when he’s
four years older. When he’s an adolescent how does that change his point of
view?
“And it’s nice to have the characters start in a different place from the first
movie. Emmet, for example, was in an existential crisis of having seen another
dimension and was questioning the whole point of his existence.”
The LEGO Movie 2 is set for a 2018 release, The LEGO Batman Movie will come
out February 10, 2017, and Ninjago will hit cinemas on October 14, 2016. The
current issue, where more from Lord and Miller can be found, is out now.
From: Empireonline.com
Video: The LEGO Movie - “Creating the Bricks”
YouTube.com Warner Bros. Pictures.
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THE LEGO MOVIE Sequel Set for May 26, 2017 Release
Everything will continue to be awesome. With the incredibly impressive box
office hold of The LEGO Movie, it was inevitable that Warner Bros. would be
moving forward with a sequel. The studio began developing a follow-up with
screenwriter Jared Stern (Mr. Popper’s Penguins) weeks before the film’s
release, and now Box Office Mojo reports that Warner Bros. has slated the
untitled sequel for release on May 26, 2017. It’s unclear who will be
spearheading the film behind the scenes, but LEGO Movie writers/directors Phil
Lord and Chris Miller previously said that they would probably produce the
follow-up, so one imagines they won’t be returning as directors; they’re no
doubt fielding a flood of offers for other projects at the moment.
After opening to $69 million and overwhelmingly positive reviews, The LEGO
Movie’s current worldwide gross already stands at $202 million after just two
weeks in release, and it’s expected to maintain its hold on the box office again
this weekend. WB is also developing a Ninjago movie and a recent report
suggested that it might hit theaters before a LEGO Movie sequel, but it appears
that the further adventures of Emmet and Co. will instead come first.
Collider.com
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LEGO Batman vs LEGO Superman
The LEGO Batman Vs LEGO Superman video created by Keshen8 on YouTube.com. A very
creative animation of stop motion using LEGO elements.
Video time: 1.03 minutes of action.
YouTube.com channel: Keshen8
LEGO Batman Vs. LEGO Superman
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LEGO Ironman New Suit
The Ironman New Suit video was created by Keshen8 on YouTube.com. A very
creative animation of stop motion using LEGO elements.
Video time: 1.04 minutes of action.
YouTube.com channel: Keshen8
LEGO Ironman’s New Suit
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In lugnet.animation, Abner Finley wrote:
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The LEGO Wire animation video.
If you remember the TV series ‘The Wire’, you might get it.
From YouTube.com The Wire - LEGO
Style
Enjoy!
Note: (The LEGO Group does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this video.)
“You play with toys in dirt, you will get dirty toys.” - McNultly
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Here is another link to the video:
The Wire - LEGO Style!
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LEGO Group Builds Creative Merchandising Program for “THE LEGO® MOVIE”
-First of 17 Building Sets, Playable Video Game Demo to be Displayed at
Comic-Con-
SAN DIEGO, July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL - The LEGO Group
today announced that it will produce a collection of movie-inspired building
sets celebrating the brand’s premiere as a theatrical film. The company has
recruited an impressive roster of global partners to a broad, multi-category
licensing program to support the much anticipated animated adventure film from
Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures. Directed by Phil Lord and
Christopher Miller and produced by Dan Lin and Roy Lee, “THE LEGO® MOVIE” is
rapidly building buzz following its first released trailer and assembles on the
big screen starting in February 2014.
“The LEGO brand has been a vehicle for creative storytelling around the world
for decades, so it’s no surprise that there is such growing enthusiasm for the
first LEGO theatrical film,” said Jill Wilfert, vice president licensing and
entertainment for The LEGO Group. “We are thrilled to collaborate with our
valued partners to build a varied and compelling portfolio of products through
which fans of all ages can celebrate this LEGO brand milestone.”
Building Sets
Inspired by pivotal scenes in the film and starring key LEGO minifigure
characters, a collection of 17 LEGO building sets will deliver all of the “THE
LEGO MOVIE” action to the playroom. Fans will delight in highly detailed and
functional vehicles and structures that reflect the creative versatility of the
movie’s many LEGO themed backdrops, such as City, Wild West, and Space.
Comic-Con International attendees in San Diego, California will see the first
“THE LEGO MOVIE” building set unveiled at the LEGO booth (#2829) on Saturday,
July 20.
Additionally, the company’s line of collectible LEGO Minifigures will receive
its first Hollywood makeover with a series inspired by “THE LEGO MOVIE” cast of
16 new and “new-again” LEGO characters.
Videogame
In related news, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that the
chart-topping and award-winning LEGO videogames franchise from TT Games will
include an epic gaming experience based on the film across all major console and
handheld gaming systems. With more than 90 playable characters inspired by the
film and 15 exciting levels, kids will be able to build an adventure like never
before.
Movie-Inspired Merchandise
A roster of global licensees covering several categories will immerse filmgoers
in the world of “THE LEGO MOVIE.” Perennial publishing partners Scholastic,
Penguin, Ameet and DK Publishing will offer a range of readers, sticker books,
activity books and movie guides. Apparel partners include T-shirts from Mad
Engine, Isaac Morris, Kabooki, TV Mania and Casco Blu, hoodies from TV Mania,
pajamas from SGI Apparel, TV Mania and Kabooki and undergarments from Handcraft
Mfg. and Kabooki. Carry Gear and Grown Up will offer bags, including backpacks
and cinch bags. Clic Time is producing clocks and buildable watches. MZB
Imagination and Funtastic are creating an array of stationery items including
notebooks, journals, folders, pens, pencils and pencil cases, erasers, rulers
and luggage/bag tags. Functional key lights featuring movie characters are being
produced by IQ HK. Storage partner ROOM Copenhagen is producing a lunchbox,
lunch set, drinking bottle and storage and sorting boxes.
The Feature Film
“THE LEGO MOVIE” opens in some global markets the first week of February, 2014.
The 3D computer animated adventure tells the story of Emmet, an ordinary,
rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified
as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted
into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a
journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.
“THE LEGO MOVIE” stars Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett,
Nick Offerman, Alison Brie and Charlie Day, with Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman,
as the voices of the animated characters. The film is directed by Phil Lord &
Christopher Miller (“21 Jump Street,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”) from
their original screenplay, story by Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Phil Lord and
Christopher Miller, based on LEGO construction toys. It will incorporate some of
the LEGO world’s most popular figures while introducing several new characters,
inviting fans who have enjoyed the brand’s innovative toys and hugely popular
video games for generations to experience their visually unique LEGO world as
never seen before. The film is produced by Dan Lin (“Sherlock Holmes,” “Sherlock
Holmes: A Game of Shadows”) and Roy Lee (“The Departed,” “How to Train Your
Dragon”). “THE LEGO MOVIE” will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a
Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village
Roadshow Pictures.
LEGO, its logo, the brick and knob configuration and the Minifigure are
trademarks of The LEGO Group. ©2013 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.
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From Warner Bros. Pictures
Assembling in 2014!
“The LEGO® Movie,” the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO® adventure,
directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, opens in theaters February 7, 2014.
It stars the vocal talents of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will
Arnett, Nick Offerman and Alison Brie, with Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman.
The original 3D computer animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary,
rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified
as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted
into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a
journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.
The Official Teaser Trailer: The LEGO® Movie
thelegomovie.com
Enjoy!
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Lars C. Hassing wrote:
> Back in 1973 when I was 12, together with my younger cousin I made a
> 6 minutes Lego film in Super 8,
> [...]
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW583kCiOWo
Marvellous! I enjoyed it thoroughly.
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Anders Isaksson
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Back in 1973 when I was 12, together with my younger cousin I made a 6 minutes
Lego film in Super 8, half of it using stop motion animation. Inspired by the
popular Apollo program, we built a rocket with several stages and room for the
LM, a launch vehicle, an aircraft carrier and many busses, cars and houses.
Minifigs were not invented yet, so we used small 1x1 brick men.
The film was a gift to our grandparents' golden wedding anniversary.
After the party our grandparents took the film and us to Billund, where we
showed it to Godtfred Kirk Christiansen. He liked it and had a copy made. We, in
turn, got a Lego factory tour and got some big sets to take home ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW583kCiOWo
/Lars
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Back in 1973 when I was 12, together with my younger cousin I made a 6 minutes
Lego film in Super 8, half of it using stop motion animation. Inspired by the
popular Apollo program, we built a rocket with several stages and room for the
LM, a launch vehicle, an aircraft carrier and many busses, cars and houses.
Minifigs were not invented yet, so we used small 1x1 brick men.
The film was a gift to our grandparents' golden wedding anniversary.
After the party our grandparents took the film and us to Billund, where we
showed it to Godtfred Kirk Christiansen. He liked it and had a copy made. We, in
turn, got a Lego factory tour and got some big sets to take home ;-)
/Lars
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LEGO Breaking Bad - The Video Game parody
YouTube.com
Created by Brian Anderson
YT Channel: BrianKAnimation
The real TV show Breaking Bad is an American television drama series created and
produced by Vince Gilligan. Seen on AMC.
Enjoy!
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The LEGO Movie Reveals Title Logo, Cool New Contest
We’re only about a quarter of the way done with 2013, but looking forward to
next year, The Lego Movie should be on everybody’s radar. In addition to being
directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the awesome filmmakers responsible for
movies like 21 Jump Street and Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs (not to mention
the television series Clone High), the new movie has what sounds like an awesome
plot matched with an impressive voice cast that includes Chris Pratt, Will
Arnett, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Elizabeth Banks
and Morgan Freeman.
But what’s even better? Now you’re creative input could be a part of the film.
In addition to the awesome title treatment you see above, Warner Bros. has
announced a new contest that will allow movie and LEGO fans to create a 15-30
second video that, if selected, could be featured in the new film. The rules are
a bit complicated, as there are some guidelines that need to be followed, so
read on below for the official details:
The fan-produced clips will relate to an exciting scene in the film, in which
the citizens of the LEGO universe rally to prevent an unspeakable disaster. They
do this by quickly disassembling the elements of their environments, brick by
brick, and rebuilding them into fantastic and fun hybrid vehicles and tools—the
stranger and more innovative, the better, like rocket/dragons or
butterfly/speedboats—to take part in an epic battle.
Using only LEGO bricks and non-licensed LEGO minifigures, contestants will
select a character and set their action sequence in one of their favorite LEGO
worlds, such as Lego City, Space, Pirates, Western, Vikings, Dino, Castle, and
others. After building and recording their LEGO designs, they will upload the
video to YouTube, and bookmark it on the rebrick.com.
Building Challenge page, where it will be open for voting from the entire
ReBrick membership. The 25 videos earning the most “Likes” will ultimately be
reviewed for creativity, originality, theme and suitability for the film by a
panel of judges, including Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, writers/directors
of The LEGO Movie.
All entries must also be filmed on a camera with at least 3.2 megapixels, and
framed for a 2.40:1 aspect ratio.Only LEGO elements and figures may be used with
no customized parts, and content must be suitable for children.
In addition to having the clip featured in the movie, the grand prize winner
will get an amazing prize pack that includes a trip for two to Warner Bros.
Studios in Los Angeles for a VIP tour; a chance to do a LEGO build with Miller
and Lord,; “an exclusive LEGO film camera designed and built by the official
LEGO model shop;” and signed souvenier items from the movie set. There will also
be second and third place winners and bi-weekly smaller prizes that can be won
during the challenge’s six-week run.
In order to enter all applicants must be over 16 years old and a registered
member of Rebrick.com. The contest will begin on March 25, 2013 at 9:00 A.M and
run until May 6, 2013, at 8:59 A.M., EDT. The winners will be announced on May
20th.
As for the actual film, The LEGO Movie will be in theaters on February 7, 2014
and stars Chris Pratt as Emmet an ordinary minifig who is mistaken as a hero who
can prevent the entire Lego world from disaster. Teaming up with a band of
strangers, he goes on a mission to stop an evil tyrant.
Cinemablend.com
The ReBrick Film Competition information:
Rebrick.lego.com
From Flickr: ReBrick.com
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If you know about the ‘Harlem Shake’ on ‘YouTube’. You would know what I am
talking about.
YouTube channel: SpastikChuwawa :
LEGO Avengers Harlem Shake video. From YouTube.com Link:
LEGO Avengers Harlem Shake
FYI: SONG NAME: Harlem Shake - Baauer
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In lugnet.animation, Abner Finley wrote:
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I know this been out for couple years. But, if you haven’t heard or know of
‘Adult Swim. Well now you do.
The video of LEGO Launch Failure, created by the people of Robot Chicken.
YT Channel: AdultSwim: YouTube.com
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I love it, especially the fact that they used Classic Space figures for the
astronauts. Very funny.
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