Is The LEGO Movie 3 Ever Coming?
By Matthew Martinez
At the time of this writing, there's currently no official announcement floating around the internet regarding a third "LEGO Movie." That's not to say that it can't happen, bearing in mind the runaway success of the first two, but there aren't any immediate plans to speak on. At the same time, just because we won't see Emmet Brickowski (Pratt) and the gang back at the movies any time soon doesn't mean that LEGO's love affair with the silver screen is over. For those unaware, these two films are only one facet of LEGO's cinematic offerings.
As the wait dragged on for "The LEGO Movie 2," two LEGO-themed flicks were released. First came "The LEGO Batman Movie," starring Will Arnett as the Caped Crusader after he took on the role in 2014's "The LEGO Movie." It too turned out to be a moneymaker and a critical favorite, though the same couldn't quite be said for the production that came after it: "The LEGO Ninjago Movie." Taking inspiration from the beloved LEGO subtheme and the animated series "Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu," the September 2017 film did decent monetarily but struggled to impress critics.
Sadly, sequels to these projects have either been outright canceled or never came to fruition, to begin with — a similar fate befalling the "Cannonball Run"-inspired "Billion Brick Race," which fell to pieces in 2021. We can only hope that if "The LEGO Movie 3" is on its way that it manages to make it out of development hell unscathed, and if it isn't, that LEGO has another story concept up its sleeve.
