LEGO Angry Birds Will Take Flight

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LAS VEGAS, Nevada– 8th June 2015– Rovio, makers of Angry Birds, the most downloaded mobile game ever, today announced a partnership with The LEGO Group to develop a line of construction toys. LEGO® Angry Birds will be available in spring 2016 to coincide with the release of The Angry Birds Movie, a full-length feature film based on the popular gaming franchise.

“The LEGO brand has an unparalleled ability to connect with people through products that spark creativity and imagination. We’re really excited to build experiences together with this amazing best-in-class partner,” said Pekka Rantala, Chief Executive Officer of Rovio.

“We are excited to bring Angry Birds to life in LEGO form, given the popularity of the game and its characters with fans of all ages, which will only be amplified by the forthcoming film,” said Jill Wilfert, Vice President, licensing & entertainment at The LEGO Group. “We seek partnership with globally relevant properties that offer a unique and rewarding play experience to our fans, and our designers are having fun developing building sets that leverage the engaging play and deconstruction found in the Angry Birds game.”
 

Further details about the collection, available in spring of 2016, are not yet available.
 

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About Rovio Entertainment Ltd
Rovio Entertainment Ltd, the creator of Angry Birds™ is a global industry-changing entertainment media company headquartered in Finland that creatively combines digital with physical, breaking the boundaries of traditional content delivery. What started as a casual game in 2009 became an international phenomenon within a few months of its release. Today Angry Birds is not only the most downloaded game of all time, it is a worldwide known entertainment brand reaching out into publishing, licensing, animations, books and location based entertainment. The Angry Birds movie is slated for release in May 2016. www.rovio.com

About The LEGO Group
The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned company with headquarters in Billund, Denmark, and main offices in Enfield, USA, London, England, Shanghai, China and Singapore. Founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, and based on the iconic LEGO brick, it is one of the world's leading manufacturers of play materials for children. Guided by the company spirit: "Only the best is good enough”, the company is committed to the development of children and aims to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through creative play and learning. LEGO products are sold worldwide and can be virtually explored at www.LEGO.com  

LEGO, its logo, the brick & knob configuration and the Minifigure are trademarks of The LEGO Group. ©2015 The LEGO Group.

7 minutes ago, donbee said:

I don’t think the new movie came out, suppose to have new sets, right?

I’m waiting for those pics too.
Make my heart race.

Bad news, it was an August release. I guess someone is going to spend their Xmas parting out those pallets.

Edited October 25, 20196 yr by Val-E

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6095472/

Release Date:  14 August 2019 (USA)

Yep, came and gone... with very little fanfare I might add.

I asked a LEGO manager about sets for Angry Birds 2.  They said there were no sets.  Not even LEGO picked up Movie #2.  

 

Looks like a good call by LEGO: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1006863873/?landingModalImageUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fm.media-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FG%2F01%2FIMDbPro%2Fimages%2Fhome%2FwelcomeToBomojov2._CB1571421611_.png

Edited October 25, 20196 yr by exracer327

Strange to me how the sequel popped out of nowhere though admittedly I was not trying to be in any sort of loop about it to begin with really. I recall being inundated with ads about the original film everywhere yet nothing here outside maybe some small reference in a joke on YouTube somewhat recently. Anyhow reviews read altogether as an average film which for a 3D animated not "direct-to-video" sequel is decent.