The Lego Movies NinjaThemed Spinoff Set for 2016
It appears "everything is awesome" for Warner Bros.' blockbuster movie series about blocks. On Tuesday the studio announced a release date for its The Lego Movie spinoff September 23, 2016. Ninjago, which focuses on the toy franchise's ninja-themed figurines, will be the directorial debut of Charlie Bean, who previously directed the animated series Tron Uprising, Deadline reports. The studio previously announced in March that Chris McKay will helm the The Lego Movie 2, which is the direct sequel to The Lego Movie. The original film  which TIME film critic Richard Corliss called "the funniest, cleverest, most exhaustingly exhilarating animated feature in ages"  grossed 452.4 million worldwide after opening in February. Deadline