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LEGO Friends Live Action Musical Coming!

by Thita (admin) on July 9, 2025

Yesterday, the LEGO Group announced that award-winning director and producer Kenny Ortega will serve as executive producer for its first-ever live-action television project: a LEGO Friends musical special, set in the beloved world of Heartlake City. Filming will commence in London this August, and the exciting new special is set for release in 2026.

Ortega, best known for High School Musical, Descendants, and Hocus Pocus, brings a rich legacy of youth-driven musical storytelling to the LEGO Friends brand. “I don’t know who’s more excited – my family or me. We are a LEGO-loving household, and receiving this invitation from the LEGO Group to join them in their first live-action musical is an absolute honor. Also being able to produce alongside the wonderful team at FINAL PIXEL, leaders in virtual production, has me overjoyed, and I am thrilled to have my longtime creative partner, Paul Becker, alongside.”, said Ortega.

Joining Ortega to direct and choreograph is Paul Becker, acclaimed for his work on Julie and the Phantoms and The Kissing Booth. “I couldn’t be more excited to bring this story to life through song, dance, and cutting-edge technology. We’ve got an incredible team, and we’re creating something truly special,” Becker noted.

The LEGO Friends TV special promises to enchant audiences with lively musical performances and a captivating fusion of physical and digital backdrops. Produced by next-generation technology specialists, Final Pixel, it will incorporate oversized LEGO elements alongside state-of-the-art LED volume technology and real-time rendering with Unreal Engine.

The special brings the vibrant aesthetic of the animated LEGO Friends series to life in a delightful cinematic experience. The storyline follows a girl who constructs a world out of LEGO bricks, only to be magically transported to Heart Lake City, a place brimming with fun, friendship, and adventure, all while exploring beloved themes from the LEGO Friends universe.

“Creating a live-action interpretation of the Friends world is breaking new ground for us, so it’s very exciting. We hope fans will enjoy the experience and continue singing the songs after they’ve watched the special,” said Jill Wilfert, SVP, Global Entertainment Partners and Content at the LEGO Group. “LEGO Friends has been a significant theme for 13 years, and as we continue to develop and offer our fans new, exciting experiences, this special is the perfect fit for the creative and playful LEGO Friends universe.”

What do you think? How do you like the idea of a LEGO Friends musical? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!

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Build Your Favorite Hobby with LEGO Contest!

by Thita (admin) on July 7, 2025

in Community News

When you’re not creating awesome builds with LEGO bricks, what’s your favorite thing to do? In the LEGO Ideas Build Your Favorite Hobby Challenge, the LEGO Ideas team is asking you to capture the essence of your favorite pastime with a unique and engaging build. Whether you’re a budding baker, filmmaker, or downhill skier, the LEGO Ideas team wants you to capture the essence of your favorite hobby in LEGO form and what it means to you. The winners will receive some awesome LEGO prizes, and the grand prize winner will see their entry made into an official LEGO Ideas gift-with-purchase set! Details below.

Perhaps you’re a secret poet, a vibrant artist, or a skilled musician. Maybe you like to seek thrills mountain biking, or love to collect postage stamps. No matter how big or small it may be, there is beauty in celebrating what makes you truly tick.

And the best part of this challenge? It’s totally open in terms of what you create. It could be an object, a diorama, or even an abstract vision of your favorite recreational activity. Your entry should be between 200 – 250 elements and must not contain any logos or third-party intellectual property. So you can build a sewing machine, but it cannot be a particular make or model, or carry any company logos. Oh, and one more thing. Your entry must be as unique as you are!

The challenge has the following phases: Building Phase – Submit your build by July 30th, 2025, at 6:00 AM EST. Expert Phase – Experts will review and select up to 15 builds to move to the fan vote on August 11th, 2025. Voting Phase – LEGO Ideas members can vote one time for their favorite build during August 11th-20th, 2025. The votes will decide the grand prize selection of the challenge. Results Announcement – Results will be posted on LEGO Ideas no later than September 3rd, 2025.

The grand prize selection for the fan vote will see their build turned into a LEGO gift-with-purchase set, and they will also receive 10 complimentary copies of their LEGO Ideas set, credit, and a bio as the LEGO Ideas fan designer in the set materials. In addition, they will also receive the following sets: #21358 LEGO Ideas Minifigure Vending Machine, #10312 LEGO Ideas Jazz Club, #21355 LEGO Ideas Evolution of STEM, #21342 LEGO Ideas The Insect Collection, #10329 LEGO Icons Tiny Plants , #21346 LEGO Ideas Family Tree, and #21349 LEGO Ideas Tuxedo Cat.

The remaining builds selected to participate in the fan vote portion of the contest will receive the following: #21355 LEGO Ideas Evolution of STEM, and #10329 LEGO Icons Tiny Plants.

If you would like to participate in this contest, visit the LEGO Ideas Build Your Favorite Hobby Challenge page! Have fun building! Questions? Comments? Share them below!

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