--- description: 'Tron: Uprising's Charlie Bean will direct Ninjago, which centers on the toy franchise's ninja characters title: Ninjago: 2016 Release Date Set for Lego Movie Spinoff image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52c81c932aeaa85b/69869044169ab0af21279662/warner-brothers-the-lego-movie-2014.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _The Lego Movie'_s Ninja-Themed Spinoff Set for 2016  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 21, 2014 1:13 AM CUT  The Lego Movie The Lego MovieWarner Bros.  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 21, 2014 1:13 AM CUT It appears [“everything is awesome”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StTqXEQ2l-Y "undefined") 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_](http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/ninjago-movie-release-date-lego-spinoff-warner-bros/?utm%5Fsource=dlvr.it&utm%5Fmedium=twitter "undefined") reports. The studio previously announced in March that [Chris McKay](http://www.deadline.com/2014/03/warner-bros-builds-lego-sequel-with-chris-mckay-directing/ "undefined") 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](http://time.com/4983/the-lego-movie-socialist-toys-are-just-another-brick-in-the-wall/ "undefined") “the funniest, cleverest, most exhaustingly exhilarating animated feature in ages” — grossed $452.4 million worldwide after opening in February. \[[_Deadline_](http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/ninjago-movie-release-date-lego-spinoff-warner-bros/?utm%5Fsource=dlvr.it&utm%5Fmedium=twitter "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/106983/lego-movie-spinoff-ninjago-release-date/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/106983/lego-movie-spinoff-ninjago-release-date/"},"headline":"The Lego Movie's Ninja-Themed Spinoff Set for 2016","datePublished":"2014-05-21T01:13:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:57:26.826Z","description":"Tron: Uprising's Charlie Bean will direct Ninjago, which centers on the toy franchise's ninja characters; a direct The Lego Movie sequel is also in the works","url":"https://time.com/106983/lego-movie-spinoff-ninjago-release-date/","keywords":["movies","The Lego Movie","Toys"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52c81c932aeaa85b/69869044169ab0af21279662/warner-brothers-the-lego-movie-2014.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52c81c932aeaa85b/69869044169ab0af21279662/warner-brothers-the-lego-movie-2014.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"warner-brothers-the-lego-movie-2014","caption":"The Lego Movie","creditText":"Warner Bros.","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/106983/lego-movie-spinoff-ninjago-release-date/","name":"The Lego Movie's Ninja-Themed Spinoff Set for 2016"}}]}] ```