The days of purchasing a big red, yellow or blue Lego-shaped box filled with a jumble compilation of randomly sized Lego blocks, to build whatever you liked, seem to be long gone. They have been edged aside by the company’s ingenuity in tapping into the film market and producing cinematic companion pieces to make both adult and child smile with glee.
Clearly in touch with the kid in all of us, the Danish brick-builders have sprung back into life in recent years with some truly remarkable movie tie-ins – what better way to celebrate than to look at some of the best.
Star Wars
For a film series that has already seen a groundbreaking presence in the merchandise market, it seemed an inevitability that Star Wars would get the Lego treatment and, sure enough, it boasts a substantial presence in the building catalogue. Tracking the scope of all six movies, as well as accompanying sets for the Clone Wars television series, kids (and big kids) can construct from the likes of the Millennium Falcon, the Death Star, all the way down to a scene from Jabba’s Palace.x
Not content with producing a whole range of physical building tasks for fans, Lego also went on to satisfy gamers, with a series of Lego Star Wars games, allowing players to assume the roles of all of your favourite characters from the vast galaxy and revisit some of the pivotal moments in the saga.
