LEGO: The Movie, not until 2014

It is Variety who announced it in an article published on November 11, 2011: Warner Bros plans to launch a film mixing plastic bricks, minifigs and very real actors for 2014.

This is the company Animal Logic (Happy Feet) who would be in charge of the visual effects of the film, and the funding for the project is underway.

According to Variety, the project has been in the works since 2008, when Warner Bros. started to think with LEGO about a family comedy project. Screenwriters Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman will be on hand, as will producers Dan Lin (Lin Pictures) and Roy Lee (Vertigo Entertainment). Director Chris McKay (Robot Chicken) could also be on the project alongside Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs).

No details are circulating about the content of the film, except that it should mix real actors and digital animation. Casting is expected to begin in January 2012. And so much can happen between now and 2014 that it's best to avoid speculating.

One thing is certain, the partnership between LEGO and Warner Bros. should bring the LEGO universe even more to the big and small screen in the years to come.