We knew that discussions were underway but the agreement is now officially signed : LEGO and Universal Pictures have just concluded a 5-year contract which will allow the American studio to develop, produce and distribute future films based on the LEGO license.

The two structures have already collaborated recently on the animated feature film LEGO Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit, a special episode with TV broadcast and DVD release, as well as the series in 13 mini-episodes LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar and fully intend to continue this collaboration through future projects.

This new partnership should make it possible to soon find in theaters new ambitious feature films around the LEGO universe, to relaunch the machine after the worldwide success of the first The LEGO Movie, followed by three other films with uneven performance at the Box Office: The LEGO Batman Movie, The LEGO Ninjago Movie et The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part.

Warner Bros. is no longer in the loop, so we will be treated to new movies based on the LEGO universe, but perhaps we should not expect a sequel to the films already released.

(Illustrative visual by Alex Dok on Artstation.com)

Some of you may have noticed that the set 21037 LEGO House, an exclusive from the official store located in the LEGO House in Billund, made a very short appearance online in the LEGO Shop a few minutes ago before disappearing.

The box was put on sale for 49.99 €, but it is not really known if this is a technical error or a real desire on the part of LEGO to distribute this product online.

If you have succeeded in ordering during the few minutes of availability of the set, do not hesitate to tell us in the comments if your order has been validated. And for what it's worth, watch the page dedicated to the product because you never know, the set could come back without warning even if the links now only return to an empty page:

21037 LEGO HOUSE ON THE LEGO SHOP >>

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Today we are quickly interested in the LEGO Star Wars set 75274 Tie Fighter Pilot Helmet (724 pieces - € 59.99), one of three boxes launched this year which allow you to assemble reproductions in LEGO versions of emblematic helmets from the Star Wars universe.

After the (almost) white version of the set 75276 Stormtrooper Helmet I was telling you about a few days ago, it is a question here of assembling the helmet of a pilot of Tie Fighter and it is thus logically very ... black. Of the three models currently released, only the Stormtrooper and Boba Fett models have black background pages in the instruction booklet. Here, for the sake of legibility of the assembly instructions, the pages are with a gray background as is the case for the vast majority of LEGO sets.

The principle of the internal structure that will accommodate the different textural elements remains very close to that used for the Stormtrooper helmet with colored parts, windows, hooks to fix the nose of the helmet and intermediate plates to stiffen everything. We also find over the pages some technical solutions identical to those used for the helmet of set 75276, in particular for the nose of the model. If you follow the assembly of the two models in question, you will realize it, but the phase of assembling the various modules which constitute the external texture of this helmet proposes some variations which will allow you to quickly forget these similarities.

The presentation base on which the small presentation plate is attached is identical to that of set 75276, it is logical and consistent to maintain a range effect even if I find more and more this plate with the big LEGO logo superfluous .

The exterior texture of this helmet being black, we can distinguish here much less the colored parts that appeared between the different white sub-assemblies of the Stormtrooper helmet. The two gray pad-printed parts of the nose are bordered by two small stickers with in the end a rather hazardous alignment between the patterns of these different elements which spoils the visual rendering a little.

The other detail that saddens me about this model: the gray flexible tubes on which the 18 pieces are plugged which give their texture to the two pipes remain visible if you do not carefully distribute these pieces to hide them. There is still space when the 18 parts in question are in place and it is therefore necessary to tighten these elements on the very exposed portion of the curve to the detriment of the lower part of the pipe for an optimal rendering.

If you are an observer, you will understand that everything that is not on the sheet of stickers (see above) is pad printed. So we get two pretty Dish which attach to the front of the helmet and which largely contribute to giving a rounded (and smooth) effect to the upper part of the model.

This second helmet is one centimeter higher than that of the Stromtrooper (19 cm high, base included) and unlike the latter it benefits from an alternation between smooth areas and stepped studs on the upper part and on the back. rear of the model which I think is really beneficial for the overall aesthetic. This smooth headband accentuates the rounded effect of the helmet even if it also gives the impression that the product lacks volume in certain places, especially when viewed from the back.

As for the Stormtrooper helmet that I presented to you a few days ago, it's up to everyone to see if this profusion of tenons and the staircase effect on the curves of the model suits you. The fact remains that the designer did what he could with the chosen scale and that he did not do too badly in my opinion once again.

This pilot's helmet being black, it will be necessary to work on the ambient lighting to expose it in its best light. It is also when several models are exposed side by side that this new collection takes on its full meaning in my opinion: these helmets certainly have their faults and their approximations, but the concept works rather well when several models are brought together and observed. 'a certain distance. I hope that LEGO will extend the experience with many other models, the helmet of Phasma, a red helmet of Sith Trooper or even versions for example based on the helmets of the Mandalorian seen in the Disney + series and Sabine Wren (Rebels ) would ultimately be welcome.

Note: The product shown here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 5th May 2020 next at 23pm. the shipment of the prize to the winner will only take place when the sanitary situation allows it.

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.

Today, we are discovering some of the LEGO CITY novelties for the second half of 2020 put online by the Portuguese brand jbnet.pt with three boxes featuring aerial vehicles and two more or less detailed airports, depending on whether the box is stamped 4+ or not, and a series of four boxes based on the other theme planned for this new wave of sets: the underwater exploration.