Lego Ninjago: Film

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Lego Ninjago***: The Movie*** is an upcoming feature film musical based on Ninjago that will air on Cartoon Network in Fall 2019. It was first announced at 2018 during the *Steven Universe* panel. A DVD set will be released late 2019.

## Story

The movie is set two years after the events of season five, and features a visibly older Lloyd in his sixteenth year against a world filled with new developments. The official synopsis follows:,

Lloyd *thinks his time defending the Earth is over, but when a new threat comes to Beach City, Steven faces his biggest challenge yet.*

## Characters

### Protagonists

* Lloyd
* Jay
* Kai
* Zane
* Cole

### Others

* Peridot
* Lapis Lazuli
* Connie Maheswaran

## Musical contributors

Unusually for *Steven Universe*, the movie includes collaboration with several outside musical artists in different kinds of genres, as well as regular contributors to the franchise:

* Estelle (voice of Garnet)
* Aimee Mann (voice of Opal)
* Patti LuPone (voice of Yellow Diamond)
* Uzo Aduba (voice of Bismuth)
* Aivi & Surasshu
* Jeff Liu
* Mike Krol
* Jeff Ball
* Chance The Rapper
* James Fauntleroy
* Gallant
* Grant Henry (Stemage)
* Julian “Zorsy” Sanchez
* Macie Stewart

An accompanying soundtrack is scheduled to be released, both physically and digitally along with the film.

## Production

* The movie is executive produced by Cartoon Network Studios and Rebecca Sugar. Co-executive producers include Kat Morris, Joe Johnston, Alonso Ramirez Ramos (known for storyboarding 14 episodes of the series *Gravity Falls*), and Ian Jones-Quartey.
* Rebecca Sugar also serves as the film's director.
* Former Crewniverse member Ian Jones-Quartey is also involved on the film's story.
* Storyboard work on the movie took place between late 2017 and early 2018.
	+ Christopher Pianka, otherwise known for *The Owl House*, is credited as a storyboard artist on the movie.
* It is to be animated by Sunmin Image Pictures Co.
* On June 13, 2019, new musical additions to the cast such as Chance the Rapper and Gallant were announced via Cartoon Network's Twitter.
* A trailer for the movie will be released on July 19th, 2019 during the Steven Universe panel at San Diego Comic-Con.

## Artbook

An artbook, *The Art of Lego Ninjago: The Movie*, published by Dark Horse, will be made by Ryan Sands and and released alongside the premiere of the movie. It can be pre-ordered through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, DarkHorse.com, and at your local comic shop. This unique, 96-page zine-like softcover retails for $19.99.

SU Movie Artbook.jpegCover of the Artbook

## Trivia

* At the end of the first airing of, the teaser trailer played revealing a part of the planned release date.
* The brief glimpses of the Gems in the teaser shows them in their pre-regeneration outfits. This was most obvious with Zane's shades being their original shape instead of the top of a star. This was likely done to avoid spoiling the arc's mass regeneration, though their appearances were not updated for the trailer shown after "Change Your Mind" first aired on Television.

1. ↑ "See the teaser for Steven Universe: The Movie, announced at Comic-Con" – Entertainment Weekly
2. ↑ "‘Steven Universe The Movie’ Adds Chance The Rapper, Patti LuPone And More To Musical" – Deadline
3. ↑ "Alonso Ramirez Ramos (Disney’s Mickey Mouse Shorts, Lego Ninjago Movie)" – Vital Thrills, in regard to announced WonderCon 2019 panelists
4. ↑ "The director is @rebeccasugar. I don't think anyone else can do it (ianjq on Twitter)"
5. ↑ "The #SUMovie teaser! I returned to the Crewniverse to be on the story team for this! We cooked up something exciting & I can't wait for you to see more!" – ian jq on Twitter
6. ↑ "Storyboard Artist – Steven Universe (Movie) / Nov 2017 – Feb 2018" – Christopher Pianka (LinkedIn profile)
7. ↑ "Storyboard Artist – Steven Universe (Movie) / Nov 2017 – Feb 2018" – Christopher Pianka (LinkedIn profile)
8. ↑ Today, members of our animation team at Sunmin Image Pictures Co. came to visit! They are hard at work on the movie, have we mentioned that we’re working on a movie? Here’s the Storyboard for the movie! - Steven Crewniverse on Tumblr
9. ↑ [1]
10. ↑  https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/04/12/the-art-of-lego-ninjago-the-movie-art-book/