The 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Trailer in Lego is Pretty Awesome

How many times have you watched the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer? Be honest. By now you've probably read a thousand different "10 Amazing Things We Saw" posts about it, all of them pointing out the same stuff because the darn thing is only 90 seconds long. But here's one thing you haven't seen yet, and it's the trailer redone completely in Lego, because anything done in Lego is instantly better.

YouTube user SnooperKing put this together, apparently finding himself with an abundance of time on his hands. He's actually pretty good at this stuff and may have done his best work recreating the Episode VII teaser, building the X-wings, the little rolling droid, the speeder bikes, that weird lightsaber, and of course the Millennium Falcon. Check it out below!

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Guardians of the Galaxy- Lego Style!

It seems everything's getting the Lego treatment these days. At first I didn't get it, after all the first video games didn't feature any speaking...made sense but also made for boring games. The kept making them and kept getting better, than with The Lego Movie, it's all hit critical mass and for good reason! In the grand scheme of things this may be the most genius brand reinvention in history, LEGO has gone from all but dead to an industry leader. So, obviously, everything is getting the LEGO treatment!

With Guardians of the Galaxy poised to destroy the box office this weekend YouTube user Antonio Toscano has taken it upon himself to LEGOfy the film's trailer, something he's done for everything from the World Cup to The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. The results speak for themselves, as you'll see below. Check it out, and make sure to check out Guardians of the Galaxy this weekend!

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Will Arnett and Channing Tatum may voice Batman and Superman in 'LEGO: The Piece of Resistance'

What's with all the hate towards the Lego™ film, anyway?  I've been guilty of it, pretty much dubbing the toy-based film an awful idea from the beginning. But why? We see movies about toys come to life all the time, and while they aren't always gems, some have proven to be quite good. Toy Story, anyone?  How about The Indian in the Cupboard?  With Phil Lord and Chris Miller(Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs) directing(along with animator Chris McKay), there's a pretty good chance this could be fun, and based on today's news it might even be awesome.

This is a Warner Brothers movie, and since they have access to the entire DC Comics library of characters, it only makes sense to use them as much as possible. So it's pretty awesome to learn that Batman and Superman will be two of the Lego characters present in Lego: The Piece of Resistance. Even better? Batman may be voiced by Will Arnett, with Channing Tatum as Superman. Sold. Arnett seems to be all but locked up, but Tatum's schedule will need to free up if he's going to be involved. Chris Pratt(Parks and Recreation) is set to voice the lead character, a regular Lego figure named Emmett. Tatum worked with Lord and Miller on 21 Jump Street, and we all know how that worked out.

The story sounds pretty darn cool, as well. When Emmett is mistaken for being a Master Builder Lego, he gets drafted into a fellowship on a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the universe together. Ok, that's kinda tight, you must admit. Could we be looking at a Lego Lord of the Rings with an all superhero-type cast? It's possible Batman and Superman may only be around for a brief cameo, but would they bother reaching out to Tatum in that case? Probably not. So I'm hoping that they're just the first of many recognizable heroes as part of the team.

Lego: The Piece of Resistance is due to open on February 8th 2014. [Variety]

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Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus', LEGO-style!

Because I'm still pretty high on Prometheus right now, I thought it'd be fun to revisit it....LEGO™ style! Everything is better when done in LEGO. Otherwise bad Harry Potter and Star Wars video games? Eh, just make everybody LEGO and suddenly they're entertaining and wildly popular.  The above image is the Prometheus poster, featuring the gigantic stone head that we....really still don't know much about from the movie.  Is it me or is the LEGO version some how creepier?

And below is a LEGO version of the great viral commercial featuring Michael Fassbender as the manipulative android, David. Again, it's somehow more disturbing now. Honestly, when I rewatch that David clip it reveals so much about his motivations during the movie. Both of these have been around for a bit, but I still laugh when I see them. If you haven't seen Prometheus yet, my review can be found here, or you can pre-order the Blu-Ray right now by going here. Enjoy!

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