The Lego updates are coming in hot today! Right after the announcement that Universal Pictures is currently developing three new Lego movies, Deadline states that Kevin and Dan Hageman have been hired to write a new Lego Ninjago feature for the company. The siblings previously worked with the property thanks to the Ninjago animated series produced by Cartoon Network and Netflix. The upcoming movie written by Kevin and Dan Hageman will be a part of the bold strategy Universal Pictures is building in order to make the Lego brand popular in theaters again. No plot details have been shared for the title.

The Ninjago series the Hageman brothers worked on premiered on Cartoon Network more than a decade ago. The premise of the program was centered around a group of six teenagers who used their special abilities to fight against evil. Lloyd (Sam Vincent), Kai (Vincent Tong), Jay (Michael Adamthwaite), Zane (Brent Miller), Cole (Kirby Morrow) and Nya (Kelly Metzger) had to do everything in their power to keep the realm of Ninjago safe from multiple threats. The series came to a close a couple of years ago, after Ninjago entertained the youngest members of the audience over the course of fifteen seasons and a few special episodes.

The Lego Ninjago Movie allowed the property to make the jump to the big screen a few years after the release of The Lego Movie. Kevin and Dan Hageman were also involved in the feature directed by Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher and Bob Logan. That adventure featured a voice cast that included Dave Franco, Kumail Nanjiani and Michael Peña, with The Lego Ninjago movie earning $123 million at the global box office. While the movie didn’t manage to reach the box office heights of its predecessor, it allowed the franchise to grow into a bigger project.

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The upcoming Ninjago movie will be joined by other productions based on the toy brand. Earlier today, Deadline reported that Patty Jenkins, Jake Kasdan and Joe Cornish have been hired to direct three Lego live-action projects for Universal Pictures. Jenkins will dive deep into the world of Lego after Rogue Squadron suffered multiple delays. The Star Wars movie was supposed to fly towards the big screen last year at one point, but the studio has shifted their attention towards The Mandalorian and Grogu. Time will tell if the Lego franchise will be successful under the leadership of Universal Pictures. The Lego movies were previously distributed by Warner Bros.

No release date was announced for the upcoming Lego Ninjago movie. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.