http://www.destructoid.com/argh-lego...g-188026.phtml

Not much more to say. Seems to fit the mold, but I imagine it won't be as interesting as Harry Potter or Star Wars. Probably about on par with Batman.

Batman was my favorite game. I still want a Lego Back to the Future.

With Back to the Future you have the minifigure rights tied up with another toy company so it will never happen, and the only other case I know of that involved another developer ripping off the Lego format was when "Spider-Man: Friend or Foe" came out and sucked.

They do seem to be willing to crank them out when it comes to legitimate Lego properties most of the time, "Toy Story" was probably a no-go based on the TS3 game but it's pretty apparent that when Lego has the rights to something Traveler's Tales is there trying to turn it into a game.

edit: I'd listed that the video game rights are tied up with another studio but I forgot that Traveler's Tales will go through whoever owns the rights (Warner Interactive or Lucasarts so far) but I still doubt Telltale would cooperate with Traveler's Tales in the way those other two companies did either.

This could work. Keira Knightly already has the same body type as a lego person, and Orlando Bloom is just as stiff.

Looking forward to it. Time to start the obligatory "Lego (Insert Game Here) I want" posts:

I'll start:
The Matrix
Lord of the Rings

LotR will happen no later than when The Hobbit Part 1 hits theaters. Lego Hobbit probably around Part 2.

I don't think Toy Story was a good candidate for Lego anyway. While it may have been a good game, to me the whole concept of the Lego games is to take something that is live-action and semi-serious, and turn it into cute Lego toys that do funny things. Toy Story is already cute and funny, and they're toys as it is. All they'd really be doing is changing them from one toy to another.

As for BTTF, it's difficult to turn it into a game because there's just not enough combat.

I love these lego games.. they are engaging enough for adults and easy enough so that your kids can play with too.

I'm a sucker for Lego games, I'll definitely try this one out.

Obligatory "properties I want to see made into Lego games":

The Social Network
Black Adder
The Importance of Being Earnest

Yawn. Wake me up when they make a Lego Fight Club.

I'd love the following:

Highlander
Evil Dead
Big Trouble In Little China

EDIT: Those turned out more serious than I'd intended.

Highlander's motto sure seems to be at odds with the way the Lego games are filled to the brim with playable characters.

Lego Excalibur
Lego Avatar
Lego Star Trek

I think I've had my fill of these games but I'd probably be down for a LOTR or Matrix one. However, I'd be all over a Halo one in a heartbeat.

Lego Die Hard (Yippie Kai Yay Mother Hubbard!)
Lego Ghostbusters (I ain't afraid of no brick)

If only...

Yep, I remember that. Kinda why I mentioned it. One of the greatest April Fool's ever for EGM.

Good chance we'll see Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 toward the end of next year, too. Lotta Lego in 2011, if so.

And I've also heard some completely unsubstantiated rumors that another Batman game is in the works, as well.

I mentioned it in the last Lego game thread, but a Lego 007 game would be amazing.

yeah it would!

I don't know how they'd do another one, with no specific source to utilize for specific and iconic scenes/situations it already seemed like they had a hard enough time filling up a game with all the archetypical Batman settings (city street, amusement park, sewer etc.) but I'm pretty sure the Batman game was the best seller so I'm sure they'll find a way to milk it if they want.

This has just got to happen.

Lego Transformers?

If they can squeeze a sequel out of Indy, I have no doubt they can do it for Bats, too.

Are they really planing no Wii release? That seems weird.