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Lego Lord of the Rings toys march to Mordor in Summer 2012 [update]

by David Hinkle on Dec 16th 2011 7:20PM

Update: It looks like this is only for actual physical Lego sets, based on the New Line Cinemas adaptations of The Lord of the Rings series and next year's The Hobbit. We apologize for the erroneous report.

Original story:

J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings franchise is the latest to receive a Lego adaptation, a new teaser site suggests. All we've been given is a "Summer 2012" timeframe, which we don't get because summer in The Shire is, like, the best time. The best time. Why would any Hobbit leave?

We've reached out to Warner Bros. for more information. Right now, we're assuming Lego Lord of the Rings is coming to every platform imaginable, but until we hear back we'll leave it open.

Source: Lego

Reader Comments (20)

Now why didn't I think of that before! Great license for the games.

@swiller

[insert Legolas pun here]

this is a pretty good license for this to work in with some great unofficial work having been done already by a guy names Kevin Walter;

see his work here
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/06/the-lego-barad-dur-50000-pieces-two-months-of-construction-pure-awesomethe-lego-barad-dur-50000-pieces-2-months-to-build-pure-awesome.ars

and a lot more photos here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41823416@N08/sets/72157627009168190/

YES! I'm pretty excited for this.

@BigBadBob113

I won' t lie....I've been waiting on them to do LOTR.

Jumping the gun - Lego have announced they'll be making LOTR TOYS but not the enevitable game. So game existence not confirmed!

This has nothing to do with videogames, they only announced they've signed a multi-year contract to make toy sets based on Lord of the Rings and the two new Hobbit movies.

A game will inevitably follow.. but yeah, not yet.

this is one lego spin off I might just bite.

I really enjoyed the indiana jones demo but never got the game. Typically I've avoided all the lego games.

How will they contain each movie into just six levels?

Even though it's cool, I don't think this will resonate as much to me as LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Harry Potter did.

I don't think the ring would be that big. Its almost as big as his head!

@The

How could he hold the ring if it were that small, though?

We're committing a sin. Never question the ways of the Lego universe.

Ohhh I love the LEGO games and while I know the game hasn't been announced yet, its only a matter of time now...

Wasn't the LOTR license for building toys owned by Mega-Bloks? I thought I read that is why there was never a LEGO game for the LOTR series yet...

YES SIR YES!

We just had a commenter on here the other day explaining his want for this.

I've had my mind set on this as well. What LOTR fan/gamer wouldn't?

@Shadowbender

And hey now, how coincidental this is announced just as The Hobbit trailer was just announced to be running with The Adventures of Tintin next week.

Times like these are good ones.

After this, I demand a Lego Matrix.

@Schlecht

I'm spreading the word of your grand idea. This must, for the sake of the universe, happen.

@Schlecht I'd prefer a Lego Blade Runner.

Best news of the day, even if the video game isn't coming quite yet.

Thats a huge ring. And how can the one ring fit on one finger?

@Dance Mofo
It doesn't. You pull off frodo's head, and put it around his neck, and replace the head. Boom.

Besides, you NEVER actually wear the ring! That's just bad juju.

Meh ... we got the first Hobbit set LAST Christmas ...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7272573@N07/sets/72157627129012260/

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