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The LEGO Group Appoints Niels B. Christiansen as New CEO

August 10, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Earlier today, The LEGO Group has announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Niels B. Christiansen as the new CEO of the company. Christiansen replaces Bali Padda who took over at the beginning of the year. Read the full press release below.

The LEGO Group today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Niels B. Christiansen, 51, as CEO of the LEGO Group effective October 1, 2017.

Christiansen was most recently CEO of global industrial technology company, Danfoss, a position he held for nine years until end of June 2017. Christiansen replaces Bali Padda, 61, a long-standing LEGO Group executive, who will assume a special advisory role with LEGO Brand Group.

Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, Executive Chairman of LEGO Brand Group said, ‘Niels is a great leader who delivered outstanding results while CEO of Danfoss. There, he transformed a traditional industrial company into a technology leader. His experience in digitalisation and globalisation, implementing a transformative strategy, and creating an agile, high performing, international team will benefit the LEGO Group. The Board is confident that under Niels, the LEGO Group will continue to flourish and bring play experiences to more children around the world.’ Knudstorp said the transition to a new CEO occurred more rapidly than the Board had anticipated.

“Bali has been part of the LEGO Group family for the past 15 years. He played an integral role in the turnaround of the LEGO Group and during his time as CEO created a solid foundation from which to continue to transform the company. He is

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The LEGO Ninjago Movie Jackie Chan Stunt Team Demonstration Video

August 10, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

We already know that Master Wu in The LEGO Ninjago Movie will be voiced by Jackie Chan. It was revealed at SDCC 2017 that the Jackie Chan Stunt Team had a part as well by doing some of the stunts in the movie. In a new video from People, Jackie talks about the JC Stunt Team and how they were involved and it also included some demonstrations of some of the stunts that we will be seeing.

It’s cool that we see some of the behind-the-scenes clips that are translated into the movie and I’m sure we’ll learn more about it in the upcoming The Making of the Movie DK book.

LEGO Iconic Cave Caveman & Cavewoman (5004936) Promotion Now Live

August 9, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The promotion for the LEGO Iconic Cave Caveman & Cavewoman (5004936) is now live on Shop@Home. You can get it for free with a purchase of $50 or more from now until August 31, while supplies last. I’ve already done a review of the set if you want to take a look at it.

LEGO Iconic Cave Caveman & Cavewoman (5004936) Review

August 9, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

In recent years, LEGO has released some peculiar standalone sets featuring some past minifigures. It started off with the Iconic Easter (5004468) set with the Chicken Suit Guy then last year with the Gingerbread Man (5005156). Starting tomorrow, LEGO kicks off a new promotion that runs until the end of August which will feature the Iconic Cave Caveman & Cavewoman (5004936). You can get it for free with a purchase of $50 or more at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home.

The packaging is fairly interesting. Throughout the whole box, there are various things that are carved into the stone wall including a minifigure blueprint on the back. Also on the back is a lost poster of their supposed pet dinosaur. The door is perforated and it opens to reveal the Caveman and Cavewoman.

The Caveman was first introduced in the Series 1 Collectible Minifigures (8683). For this version, he has a pelt outfit that is more brown than before but unfortunately like before, there is no back printing. He has the same head with the bushy eyebrows and large smile. His hair/beard piece, however, is different with the new Caveman having a dark brown piece. His accessory is a dark brown club.

The Cavewoman was also from a previous Collectible Minifigures series (Series 5 – 8805) and like the Caveman, she has a similar design pattern from before. For the new version, she has a brown outfit with tan outlines. Like before, the hair piece is a soft rubber mold but this one … Continue

The LEGO Ninjago Movie New Character Posters

August 8, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

IGN has released some new images of the character posters for The LEGO Ninjago Movie. The posters feature the main characters in the movie along with their respective vehicles. All of the vehicles are now available as LEGO sets except for Cole’s Quake Mech which is rumored to be available later this year/early next year.

Although the September 2017 LEGO Store Calendar doesn’t show these particular posters available as GWP, hopefully we get them in October or in future months.

The LEGO Ninjago Movie Master Falls (70608) Review

August 8, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Continuing with my reviews of The LEGO Ninjago Movie sets, my next one I have on hand is the Master Falls (70608). Comingin in as one of the lower-end parts sets for TLNM, it consists of 312 pieces and retails for $29.99.

LEGO Releases Image of Mystery Instruction Booklet

August 8, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A short while ago, LEGO released another teaser which could be for the supposed LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon (75192). For this one, they’ve shown off a mystery instruction booklet and says that this one is 2.56 times bigger than one for the the 196 page LEGO Creator Carousel (10257). If you’re counting pages, this very large booklet will have about 502 pages.

This continues the trend of releasing a teaser every Tuesday up until the official reveal of this mystery set. Stay tuned next week for another reveal if this pattern keeps up.