Manual Lego set 70840 Movie Welcome to Apocalypseburg!

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How does THE LEGO

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MOVIE 2

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link back to THE LEGO MOVIE

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?

THE LEGO

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MOVIE 2

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kicks off exactly where the fi rst movie ends, with the ‘DUPLO

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Invasion’ when the little

sister comes down to the basement to play with her brother Finn, with their dad’s giant LEGO display. The

movie then skips forward a few years and we fi nd ourselves in the aftermath of the DUPLO attack, in the

makeshift citadel of ‘Apocalypseburg’, which has been crudely constructed from the debris of Bricksburg.

After years of battling to defend their new realm, all our favourite heroes have become gritty, hardened and

more edgy, …except of course for Emmet, who refuses to have anything but a positive outlook on life. That is

until a mysterious spacecraft appears, piloted by the formidable General Mayhem! She abducts all his friends

to the far-off galaxy known as the ‘Systar System’, leaving Emmet no choice but to try and rescue the gang!

‘But can Emmet toughen up and be the ‘man’ he thinks Lucy wants him to be?’ That’s the question that only

‘THE LEGO MOVIE 2’ can answer!

How well do you think the model captures the spirit of THE LEGO MOVIE 2?

It captures the feeling of the fi rst act perfectly. We made the ruined Statue of Liberty the focal point of the

model, selected the most iconic scenes from the introduction to Apocalypseburg, and incorporated them

around the structure. Justin Ramsden (the Senior Model Designer) has done an amazing job expanding on

what you actually see in the movie, by creating individual dwellings for each of the characters, while adding

fun details and accessories that tie in with their personalities.

What is your favourite feature or function in the model?

I love the dramatic silhouette of the model in its entirety. It’s a real showstopper and will be absolutely great to

display. The interpretation of the statue is spot-on, and I think fans will really appreciate the clever ‘modularity’

designed into the build and how each compartment can be removed so you can get right in there to see the

incredible details. I am also really pleased we have been able to include a selection of DC Comics characters

in this set, a fully kitted out post-apocalyptic version of LEGO Batman

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, Green Lantern

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and Harley Quinn

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.

MIKE MITCHELL

Director

Apocalypseburg is a tough, gritty, heckish place to live. It is designed to contrast

with the bright and fun Bricksburg from THE LEGO

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MOVIE

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. Our dusty Apoca-

lypseburg shows how our characters have struggled for years after the DUPLO

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invasion. It also demonstrates how Finn, the older brother who is behind the story

in the fi rst movie, is growing up and shifting his sense of play.

TRISHA GUM

Co-Director

We wanted the Statue of Liberty to be the central point of the citadel.

So many disaster movies use a ruined version of this iconic statue to highlight

the gravitas of destruction the world has faced… we wanted to play up that

trope and parody it in our movie.

MATTHEW ASHTON

Executive Producer/Vice President of

Design at the LEGO Group

The haphazard architecture of Apocalypseburg was designed to suggest that the

characters have repurposed the remnants and rubble of their destroyed town,

Bricksburg. The dusty earth tones and muted shades were used to contrast the

only positive force left in the citadel, Emmet, a shining, bright-orange beacon of

hope, who continues to believe ‘Everything is AWESOME!’ despite the ‘heck-hole’

he has found himself living in.

When we left Emmet and his best brick buddies at the end of THE LEGO

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MOVIE

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, he was the sweetest,

most optimistic guy you could meet. In THE LEGO MOVIE 2

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, however, Emmet’s eternal optimism and

master-building skills have been put to the ultimate test – Bricksburg is in ruins, and everyone is just trying

to survive in the ensuing chaos. The future of play itself is at stake.

Apocalypseburg is Emmet’s new, haphazard-looking hometown. Refabricated from parts of the now defunct

Bricksburg, the model comprises 3,178 bricks and 12 minifi gure characters. It has all the post-apocalyptic

mayhem, action and humour to let you recreate some of your favourite movie scenes, plus a few extra

locations. And, of course, it wouldn’t be complete without imaginative building techniques that push your

LEGO bricks to new limits. Discover hidden references and funny surprises, functions and details as you

build and play, and you can even expand the set with your own creative ideas and designs. The fate of

Apocalypseburg is in your hands!

Meet the team behind the model. How did the harmonious Bricksburg turn into the dystopian wasteland

that is Apocalypseburg? How have Lucy, Batman

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and all your other favourite characters adapted to the

drastic decline in living standards? And where can they even get coff ee nowadays? Find out in the interviews

with the movie directors and the LEGO designers.

Welcome to

Apocalypseburg!

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