LEGO SMART Play to launch in six countries

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The Mandalorian and Grogu, announced as The Mandalorian & Grogu, is a Star Wars movie that started production in 2024. Directed by Jon Favreau and produced by Favreau, Kathleen Kennedy, and Dave Filoni, it takes place between the events of Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and Episode VII: The Force Awakens, focuses on the adventures of Din Djarin and Din Grogu, and will be a spinoff to the TV series Star Wars: The Mandalorian. The film was announced on January 9 that year on StarWars.com with a conceptual sketch by veteran illustrator Ryan Church, along with an announcement of a second season of the television series Star Wars: Ahsoka. A fourth season of The Mandalorian is also still in development.

On May 7, 2019, Disney revealed their future movie release schedule, including a set of three untitled new Star Wars films, one of which had a scheduled release date of December 20, 2024. The Star Wars Show also reported on the news on May 15. On July 23, 2020, after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was delayed to December 19, 2025. After the start of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, Disney shifted their theatrical film release slate, with the film being pushed to its current release date of May 22, 2026. A film directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy occupied this release slot until The Mandalorian & Grogu was announced.

Star Wars Insider 224 revealed the initial film logo was the same as the one for The Mandalorian Season Three. In August 2024, during D23 2024, it was revealed that the film had entered production, and a new logo was revealed, in addition to a teaser that was shown to the audience. In August 2024, Sigourney Weaver revealed that she had joined the cast of The Mandalorian & Grogu.

Alongside the release of the movie, Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run will be updated to include a new mission featuring Djarin, Grogu, Tatooine, Endor and Cloud City, which takes place off camera from the film.

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There’s been plenty of excitement in the brick world regarding the announcement last week of LEGO SMART Play, the revolutionary new addition to the world of LEGO that will add even more to the LEGO experience, but via Jays Brick Blog we learn that the new expression will initially be available in only six countries around the globe.

LEGO Smart Bricks and LEGO Smart Play will be released on 1 March 2026 only for customers in the US, UK, France, Germany, Poland and Australia.

Pre-orders are open now from LEGO.com but this has left a pretty sour taste in my mouth, and I wouldn’t recommend pre-ordering until you at least try the Smart Bricks out in-store.

The sets are available now to pre-order, and hitting stores in those six countries on 1st March:

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75421 SMART Play: Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter – US$69.99 / AU$99.99 / £59.99 / €69.99
75423 SMART Play: Luke’s Red Five X-wing – US$99.99 / AU$149.99 / £79.99 / €89.99
75427 SMART Play: Throne Room Duel & A-wing – US$159.99 / AU$250.99 / £139.99 / €159.99

SourceJays Brick Blog

Mark Newbold

Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.

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