Charlie Bean will direct the Ninjago movie adaptation.

The Tron: Uprising series director has signed up for the film based on the Lego line, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Cartoon, Toy, Fiction, Action figure, Fictional character, Illustration, Lego, Style, Art, pinterest
Lego

Lego Movie directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord will produce the film alongside Dan Lin and Roy Lee.

Dan Hageman and Kevin Hageman - who wrote the The Lego Movie and the Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu television series - have been working on the script.

Ninjago centres around the battle between ninjas and samurais against dragons, snake men and the evil Lord Gagmadon.

The film will be Bean's feature debut.

Watch a trailer for The Lego Movie below:

preview for 'The Lego Movie' trailer

Headshot of Hugh Armitage
Hugh Armitage
Hugh Armitage is Movies Editor at Digital Spy.