I can't be the only parent to pit LEGO vs Playmobil against each other, they're both much-loved construction classics – It's one of the main reasons I wrote this article to help parents who are ...

Playmobil will make playtime larger than life after seeing 'The Lego Movie' reach nearly $470 million at the global box office. Playmobil toys will come to life in a motion picture debuting in 2017.

When the trailer for Playmobil: The Movie first debuted, it seemed to elicit one universal reaction: “Wait, isn’t this just a cheaper-looking version of The Lego Movie?” Those who can’t tell their ...

Sure, one reckons that LEGO and Playmobil sets are for kids. Yes, if you consider those who are young at heart, irrespective of age. Even better, sometimes there’s a car-infused blockbuster focus.

For those who have not been formally introduced, a Playmobil figure is a plastic toy about the height of your palm. It – no, he or she – has a round head with a simple smiley face topped with snap-on ...

The marketing circle of life, wherein toys beget films that beget toys, continues to mow its way through every bit of plastic in the playroom. This week, it’s Playmobil’s turn, with the ...

Although it was announced a while back, the forthcoming Playmobil movie now has a director in Lino Di Silvo. The latest in a rash of toyetic animated films to be put into production, there has to be ...

In comics it’s Marvel vs DC. In video games it was Sega vs Nintendo. And in the world of buildable bricks, the central rivalry is LEGO vs. Playmobil (sorry, K’Nex). A few years after the Danish toy ...

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The Hollywood Reporter review: Daniel Radcliffe, Jim Gaffigan and Anya Taylor-Joy lend their voices to 'Playmobil: The Movie,' an animated feature based on the world famous toyline. By Jordan Mintzer ...