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.

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.

If for some ridiculous reason The LEGO Movie just didn't do anything for you, then maybe you'll be more interested in seeing what can be done with a different toy line. The Paris-based production ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Predictable: After Warner Bros. hit the jackpot with their Lego film, which even won over critics, another children's toy is now set for the big screen: Playmobil ...

We could blame the enormous — and justifiable — success of the Lego flicks for the existence of Playmobil: The Movie, but that would be unfair to all the shameless knockoffs and cinematic coattail ...

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 ...