The most recent slate of developments concerning The LEGO Movie Sequel – now scheduled to hit theaters in 2019 rather than 2018 as initially planned – read as being a mixed blessing, all things considered.
If this happens, then there will be less pressure on The LEGO Movie Sequel to replicate either the critical or commercial success of its predecessor.
Another factor to consider: WB’s plans for the LEGO film franchise is general may have significantly changed, by the time The LEGO Movie Sequel arrives on the scene.
Depending on how both LEGO Batman Movie and LEGO Ninjago Movie perform at the box office, WB might be inclined to focus more on similar spinoffs (based around either popular LEGO characters or genre-themed LEGO properties) and less so on direct continuations of the original LEGO Movie‘s narrative.