The Lego Group world's largest toy company by revenue, with sales amounting to US$2.1 billion, surpassing Mattel, which had US$1.9 billion in sales. On 11 August 2017, Lego announced that Niels B. Christiansen would become the new CEO, effective 1 October of the same year. The history of Lego spans nearly 100 years, beginning with the creation of small wooden playthings during the early 20th century. Manufacturing of plastic Lego bricks began in Denmark in 1947, but since has grown to include factories throughout the world. In 1961, Lego was managed by Samsonite until 1972 in the United States and 1986 in Canada.
The Lego Ninjago Movie after the boy shows him great reflexes and ninja potential after listening to the story. On September 17, 2013, Warner Bros. announced that it was developing an animated "Ninjago" film based on the Lego toy line "Lego Ninjago". The Hageman brothers, who wrote the "" show and co-wrote the story of "The Lego Movie", would write the adaptation. Charlie Bean was announced as director, and "The Lego Movie" team of Dan Lin, Roy Lee, and Phil Lord and Chris Miller as producers. On June 27, 2016, the film's voice cast was announced, including Dave Franco, Michael Peña, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach