List of Bionicle media
| BIONICLE series | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Terry Shakespeare David Molina (1-3) Mark Baldo (4) |
| Produced by | Sue Shakespeare Bob Thompson (1-3) Kristy Scanlan Joshua Wexler (4) |
| Written by |
Bob Thompson Henry Gilroy (1-3) Sean Catherine Derek (4) |
| Starring |
Christopher Gaze Michael Dobson Paul Dobson Tabitha St. Germain (1-2-3) Michael Dorn Jim Cummings Marla Sokoloff David Leisure (4) |
| Music by |
Nathan Furst (1-3) John D'Andrea (4) |
| Edited by | Craig Russo (1-2) Billy Jones (3) Aeolyn Kelley |
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| Distributed by |
Miramax Films Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1-3) Universal (4) |
Aside from the toys in the Lego Bionicle franchise, Lego has also marketed an ongoing book series, several video games (mostly for the Game Boy Advance), and four computer-animated movies which feature important plot points. A Bionicle comic book is also published by DC Comics and available free to members of the Lego Club. There are also various other ancillary products available, such as watches, toothbrushes, and backpacks, as well as an online adventure game.
There were two trilogies of CG computer animation films, carried out one for 2003–2005 and one for 2009-2011, which tell of several important events in Bionicle. Only one film of the second planned trilogy was ever released, by the title of The Legend Reborn. The two films which remained were scrapped during the production of TLR due to the cancellation of the toyline itself, which occurred in the winter of 2010. Four Bionicle movies were released and one, which would have been the fifth, was cancelled while in production. Another film based on the 2001 storyline was also planned in 2000 and planned for a release in 2001, but the project never reached production.
Bionicle: Mask of Light follows two Matoran as they discover the Mask of Light, a sign heralding the arrival of the Seventh Toa (Takanuva). While they search for the Seventh Toa, Tahu and the other Toa Nuva defend the Matoran villages from a new threat from Makuta Teridax: Rahkshi.
A prequel to the entire Bionicle saga, "Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui" details the early adventures of Turaga Vakama and the other Turaga during their time as Toa and the origin of the Matoran. But the Toa Metru will have to save their city from destruction by Makuta, who has disguised himself as Metru Nui's leader, Turaga Dume.
The only direct sequel in the Bionicle film series, the Toa Metru have returned to the legendary city of Metru Nui to rescue the Matoran, but find the city in ruins and under the grip of the Roodaka and her army of giant spider-like beasts known as Visorak.
This film covers the story of the inhabitants of Bara Magna. Unlike the previous three films, this was produced and animated by Tinseltown Toons instead of Miramax. The movie features the former Great Spirit Mata Nui (voiced by Michael Dorn) after he lands on Bara Magna, having been banished by Makuta Teridax, following the events of the Battle for Power 2008 storyline, and he meets the Agori and the Glatorians. Once a great and powerful ruler of an inhabited 40 million foot high exploratation robot, Mata Nui finds himself stripped of his stature,and banished to a remote, decaying wasteland - a desert junkyard. Local villagers scavenge the remains, building shelters, survival gear and arenas where each village's best gladiator is pitted against another to end disputes. Mata Nui, in search of a way home, finds himself in the middle of one of those battles. However, when Mata Nui leaves the arena triumphant, he is as surprised as the villagers, who then ask him to fight their real enemies, the Skrall and the Bone Hunters. United with his band of Glatorians, he struggles to unite a devastated land, and to find the secret to reclaiming his own lost body.
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