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The bit about the Avengers bursting out of the Marvel logo is apparently true, though. The usual place has a breakdown of which rumous of his have been confirmed by other sources so far. The one about Galactus is unconfirmed.

Honestly, one set or even none at all for "Thunderbolts" seems perfectly fair to me. After getting burned with "Eternals" and "Wakanda Forever", LEGO have clearly taken a cautious approch even for movies with established characters like "Ant-Man 3" and "The Marvels", and it seems like they weren't wrong to do so. "GotG 3" and "Spider-Man 3" are an exception, but both Spidey and the Guardians have a huge following, plus - and that's surely as important for a toy company - their characters and locations are visually appealing. Even kids who don't care about the movies might want to have a Talking Tree minifig, Raccoon in a Spacesuit minifig, or Crazy Electric Guy minifig! And then there's the Statue of Liberty and a bunch of spaceships. Meanwhile the cast of "Thunderbolts" looks a lot duller, consist entirely of B- and C-listers, and is not all that kid-friendly. And the trailer at least doesn't have any interesting locations, either. I guess LEGO could do the desert bike chase, but I say that only because LEGO loves bike chases and not because I think that one's something special. So I wouldn't get my hopes up if I were you. Also, I'm surprised that everyone here is so excited for the Fantastic Four movie. To me the entire concept just seems ... I don't know ... outdated? Like, of course there's only one female character and of course she has the power of invisibility. It just all seems a little quaint and old-fashioned to me. The fact that Reed Richards showed up in "Dr Strange 2" and was portrayed as basically a dumba*s and a dick doesn't help, either. (Or the fact that in Germany, Die Fantastischen Vier [The Fantastic Four] were a nineties hip-hop group. Although that's not Marvel's fault.) Still, like I've said above, I'm sure LEGO will make sets if the movie's colourful and appealing with at least one cool location and characters that are visually fun. But three sets is a tall order for an entirely unproven concept after "Eternals" and "Wakanda Forever".

Great, now I really don't want to watch this in the cinema. I haven't seen "Black Widow" so I was only introduced to Yelena in "Hawkeye". If found her very obnoxious and annoying, and the series' constant shilling of her, basically going "Look how cool she is! Isn't she the coolest?" put me off further. Same with Echo. (Hawkeye really got the short end of the stick there. He's the only founding member of the Avengers to never have had a solo movie, and then they used his already-short mini-series to shill not one but THREE characters that weren't him. Some of us actually like the character, you know!) Also, I've never seen a trailer so full of generic quotes - honestly, there wasn't a single one that made me take notice. (Compare with, say, Star-Lords rant about not killing people in the GotG 3 trailer.) Coupled with all the shots of people striking poses it's like they want to market this as the most generic MCU movie ever, no characterisation or character quirks to see here, just move along please. I'm not optimistic about the MCU going forward. I guess hardcore comic fans will still find something for them, but most people I know aren't comic fans. They all used to follow the MCU closely until "Endgame", but after that their interest has been limited to the occasional Disney+ show (not all of them!) or movie (again not all of them!). And whenever I tell them a tidbit about an upcoming movie I've learned from a LEGO forum, like "There's a new Captain America movie coming! Yes, I know Captain America's dead, but the Falcon guy from 'Endgame' is now Captain America!" or "There's a red version of the Hulk played by Harrison Ford!" they look at me as if I'd just made that up. Honestly, the only characters not dead and not confirmed to be retired I care about by now are Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, and Star-Lord. And I should be surprised if we got any more than a small cameo for any of them in the remaining movies. My experience of course isn't the same as everyone's, but I do think they're losing the casual audiences more and more.

Why does Ironman need a car for chasing the Red Hulk?

Between the colour of the Sentinel, the colour of Wolverine's bike, and the colour of the Mansion, am I the only one to get serious Friends vibes from this?

As for the third question, no they won't. HP is one of their top-selling themes. As for the first and second, honestly I don't know. I saw an ad recently that they're casting kids aged 9-11 for the trio, and explicitly welcome diversity. I've talked about that before and was shot down, but I'd be surprised if we ended up with an all-white trio or generally with the show's characters looking like the movies'. As to if and how LEGO change their HP minifigs to reflect any casting choices - well, Marvel might be a good comparision? There's the "Spidey and his Amazing Friends" cartoon for kids which gets 4+ sets, but there's a different Spiderman (or as of No Way Home, three different Spider-Men) in the MCU Multiverse. And then there's even more Spider-Man characters from, say, Across the Spiderverse which get sets as well (Miles Morales has had at least two I can think of, a mech and a car chase). They all just sort of exist next to each other. HP could go the same route, I guess. Of course, Spider-Man wears a mask most of the time, so while true fans surely can point out the differences in the costumes, for a casual buyer these characters are all just Spider-Man.And of course we don't know how successful the HP series will be whereas the movies have a proven audience (and nostalgic 90s kids are probably one of LEGO's main buyer groups by now, especially for the more expensive sets). Going back to the 2025 sets: The X-Men Mansion over at Marvel is reported to be compatible with the modulars at just over 3000 pieces. I'm not personally sure how that would work since it's supposed to have a layout akin to the Natural History Museum, which had 1000 pieces more, and also includes a side-build (a Sentinel). But a leaked image apparently shows the modular connection points so let's assume the information is correct. That said, what do you expect from Malfory Manor? I'm sure we can rule out compatibility with the modular system and expect an open back, but how big do you expect the Manor to be, and how many studs deep?

From what can be seen in the blurry picture, the Cupid's torso might also work for a sort of torn, stained shirt?

I don't think they have. They admit to getting most of their info from @Brick Clicker and basically repeat a bunch of rumours. But the one about the Mansion fitting in with the modulars was new to me, so I've been wondering.

According to StoneWars, the X-Mansion will have a layout comparable to the Natural History Museum and fit in with the modulars (like the Sanctum or Avengers Tower). But the Museum had more than 4000 pieces. The Mansion will only have just above 3000, and that includes the sentinel. How does that fit together? Do you expect the Mansion to be closed on all sides like a modular building or open-backed?

Meh. I loved "Loki", and I liked Mobius as a character a lot, but as minifigs these would be too boring for me. Maybe Renslayer in period dress, Miss Minute, Old Loki, Sylvie in her McDonalds uniform (if nothing else she'd be hugely popular with City MOCcers), and Loki from the final scene - but the rest just look too much like ordinary people to appeal to a casual collector, and I doubt they'd have anything very exciting in the way of accessories either. (Unless you count Croki. 😉)

Halloween BAM parts have been spoilered at the usual place. They include parts for a witch (green face and hands unfortunately, but a hair/hat combo and a nice dress print) for those of you who want to populate their wizarding worlds. Also a cat to go with it.

The Chamber of Secrets is 100% guaranteed. It's the main focus of an entire movie and far more important to the series than, say, the dueling club from the same movie. And LEGO-wise it's been in every iteration of the castle system so far that actually had an underground section (and even the 2018 one which didn't still had the basilisk!). It's also big and therefore expensive, which LEGO likes. Leaving it out would make no sense whatsoever.

That is where we differ. I think it means that we will get locations that haven't been done before as part of the castle system (i.e. the Hufflepuff common room) or that have been missing from previous iterations (i.e. the Owlery and troll bathroom which haven't been done since 2001) in addition to the staples (which include the Chamber of Secrets and likely also the Forbidden Corridor). Even if a lot of these lications are done as sparsely as possible if the Hufflepuff common room is any indication.

The Forbidden Corridor is a staple of HP locations, I doubt they'll do the "most detailed Hogwarts ever" without it. In fact I'd expect some nod to all the challenges from PS, even ones like the Chamber of Winged Keys that haven't been done since 2001. I'm assuming Fluffy will be brick-built again. The last version was actually decently designed expect for the awful light bluish gray parts that completely ruined it.

I'm sure Fluffy will show up again. Also, the B&B GWP is the first new HP set this year that I'd actually want if they sold it normally. I even MOCced myself up a fireplace at Malfoy Manor based on the fireplace of the old Burrow! But I'm not buying stuff for EUR 200 or something to get it and I'm not paying second-hand prices for an exclusive HP GWP either (those are ridiculous), so money saved, I guess.

So - a clock AND the floo network, and both for a EUR 260 set (which is mid-size by LEGO standards. Dreamzzz had a EUR 200 playset!). That's really odd.

I have about half the sets from the 2021 system and honestly, the Chamber of Secrets and the Polyjuice Potions Mistake are by far the best. The Room of Requirement has been, for me, a surprising third place. Also, these three together already make up a pretty decently sized castle (or even just the two you're thinking of getting). There's no need to be a completionist about every subset of every theme, and your proposed setup with the Hut and Forest sounds lovely. I'd expect the Chamber of Secrets to be next year"s EUR 200 flagship set, and for the Slytherin common room to be included. The other two should come with towers, though I guess maybe they just shoehorn them in where it fits thematically, i.e. the Ravenclaw common room with a library or something. As for classes, the Charms Class should give us a good idea what to expect and if they're keeping the Potions Class format going forward.

I think you mean the UCS Burrow.

I doubt it. A modular building would have well over 2000 pieces. A modular building of a manor (a house with more width than height) should have even more (the Natural History Museum had over 4000 pieces). And it would be more expensive too! I'm pretty sure we're looking at an open-backed dollhouse style building here.

Like @Gorilla94 has said: My issue is more with the poor quality of the placeholder modules and builds. Like, what's the point of including the Hufflepuff common room for the first time ever if it looks like this and is so obviously meant to be replaced by something else? Or I don't think we've ever had a Great Hall without a fireplace, but this one lacks it - but hey, you can add the fireplace from the advent calendar! When that should have been included in the first place. The 2021 system had shades of this (like the slide in the Chamber of Secrets that needed to be combined with the trapdoor from the Polyjuice Potion Mistake), but with this new Iteration it's just becoming obvious to me that even the EUR 200 flagship set can't stand on its own nor is meant to be. It's just a very expensive starter set for the available upgrades.

Honestly, the more we hear the more underwhelmed I am with the "most detailed Hogwarts ever". If I were to spend EUR 200 on a Great Hall, it had better be THE definitive Great Hall, not a crappy "basic" version full of placeholders which you then need to "upgrade" by buying the Potions Class (EUR 40), advent calendar (EUR 35), and Dueling Club (EUR 30). And after that you're left with a bunch of spare builds/placeholders. Is that the future of LEGO HP - "buy overpriced basic sets and then upgrade them"? 'Cause I really hope not.

Doesn't Dobby die in that scene? I doubt he'll be included then. On the other hand, LEGO love sticking Luna into sets, and they already have an Ollivander from DA to at least partially reuse. Other than that, I agree with @BrickBob Studpants that the bike is probably the EUR 20 set. That price is in my initial guess range (EUR 15 adjusted for Legoinflation.) And at EUR 25, it also seems likely that the dueling club is indeed not a module, but a parts pack that's supposed to go into the Great Hall.

Yes, that's why I brought up Grimmauld Place. Also because Privet Drive doesn't have as many minifigs as the Manor would need. Originally I wrote that I expected it to be at least 1000 pieces, at least EUR 140, and LEGO exclusive. I was shot down with "They wouldn't do something as big in a January wave" but like I've said, I wouldn't rule it out. Your last sentence exactly. Assuming the Charms class is swappable like the Potions class, there needs to be somewhere to swap it to. And the previous Flying Lesson set also included part of the castle. So it would make sense for it to include a bit of wall and one of the placeholder slide-out modules like in the Great Hall, to be replaced with the Charms class. The Trophy Room would be an obvious choice thematically.

I agree on the motorcylce (in fact that was my original guess, and I still think it'll be the PS version), Diagon Alley, the Knight bus, and Charms (again, my original guess). However I'd expect the Flying Lesson und Dueling Club to be more expensive. The Owlery is EUR 45 and has only three minifigs (though admittedly there's a couple of owls), the Boathouse is EUR 38. I'd expect both the Flying Lesson and the Dueling Club to be at least that much. Malfoy Manor could either be in the range of Privet Drive or (and I still haven't ruled that out) in the range of Grimmauld Place. It's a set people have been wanting for years akin to Gringott's, plus it almost has to include Narcissa who is also a much-wanted character. Therefore I should think they'd really make us pay for it. I also think that they'll cycle through the shops in the old DA set before giving us anything truly new, so QQS seems likely. That way they'd already have Lockhart to at least partially reuse for next year's F&B (as well as new Weasley figs from the D2C Burrow and possibly Lucius from the Manor) without making it too obvious.

Maybe as a 4+ set akin to 75332 over at Star Wars, with a title like "Voldie"s Unicorn Visit". It's never too early to introduce children to bloodshed, or so LEGO seems to think.