To put the show together, Warner Bros. has tapped artist Nathan Sawaya, a former associate at a major law firm who now makes Lego sculptures full time. Sawaya’s work has been featured on The Colbert Report, in Lady Gaga videos, and most recently during the 87th Annual Academy Awards. (Sawaya was the guy who made the miniature Lego Oscars used during the live performance of “Everything Is Awesome.”)
“It will be fun to take the world’s greatest superheroes and the world’s greatest toy and do something with an artistic eye and see what happens,” said Sawaya. “It’s a privilege to be invited to do it and exciting to take on a project like this through my own unique style.” Incidentally, one of Sawaya’s favorite DC superheroes is Bunker, who can create brick constructs with his mind, “kind of like what I do.” Obviously, his favorite villain is Toyman.
The show is called “The Art Of The Brick: DC Comics,” and will feature Sawaya’s interpretations of characters like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, the Joker, and others who may soon be appearing in Warner Bros. movies playing at a theater near you. The show will launch its worldwide tour this fall.
