![]() They’re both still in early development, and bearing in mind the state of Hollywood production over the past 18 months (because of, well, everything), it’s hard to see either one arriving next year. That said, 2022 feels a bit ambitious given neither of those movies even has a confirmed release window at the moment. And with two more movies on the horizon – a sixth instalment in the saga, plus a spin-off starring Margot Robbie – we wouldn’t be surprised to see it return to the fold. Pirates of the Caribbean is a licence the LEGO Group has embraced twice before: first in 2011 alongside the release of On Stranger Tides, and then again in 2017 for Salazar’s Revenge/Dead Men Tell No Tales. Curveball: a return of Pirates of the Caribbean? And as the existing LEGO Ideas set already feels like the ultimate celebration of all things Pirates – especially in its nod to the original 6285 Black Seas Barracuda from 1989 – we’re not sure how the LEGO Group could top it. Given it looked like BIONICLE was on track to take pole position at one point, though, there’s no guarantee that Pirates will indeed be chosen for the 90th-anniversary set. And if it’s the latter, it makes sense that the LEGO Group would create that space in its portfolio by retiring 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay. While the final winner of that vote won’t be revealed until 2022, we know that it’s going to be one of either Castle, Classic Space, BIONICLE or Pirates. Next year will see the LEGO Group produce a one-off set to celebrate its 90th anniversary, as voted for by fans in a LEGO Ideas poll. More likely: a 90th-anniversary Pirates set ![]() For the time being, it looks like those two sets could be the LEGO Group’s solution to representing its retro themes. There are a couple of detractors to this theory, however: presumably no regular set could compete with 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay’s retail price anyway, and 31109 Pirate Ship is due to stay on shelves until 2024 alongside 31120 Medieval Castle. ![]()
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