Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is heading to LEGO as a new set
LEGO has revealed the winners from the LEGO Ideas First 2026 Review Stage. These builds began as fan creations in the LEGO Ideas program, and they have now been chosen for an official launch. Among the new sets on the way is one inspired by Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar. The other two projects approved in this review round are Tulip Field Windmill and Chinese Cork Carving Art. For now, LEGO has not shared pricing details or release timing for any of the newly selected sets.
The Interstellar model comes from fan creator Minibrick41587. It features the angled Ranger spacecraft from the film, plus minifigures of Cooper, played by Matthew McConaughey, and Dr. Brand, played by Anne Hathaway. The set also includes the robot allies TARS and CASE.
Interstellar was not instantly embraced as one of Christopher Nolan’s finest films when it arrived in 2014, though it did earn an 8/10 in our review. In more recent years, however, fans and critics have shown a stronger appreciation for it. This LEGO approval could be another hint that the movie’s reputation continues to rise.
In this latest review stage, LEGO also moved two more LEGO Ideas submissions into the Parking Lot. Those sets are The 5th Element, which includes a flying taxi and a Multi Pass from the film, and Peashooter, based on a tool from the game Plants vs. Zombies. The Parking Lot is where projects go when they need more time to move through the review process. They remain there until LEGO makes a final call.
Other projects are still waiting in the Parking Lot.
Sets in the Parking Lot may still be approved, or they may not. Being placed there is not an accurate indicator of the build quality. The recently approved LEGO Daft Punk set had also spent time in the Parking Lot before moving forward.
We’re almost at the end of the road for the new 2026 LEGO launches. The only set left set to arrive this year is the 2026 Black Friday LEGO set, LEGO Godzilla. Even so, several sets have already been announced for January 2027 and later; check our running list of every upcoming LEGO set so far for more details.
Chris Reed serves as a senior editor for commerce and deals expert for IGN. He also oversees IGN’s LEGO reporting and monitors the next release date stories for gaming titles, LEGO building kits, and 4K Blu-ray discs. You can follow him on Bluesky.