Lego Masters host Hamish Blake reveals Disney’s tough rules

Lego Masters host Hamish Blake took part in a virtual chat with a Star Wars fan for the Queensland Children’s Hospital on Wednesday.

And the comedian, 38, gave Tyler the ‘scoop’ with regards to a recent Star Wars- themed episode of Channel Nine’s Lego-building show. 

Hamish explained how the network had to get approval from Disney and production company Lucasfilm, prior to the episode going to air. 

‘Can I tell you a secret? Can I give you a bit of a scoop?’ Hamish began.

‘They were really lovely and they let us do the Star Wars episode, but there were a few things I did with the Stormtroopers that initially we had in the episode which when they saw it, they were like, “no, you can’t put that on TV”.’ 

Hamish explained how Disney and Lucasfilm made Lego Masters take out part of the episode where he patted a Stormtroopers’ head.

‘In the Star Wars universe the Stormtroopers have to be menacing, and you can’t just have a guy patting their head like a dog,’ he said with a laugh. 

It comes after producers revealed to Woman’s Day magazine the hard work that goes into making the show.   

‘We rely on our art department, who spend a lot of time going through all those buckets to make sure the right bricks are in the right place and kept in their correct colours and style of brick!’ one producer told the publication last month. 

While it depends on the build, filming an episode of the show can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days.

But despite enduring hours on their creations, contestants are not able to take their masterpieces home. 

Instead, they’re given to charities or used as competition prizes for viewers.