Fandom is up to its armpits in pop culture news this week, what with today being the first full day of San Diego Comic-Con 2016. And we’ve got a couple of especially sweet little nuggets for you right here in Movie Morsels. Including the reveal of the Clown Prince of Crime and the Boy Wonder in The LEGO Batman Movie, a new Suicide Squad promo video focusing on Harley Quinn, and much more! The good folks at USA Today have a brand-spanking-new, first-ever look at the Joker and Robin in The LEGO Batman Movie. And it appears in the photos below that the Dark Knight’s sidekick (voiced by Michael Cera) may create just as much trouble for him as his arch-nemesis (voiced by Zach Galifianakis). Then again, maybe the villain isn’t so very arch this time around… Says director Chris McKay, “The Joker sees himself on the same level as Batman, a peer, at the top of the game. But Batman says that’s not the case, which sends Joker into a spiral trying to prove to Batman that he is indeed the greatest enemy.”
The deluge of Suicide Squad promo videos continues with one devoted to perhaps the most popular member of the team (if the cosplay at this year’s Comic-Con is any indication): the one and only Harley Quinn. Will Margot Robbie’s wild card antihero outshine even the Joker himself? Hey, August 5th—hurry up and get here already! I’m not sure if I should express sympathy for Divergent Series fans or congratulate them. On the one hand, the final film in the franchise will not debut in theaters but instead head right for TV (which means it might lose stars Shailene Woodley and Theo James). But on the other hand, the film will launch a Divergent TV series. Since it’s always good to put a little horror in your diet (it’s good for the digestion, I hear), we’ve got the new trailer for the supernatural thriller Before I Wake. Kate Bosworth and Thomas Jane star as the parents of a little boy whose dreams, and nightmares, are made manifest. The film comes from Oculus and Absentia director Mike Flanagan and opens on September 9.
Finally today, we have the trailer for Liam Neeson’s Operation Chromite, a Korean war drama about Douglas MacArthur and the U.S. military campaign to remove North Korea from Seoul. Neeson’s played some hard-nosed fellows before, but has he ever played a tougher sonuvabitch than MacArthur?! The offensive begins on August 12. What do you think of today’s top stories? Let us know below! Images: Warner Bros, USA Today, Lionsgate, SummitThe LEGO Batman Movie - The Joker™ Balloon Escape (70900) Orders over $29 ship for free.* Stage a face-off between The Joker™ and Batman™ at the Gotham City Energy Facility in The LEGO® Batman Movie: The Joker Balloon Escape set, featuring The Joker's detachable balloon backpack and a power plant build. The power plant has a movable bomb element and silo with explode function, while Batman is armed with a grappling gun to intensify role-play battles. The LEGO Batman Movie - The Joker™ Balloon Escape (70900) Features:The Joker's balloon backpack features five balloon and two translucent flame elements.
The power plant features a silo with explode function, pipes, plus computer, pressure meter and bomb elements.Weapons include Batman's grappling gun with string attached.Accessory elements include Batman's cape and new-for-spring-2017 molded utility belt, and The Joker's special purple coat-tail.Balloon backpack measures over 4 inch (11 centimeter) high, 3 inch (9 centimeter) wide and 1 inch (4 centimeter) deep.DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic books and related media publishing. A subsidiary of Time Warner, DC is responsible for such famous characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, Hawkman and Green Arrow. The initials "DC" were originally an abbreviation for Detective Comics, and later the official name. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world. Pick your favorite character or collect them all right at Toys R Us!
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LEGO Batman 2 gameplay has Joker on the run again This Friday sees the release of LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, here’s 10 minutes of star-studded gameplay. The gameplay above shows off the game’s first mission, teaching the player Batman and Robin’s many tricks. From zip-wires to x-ray vision, it’s all here. As the game’s subtitled ‘DC Super Heroes,’ expect to also get into the shoes of Superman, Green Lantern, Lex Luthor and more. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is out tomorrow (June 22nd) on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Dawn of War 3 trailer takes you on a tour of 4 of the game’s environments Nintendo Switch day one update reintroduces friend codes Overwatch Mei cosplay is worth fighting for Sometimes we include links to online retail stores. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. For more information, go here.The Joker will be voiced by Zach Galifianakis (Picture: Warner Bros) A batch of new images from the forthcoming LEGO Batman movie have landed, revealing the blocky versions of The Joker and Robin.
Following his introduction in Christopher Miller and Phil Lord’s The LEGO Movie, Will Arnett is set to reprise his role as LEGO Batman for a solo outing directed by Chris McKay, with the former directing duo set for producing duties. The Caped Crusader was easily one of the standouts from the original movie, so a spin-off solo film which can flesh out the DC universe in LEGO form looks set to be one of the highlights of 2017’s movie releases. Robin will be voiced by Michael Cera in the upcoming film (Picture: Warner Bros) In these new images debuted on USA Today, we finally get our first look at Michael Cera’s Robin and Zach Galifianakis as The Joker – and we can’t quite get over how adorable Robin looks. No seriously, look at his huge googly-eyes and sparkling yellow cape. He’s the most wonderfully camp thing ever committed to brick. Robin just looks ADORABLE (Picture: Warner Bros) The Joker looks more suitably nasty, with a razor sharp teeth which are sure to become the butt-end of jokes if the original LEGO Movie is anything to go by.