If Zack Snyder’s nihilist horror film Batman v Superman left you disappointed, fear not, for there is a perkier Dark Knight on the way. The trailer for The LEGO Batman Movie (starring Will Arnett, reprising his role as the egotistical, boneheaded Batman from 2014’s The LEGO Movie) is now online, a two-minute preview of the most fun Batman since Adam West.Directed by Chris McKay (Robot Chicken) and written by Seth Grahame-Smith (writer of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and director of forthcoming The Flash), The Lego Batman Movie is a spin-off/sequel to The Lego Movie and it looks as fun and simple as its It’s also the latest installment in a corporate cooperative that must have marketing executives drooling. Already, Lego Batman is the focus of his own mini-franchise of toys and video games.The trailer shows a better understanding of Batman than Snyder’s iteration, and it’s funny! /Warner Bros. PicturesThrawn Loves That Clone Yoda Decapitated in 'Revenge of the Sith' Elon Musk's Simple
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Emmet nearly heads off to work one day without clothes simply because he accidentally skipped a page in the book. He does not have a single thought that is not directed, or started, by someone else. This explains why the local barista gets away with charging him $37.00 for a cup of coffee. At his construction job Emmet does nothing to stand out. Any faint inklings of an original thought are quickly washed away by clips of popular television shows. Emmet’s life, like much of society, is all about being content with conformity. It is only when his instruction book is blown away, and he catches a glimpse of a shadowy figure in a restricted area, that Emmet’s life changes course forever. Mistaken for the “Special” by Vitruvius (voiced by Morgan Freeman), and Wyldstyle (voiced by Elizabeth Banks), two “Master Builders” who are among the best and brightest Lego artists in the world, Emmet is tasked with preventing President Business (Will Ferrell) from using the “Kragle.”
A powerful weapon with the ability to freeze the world in place, the Kragle device would turn President Business from Octan Corporation president to supreme ruler of the world. Fortunately for Emmet, he will not only be aided by Vitruvius and Wyldstyle on his quest, but the likes of numerous superheroes and pop culture figures such as Batman and The Simpson‘s Milhouse to name a few. Directors Peter Lord and Christopher Miller create a unique world to set their tale within. The visuals are colourful and crisp, and they do a great job of using traditional Lego pieces to help bring both the characters and the functionality of the world to life. The Lego Movie, while seemingly aimed at kids, has very powerful messages about the ills of conformity. It examines society’s willingness to be distracted and fooled rather than to speak up and challenge traditional views. The film comments on how people are often treated as unusual or dangerous if they step out away from the herd. The Lego Movie also has a strong message against conglomerates that control the news, television, music and social media.
The strong messages the films conveys are presented in a fast and witty manner. There are so many pop culture references, such as the DC Universe, Shaq, and Abraham Lincoln, that it may take a few viewings to catch them all. Frantically paced, The Lego Movie is a superb film that I highly recommend.Batman impressed so many fans in the successful Warner Bros. film "The Lego Movie" that the Caped Crusader is getting his own Lego movie.The new Lego Batman movie will be helmed by "The Lego Movie" animation supervisor Chris McKay, who also has a long line of credits for "Robot Chicken," "Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III," "Titan Maximum" and "Moral Orel." He's also slated to direct "The Lego Movie 2."Screenwriter and author Seth Grahame-Smith -- who is best known for his books "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" and "Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter" -- will be writing the Lego Batman movie. Will Arnett is expected to reprise his role as the gravely voice of Batman. "Warners is eyeing a 2017 release for the spinoff, possibly even on the original date for 'Lego Movie 2,'" according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"The next Lego movie to be released is 'Ninjago,' due to open Sept. 23, 2016. 'The Lego Movie' sequel will now presumably be released after 2017."Feature Film Rob Schrab Out, ‘Trolls’ Director Mike Mitchell In For ‘Lego Movie’ Sequel It’s getting hard to keep track of all of Warner Bros.’ Lego-branded movies. The Lego Batman Movie opens in U.S. theaters tomorrow, the first trailer for The Lego Ninjago Movie was just released, and now, Trolls director Mike Mitchell has signed on to direct the sequel to the film that started it all, 2014’s The Lego Movie. Mitchell becomes the movie’s second director. Rob Schrab (Community, The Sarah Silverman Program,) was the original director, but departed due to “creative differences,” according to the Hollywood Reporter, which first reported news of Mitchell’s hiring. Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who wrote and directed the original Lego Movie, also wrote the first draft of the sequel, which has since been rewritten by Bojack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg, and then by Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son writer Matt Fogel.