The LEGO Batman Movie Full Cast and Crew Contribute to This PageLatest update: The LEGO Movie Sequel delayed. The LEGO Movie was an unexpected smash hit. It raked in over $450 million worldwide from a production budget of just $60 million, nabbed an Oscar nomination for Best Song (although the Academy did somehow neglect to give it the nod in the Animation category) and inspired enough enthusiasm from Warner Bros. that the studio promptly green-lit four more LEGO-themed cinematic releases. Here’s when you can expect those four LEGO movies in the UK… You don’t need us to tell you that Will Arnett’s Batman was the standout character from The LEGO Movie. From his catchy song lyrics like “Darkness! No parents!” to his undeniable skills with a Batarang, this Batman Minifig was far more than the hero we deserved. Arnett will lend his voice to the character once more in this spin-off movie. He’ll be joined by a stellar supporting cast consisting of Ralph Fiennes as Alfred, Rosario Dawson as Batgirl, Zach Galifianakis as The Joker and Michael Cera as Robin.
Mariah Carey will also appear, as the Mayor of Gotham. This one’s not too far off, so hopefully we’ll have a trailer to share with you soon. Robot Chicken regular Chris McKay is directing from a script by Dark Shadows and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter scribe Seth Grahame-Smith. Further reading: LEGO Batman movie trailers, images Although it doesn’t have a precise UK release date yet, we know that the Ninjago film will reach American cinemas on 22nd September 2017. When we get the exact UK date, we’ll be sure to update this article. If you’re unfamiliar, Ninjago is a line of Ninja-themed products that LEGO has been producing since 2011. Martial artist Minifigs are pitted against dragons, ghosts and an array of other evil opponents (including evil ninjas, of course). So far, the cast hasn’t been announced for the Ninjago movie, but we know that Charlie Bean – who’s directed the Tron: Uprising animated series and worked in the art department on several animated giants – is set to call the shots.
Further reading: The 12 cinematic universes currently in development Proving that it’s still possible for a major studio to take their time with a sequel to a major blockbuster, we won’t get the imaginatively titled The LEGO Movie Sequel until almost five years after the original came out. It was meant to be a four year gap, but this brick-based sequel recently got pushed back. Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s schedules are too jam packed with Star Wars, superheroes and TV projects to allow them to direct The LEGO Movie Sequel (that job will go to Rob Schrab, who has previously helmed episodes of Community and The Mindy Project), but they are writing the script. We’d expect Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett and many more voices from the first LEGO Movie to return, potentially to be joined by some scary Duplo toys from Finn’s sister’s collection. The UK date isn’t announced yet, but this one will land in US cinemas on 8th February 2019. Further reading: Doctor Who may feature in The LEGO Movie 2
And finally, the latest addition to Warner Bros.’ cinematic LEGO slate is The Billion Brick Race. We don’t know the plot of this one, but we do know that it’s intended for a 24th May 2019 release (we’ll add the UK date when it’s announced). That date could change, though, now that The LEGO Movie Sequel has been pushed back. Jason Segel (who proved his possibly-relevant puppeteering skills during Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and has voiced an animated character before in Despicable Me) and Drew Pearce (who did great writing work on Iron Man 3, and directed the tie-in short All Hail The King) are attached to co-direct and write The Billion Brick Race. Will it be a race in a driving sense, or a race to build something? We don’t know, but we have heard that the pitch from Pearce was apparently enough to ‘excite’ Warner Bros. Further reading: Rian Johnson interview: The Brothers Bloom, Brick (geddit? We’ll update this article as further information about these films – and any other LEGO-themed movies that Warner Bros. put into production – comes to light.
In the irreverent spirit of fun that made THE LEGO MOVIE a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure: THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE. THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE lands in Irish cinemas February 10, 2017.The Lego Batman Movie Blu-ray release date and available on Digital HD from Amazon Video and iTunes is .The LEGO Batman Movie 3DUnless you can be Batman. Will Arnett voices the blocky Dark Knight once again for this follow-up to 2014's The LEGO Movie, now putting Batman in the spotlight. From the director of Robot Chicken and Moral Orel, co-voiced by Michael Cera as LEGO Robin, Rosario Dawson as LEGO Batgirl, Zach Galifianakis as LEGO Joker, and Ralph Fiennes as LEGO Alfred. , , , , , , Action, Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Kids & Family, 3D YOUR RATING & REVIEW Your rating & review Directors: Chris Miller, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Phil Lord Details: 100 mins / USA, Australia, Denmark / G
Release Date: 14th February 2014 Want to see it 91% Want to see it What constitutes a five-star movie? Usually the highest of ratings is reserved for the types of films that are telling profoundly powerful stories, with great actors and directors already making space on their mantelpiece. But what about pure, old-fashioned entertainment? Doesn't that deserve some special recognition? Because that's exactly what The LEGO Movie is; Emmet (voiced by Chris Pratt) is an ordinary, run-of-the-mill builder figure that has been mistaken for a prophesied hero who will bring down the evil President Business (Will Ferrell). He must leave his safe metropolis and travel across distant worlds – The Old West, Middle Zealand, etc. - to meet up with the leader of the good guys, Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman), and formulate a plan that involves the likes of Batman (Will Arnett), Superman (Channing Tatum) and loads more. The core message of the movie is all about using your imagination and how everyone has the ability to be special.
While that might sound incredibly trite and saccharine, it turns out to be anything but. Overflowing with a unique type of wide-eyed, joyful sarcasm, everything that "the masses" enjoy and consume en masse is poked at here, but never in a mean way. The EDM tune that everyone loves - "Everything Is Awesome!" - is infuriatingly catchy, the hit TV show "Where Are My Pants?", the over-priced coffee that people are all too willing to pay for; the good-humoured subversive nature will have the adults laughing more than the young'uns. Not that they're not being catered for too, with more loveable characters, instantly quotable lines and eye-bursting visuals than a year's worth of other animated movies. The highlights on offer are endless, from Liam Neeson's Bad Cop/Good Cop and his running gag with kicking chairs, to the supressed bipolar nature of Alison Brie's UniKitty, or Charlie Day's Benny who just REALLY wants to build a spaceship; they're all instantly loveable and unforgettable. Another sure-fire sign that you're watching a five-star movie is that the second it's finished, you want to watch it again, immediately, which of course you'll have to do, because you'll have missed so many of the jokes while you were laughing so hard at the previous ones.