The Lego Batman Movie The Lego Batman Movie Consumer AdviceMild themes and animated violence Release Date30 March 2017 Available in 2D and 3D 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. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker’s hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up. Will Arnett reprises his starring role from “The LEGO Movie” as the voice of LEGO Batman, aka Bruce Wayne. Zach Galifianakis (the “Hangover” films, “Muppets Most Wanted”) stars as The Joker; Michael Cera (TV’s “Arrested Development”) as the orphan Dick Grayson; Rosario Dawson (TV’s “Daredevil”) as Barbara Gordon; and Ralph Fiennes (the “Harry Potter” films) as Alfred.
“The LEGO Batman Movie” is directed by Chris McKay, and produced by Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Roy Lee, who worked together on “The LEGO Movie.” Jill Wilfert, Matthew Ashton, Will Allegra and Brad Lewis serve as executive producers. The screenplay is by Seth Grahame-Smith and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers and Jared Stern & John Whittington, story by Seth Grahame-Smith, based on LEGO Construction Toys and based on characters from DC Entertainment. Batman was created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger; Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Production designer Grant Freckelton and editor David Burrows also return from “The LEGO Movie,” joined by editors Matt Villa, and John Venzon. The music is composed by Lorne Balfe. From Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Animation Group, in association with LEGO System A/S, a Lin Pictures / Lord Miller / Vertigo Entertainment production, “The LEGO Batman Movie” will open in theaters in 3D, 2D and IMAX.
It will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. Save for next time Prams at the Pix Free Preview Screening - Limited locations Mild themes and animated violence More Action, Animation & Comedy MoviesThe LEGO Batman Movie Jenny Slate, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes Bruce Wayne must not only deal with the criminals of Gotham City, but also the responsibility of raising a boy he adopted. Show all Promotions, Events & Festivals Please select your cinema(s) of choice to view session times'The Shack' Gift With Purchase Buy tickets and get a free song download. 'Logan' Free Gift With Purchase Buy tickets to 'Logan' and get a FREE digital comics bundle on ComiXology. 'Fifty Shades Darker' Gift With Purchase Buy tickets to 'Fifty Shades Darker' and get 50% off a digital copy of 'Fifty Shades of Grey' on FandangoNOW.We're used to seeing Hollywood blockbusters as by-products of toy, game and comic franchises but there's something especially blatant about The Lego Movie.
As one of its creators freely admits, the title sets you up for a 90-minute toy commercial. And despite its many pleasures, the film never quite succeeds in banishing that thought. The problem is the pace. It never lets up. The directors, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, seem so spooked by fears of their young audience's short attention span that some of their best touches go by in a blur.The film is bursting with ideas. It seems that Lego insisted on them. In deference to the playful spirit of inquiry that helped the company grow from its beginnings in a Danish carpenter's workshop in 1932, its chiefs wanted something in line with the brilliance of Toy Story. And they got it. Threaded between the fireworks are a string of clever jokes aimed at some of Hollywood's fondest cliches, together with a well-pitched storyline in praise of lateral thinking. But you don't get much time to dwell on them.It's a classic theme. Lord Business (Will Ferrell), the tyrannical tycoon who runs Legoland, has imbued the place with a crippling sense of conformity.
Emmet (Chris Pratt), a construction worker, has become so used to obeying the rules that he can't imagine living any other way.Then he tumbles into a deep hole on a building site and is treated, like Lewis Carroll's Alice, to an entirely different view of the world. During his underground adventure he meets a new mentor, Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman), an ancient wizard convinced that Emmet is the "special" - the long-awaited saviour, destined to overthrow the ruthless regime of Lord Business and usher in a new age of freedom and innovation. So it's a plot very much in line with the teachings of Joseph Campbell, whose work on comparative mythologies and their heroes has inspired so many Hollywood scripts. But this one tweaks them a bit. Vitruvius is no Obi-Wan Kenobi. His prophesies are the product of guesswork rather than wisdom, and Emmet doesn't come into his own as a hero until he's mastered the art of delegation. Even so - or rather, because of his reluctance to play the great man - he's made a big impression on certain political commentators in the US.
A Huffington Post columnist recently decided he could give the left some crucial lessons about the power of collective action, and that Obama, in particular, could learn a thing or two from him. And if you find something deeply depressing in the idea of the American President taking advice from a Lego figure, you're not alone.Emmet's adventures take us on a comprehensive tour of Legoland's diverse districts. We visit the city, the country, the Old West and the mediaeval era in company with Lego versions of Batman, Gandalf, Dumbledore, Wonder Woman, Superman and an assortment of Star Wars characters - which, in itself, is a tribute to collective corporate action. Emmet also develops a crush on his feisty guide, Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), and Liam Neeson enjoys himself hugely giving voice to a cop who possesses a good and a bad side and switches between them at a bewildering rate.The animation, by Australia's Animal Logic, is superb. Elaborate Lego worlds are constructed, destroyed and re-assembled in even more fabulous configurations as you watch, and despite the speed at which the whole thing unfolds, the figures move in a way that's entirely in keeping with their brick-like forms.