''The Lego Batman Movie'' is a 2017
computer-animated superhero comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
produced by
Warner Animation Group,
DC Entertainment,
RatPac Entertainment
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,
Lego System A/S,
Dan Lin's Lin Pictures,
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's Lord Miller Productions,
Roy Lee's
Vertigo Entertainment and
Animal Logic, and distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by
Chris McKay in his
directorial debut, from a screenplay by
Seth Grahame-Smith,
Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers,
Jared Stern
Jared Stern is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He collaborated with John Whittington on ''The Lego Batman Movie'' (2017) and ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' (2017).
Career
Stern began his career by writing the screenplay for '' ...
, and
John Whittington, and produced by
Dan Lin,
Roy Lee, and
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Based on the
characters from the
DC Universe
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created by
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...
and the
Lego DC Super Heroes'
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...
toy line, the film is a
collaboration between
production houses from the United States, Australia, and Denmark, the first
spin-off
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*Corporate spin-off, a type of corporate action that forms a new company or entity
* Government spin-off, civilian goods which are the result of military or gove ...
in
''The Lego Movie'' film series and the second installment overall. The film features
Will Arnett reprising his role as Batman from ''
The Lego Movie'' alongside
Zach Galifianakis,
Michael Cera,
Rosario Dawson, and
Ralph Fiennes
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. The story follows the
title character (Arnett) as he attempts to overcome his greatest fear to stop
the Joker's (Galifianakis) latest plan.
Development of ''The Lego Batman Movie'' started in October 2014, after Warner Bros. announced several Lego films, following the critical and commercial success of ''The Lego Movie'', while Chris McKay was hired to direct the film after being replaced by
Rob Schrab to direct the sequel to ''The Lego Movie''. He cited both ''
The Naked Gun'' and ''
Airplane!
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'' film series as his main inspirations. Casting call began in July to November 2015. The film pays homage for numerous references to previous ''Batman'' films, cartoons and comics. The film also features characters from other notable franchises and film series with them. Like ''The Lego Movie'', the animation was provided by
Animal Logic.
Lorne Balfe composed the film's musical score.
''The Lego Batman Movie'' had its world premiere in
Dublin
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,
Ireland
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on January 29, 2017,
and was released in the United States on February 10, 2017 in
RealD 3D,
Dolby Cinema,
IMAX
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Graem ...
,
IMAX 3D
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Graeme F ...
and
4DX
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formats. The film received generally positive reviews from critics for its animation, voice acting, soundtrack, visual style, and humor, and was also commercially successful, having grossed $310 million worldwide against a budget of around $80 million. A sequel, ''Lego Superfriends'', was announced in 2018, but was cancelled after
Universal Pictures
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acquired the Lego franchise rights.
Plot
Within the DC superhero dimension of the
Lego
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multiverse,
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...
protects
Gotham City
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and fights crime. During his latest mission to stop the
Joker and other Gotham supervillains from destroying the city, Batman succeeds, but also hurts Joker's feelings by telling him he is not as important in his life as he thinks he is, leading Joker to seek the ultimate revenge on him.
The following day, Batman's alter ego Bruce Wayne attends the city's winter gala, which is celebrating both the retirement of
Police Commissioner Gordon and the ascension of his daughter
Barbara
Barbara may refer to:
People
* Barbara (given name)
* Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter
* Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer
* Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously as ...
to replace him. Wayne is smitten by Barbara, and this distraction results in him unwittingly agreeing to adopt the enthusiastic orphan
Dick Grayson
Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman and Teen Titans. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, he first appeared in ''Detective Com ...
. Wayne is then infuriated by Barbara's plans to restructure the police to function without the need of Batman. Joker crashes the party with other Gotham supervillains. Joker surrenders himself to police, while capturing almost all the other Gotham supervillains for police, except
Harley Quinn. With so many supervillains incarcerated, Batman becomes desolate as Gotham no longer requires his crime-fighting skills.
Suspecting that Joker is up to no good, Batman plans to steal
Superman's
Phantom Zone projector, a device that can banish anyone to the Phantom Zone, which houses some of the most dangerous villains in the Lego multiverse, only for
Alfred to intervene and advise him to take care of Dick. Batman initially refuses, so Alfred allows Dick to enter the
Batcave. Appearing as Batman before Dick, Batman states that he is also adopting Dick, and fosters Dick as
Robin
Robin may refer to:
Animals
* Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae
* Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including:
**European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'')
**Bush-robin
**Forest rob ...
to help in his scheme. Batman and Robin recover the projector from the
Fortress of Solitude
The Fortress of Solitude is a fictional fortress appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Superman. It is the place where Superman first learned about his true identity, heritage, and purpose on Ea ...
, break into
Arkham Asylum and successfully send the Joker to the Phantom Zone. Suspecting that Joker ''wanted'' to be sent there, Barbara locks up Batman and Robin.
While the projector is being seized as evidence, Harley steals it back as part of Joker's plan, and frees him, allowing him to return to Gotham with all the multiverse's villains he had recruited in the Phantom Zone, including
Sauron, who informs the Joker that Batman is Bruce Wayne. The multiverse's villains attack Gotham and take over
Wayne Island. Realizing that Gotham does need Batman after all, Barbara releases Batman and Robin and teams up with them and Alfred to stop the new threat. Although his teammates achieve some success in fighting the multiverse's villains, Batman forcibly sends them away despite their protests, fearing that he might lose them just like his parents.
Batman confronts Joker alone. Believing how Batman is incapable of changing his ways, Joker sends him to the Phantom Zone before stealing the Batcave's stash of confiscated bombs to destroy Gotham. Meanwhile, Phyllis, the Phantom Zone's gatekeeper, shows Batman how he has mistreated Dick, Alfred, Barbara and Joker. Batman accepts his greatest fear, being part of a family, and decides to change. Batman's teammates return to the fight to help him, but are endangered themselves. Batman makes a deal with Phyllis to temporarily return to Gotham to retrieve the Zone's escaped prisoners, and arrives in time to save his teammates, apologizing to them for leaving them and requesting their help to stop Joker. They agree, with Barbara taking on the Batgirl persona.
With help from Gotham's other supervillains, who felt neglected by the Joker when he refused to break them out of Arkham, Batman and his team defeat the escaped multiverse's villains and send them back to the Phantom Zone. However, the Joker's bombs explode, tearing Gotham apart at the plates below the city. Batman convinces Joker to help him by telling him he gives him purpose to be the hero he is, and with the help of every civilian and villain, they manage to save Gotham, chain-linking themselves together to reassemble the plates.
In the aftermath, Batman reveals to Dick that he is Bruce Wayne, then goes to return to the Phantom Zone to face the consequences of his earlier behavior. Phyllis prevents Batman from entering the Phantom Zone, after realizing he is a hero and seeing how he changed to save everyone. Afterward, Batman gives Joker and Gotham's other supervillains a headstart to avoid capture, knowing they will be no match for the new Bat-family.
Voice cast
*
Will Arnett as
Bruce Wayne / Batman: A billionaire by day and superhero by night, who defends Gotham City from crime. Arnett also voiced the character in ''
The Lego Movie'' and later reprised his role in its
sequel.
*
Zach Galifianakis as
Joker:
A clown-themed villain in Gotham City and Batman's archenemy, who defines himself by his conflict with him.
*
Michael Cera as
Dick Grayson
Richard John "Dick" Grayson is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Batman and Teen Titans. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, he first appeared in ''Detective Com ...
/
Robin
Robin may refer to:
Animals
* Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae
* Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including:
**European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'')
**Bush-robin
**Forest rob ...
:
An orphan who is adopted by Bruce Wayne, and becomes a sidekick to Batman.
*
Rosario Dawson as
Barbara Gordon / Batgirl:
The newly-elected police commissioner of Gotham, who hopes to restructure the
Gotham City Police Department
Gotham City ( ), or simply Gotham, is a fictional city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, best known as the home of the superhero Batman and his allies and foes. Created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane, th ...
so that the city could defend itself without Batman. She eventually comes to trust Batman and becomes
Batgirl
Batgirl is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts and allies to the superhero Batman. Although the character Betty Kane was introduced into publication in 19 ...
.
*
Ralph Fiennes
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as
Alfred Pennyworth:
The Wayne family's butler, and Bruce's father figure and only confidant. Fiennes later reprised his role in ''The Lego Movie 2''.
*
Jenny Slate as
Harley Quinn, The Joker's girlfriend and accomplice.
*
Héctor Elizondo as
James Gordon, the retired police commissioner of Gotham and Barbara's father.
*
Ellie Kemper as Phyllis, a brick who is the gatekeeper of the
Phantom Zone.
*
Mariah Carey
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as Mayor McCaskill, the mayor of Gotham.
*Lauren White as
Chief O'Hara, the police chief of Gotham.
*Todd Hansen and
Chris McKay respectively as Captain Dale and Pilot Bill, the two pilots of the airplane hijacked by the Joker at the beginning of the film.
*
Brent Musburger,
Ralph Garman, and
Chris Hardwick make
cameo appearance
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s as three unnamed reporters.
*
Mark Jonathan Davis
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as a fictionalized version of himself (his character
Richard Cheese also appears through the use of archival recordings).
Green Lantern by
Jonah Hill (also reprising his role from ''The Lego Movie''), and
the Flash by
Adam DeVine.
*
Channing Tatum
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as
Superman (reprising his role from ''The Lego Movie'' and its sequel)
Several actors voice the various villains from Batman's
rogues gallery, including
Billy Dee Williams as
Two-Face (as a nod to his role as Harvey Dent, Two-Face's former identity, in the 1989 ''
Batman
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'' film),
Riki Lindhome as
Poison Ivy,
Conan O'Brien as
Riddler,
Jason Mantzoukas as
the Scarecrow
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Scarecrow(s) or The Scarecrow(s) may also refer to:
Comics
* Scarecrow (DC Comics), a supervillain in the Batman series
* Scarecrow (Marvel Comics), a supervillain
* Straw Ma ...
,
Zoë Kravitz as
Catwoman
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,
Matt Villa as
Killer Croc,
Kate Micucci as
Clayface
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,
Doug Benson as
Bane (the character's appearance and Benson's performance are meant to satirize
Tom Hardy's portrayal of Bane in ''
The Dark Knight Rises''), John Venzon as
Penguin, David Burrows as
Mr. Freeze (Burrows also voices an anchorman), and
Laura Kightlinger as
Orca
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(Kightlinger also voices a reporter). The film also features villains from other franchises, including
Sauron's Eye of Sauron from ''
The Lord of the Rings
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'' and ''
The Hobbit
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'' (voiced by
Jemaine Clement), the
Wicked Witch of the West from ''
The Wizard of Oz
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** Wizard of Oz (character), from the Baum novel serie ...
'' (also voiced by
Riki Lindhome),
Lord Voldemort
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from ''
Harry Potter
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'' (voiced by
Eddie Izzard),
King Kong from ''
King Kong'', the
Swamp Creature from various monster films (both voiced by
Seth Green),
Medusa
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from
Greek mythology
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(also voiced by Lauren White),
and the
Daleks
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from ''
Doctor Who'' (voiced by
Nicholas Briggs, reprising his role from the television series).
The voice of the
Batcomputer
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(credited as 'Puter), depicted here as an
artificial intelligence
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A machine is a physical system using Power (physics), power to apply Force, forces and control Motion, moveme ...
controlling all of Batman's gadgets and vehicles, is done by
Siri.
Archive footage of
Tom Cruise and
Renée Zellweger from ''
Jerry Maguire'' is used.
Production
Development
In October 2014, following the success of ''
The Lego Movie'',
Warner Bros. greenlit several multiple Lego films produced, including ''The Lego Batman Movie'', a spin-off starring
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...
. Warner Bros. scheduled the release of ''The Lego Batman Movie'' for 2017, moving the release date for ''
The Lego Movie 2
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'' (later titled as ''
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'') to 2018.
Chris McKay, who co-directed ''The Lego Movie'', was brought on board to direct the film, making it his solo directorial debut.
Will Arnett returned to voice Batman, with the story written by
Seth Grahame-Smith, and the film produced by
Dan Lin,
Roy Lee,
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
On April 20, 2015, Warner Bros. scheduled ''The Lego Batman Movie'' for a February 10, 2017 release. The film itself also serves as the first theatrically released animated feature to be based on a
licensed property
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A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...
, which explains the lack of yellow Lego figures, despite
Emmet Brickowski, the main character of ''the Lego Movie'', making a small cameo.
In an interview about his work on the film, McKay stated that working on the film was "a very mixed blessing" owing partly to the film's hectic time schedule for its production, remarking that the two-and-a-half years allocated to the film made it difficult to fit in everything that he wanted for the movie, considering his earlier work on ''The Lego Movie''.
His work on ''The Lego Batman Movie'' was influenced by the comedy portrayed in both ''
The Naked Gun'' and ''
Airplane!
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'' film series, with his pitch for the film to the studios being described as like "''
Jerry Maguire'' as directed by
Michael Mann
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".
His proposal to combine all the Batman eras featured in the comic book series and various media formats, including movies and comic series, despite a couple of issues—the total inconsistency inherent to such a task, and Lego rejecting some of the characters he proposed to include in the film—was based on his desire of how to portray Robin within the film's setting. In an interview regarding his version of the superhero duo, McKay stated:
In 2019, prior to the release of ''
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'', Chris Miller stated that all of the ''Lego'' movies are based on the imagination of a child character, with ''The Lego Movie'' events happening in young Finn's mind. Miller affirmed that ''The Lego Batman Movie'' was also from the imagination of Finn and Bianca, though the characters did not appear within the film, although Bianca was alluded to as Phyllis' boss.
Casting
In July 2015, Arnett's ''
Arrested Development'' co-star
Michael Cera was cast to voice
Robin
Robin may refer to:
Animals
* Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae
* Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including:
**European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'')
**Bush-robin
**Forest rob ...
. In August 2015,
Zach Galifianakis entered final negotiations to voice the
Joker. In October 2015,
Rosario Dawson was cast to voice
Barbara Gordon
Barbara Gordon is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. The character was created by television producer William Dozier, editor Julius Schwartz, writer Ga ...
, the daughter of police commissioner
James Gordon who later becomes the crime-fighting heroine
Batgirl
Batgirl is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts and allies to the superhero Batman. Although the character Betty Kane was introduced into publication in 19 ...
. The following month,
Ralph Fiennes
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was cast as
Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne's butler. Initial reports indicated that
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the ...
was playing Commissioner Gordon. However, she was actually cast as Mayor McCaskill.
''Batman'' and pop culture references
As part of its production, the film was designed to make numerous references to previous ''Batman'' films, cartoons and comics. In two distinct scenes where Barbara Gordon depicts Batman's long history of services for the police and Alfred quotes Batman's previous films (as previous moments of emotional crisis), they mention: the 1940s
''Batman'' serials (erroneously placed earlier than his comic books appearances); the films ''
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...
'' (1966), ''
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...
'' (1989), ''
Batman Returns'' (1992), ''
Batman Forever'' (1995), ''
Batman & Robin'' (1997), ''
Batman Begins'' (2005), ''
The Dark Knight'' (2008), ''
The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012), ''
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' (2016) and ''
Suicide Squad'' (2016); the television shows ''
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...
'' (1960s), ''
Batman: The Animated Series'' (1990s), ''
Batman Beyond'' (2000s) and ''
The Batman'' (2000s); and the comics
''Detective Comics'' #27 (Batman's introductory story), ''
The Dark Knight Returns'' (1986) and ''
Gotham by Gaslight
''Gotham by Gaslight'' is a DC Comics one-shot by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola, with inks by P. Craig Russell. The story revolves around a 19th-century version of Bruce Wayne making his debut as Batman just as Jack the Ripper has arrived in Go ...
'' (1989).
Other references include previous costumes worn by Batman and Robin and the various Batmobiles used. In most cases, their appearances in the film are done in a Lego style, with the exception being footage from a live-action shot of
Adam West's depiction of Batman in the 1960s ''Batman'' series and a picture of Batman's suit from ''Batman and Robin''. Climactic events from past Batman films involving the Joker have been mentioned, including "that time with the parade and the
Prince
A prince is a Monarch, male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary title, hereditary, in s ...
music" (1989's ''Batman'') and "the two boats" (''The Dark Knight'').
Alongside Joker, the main antagonist of the film's story, and Superman, who features heavily and has notable links to the
Christopher Reeve
Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, best known for playing the title character in the film ''Superman (1978 film), Superman'' (1978) and three sequels.
Born in New York City and raised in P ...
films ''
Superman'' (1978) and its sequel ''
Superman II'' (1980), many other DC characters, both villains associated with Batman and other DC superheroes, feature in the film. The film's villains who have been featured in Batman comics, films and cartoons include:
Man-Bat;
Captain Boomerang
Captain Boomerang is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, who respectively serve as enemies to both the Barry Allen and Wally West versions of the Flash. Created by writer John Broome and artis ...
;
Egghead;
Crazy Quilt;
Eraser;
Polka-Dot Man;
Mime
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;
Tarantula;
King Tut from the 1960s series;
Killer Moth;
March Harriet;
Zodiac Master; the
Mutant Leader from ''
The Dark Knight Returns'';
Doctor Phosphorus;
Magpie;
Calculator;
Hugo Strange; an unidentified version of
Red Hood; the Kabuki Twins from ''
The Batman'';
Orca
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;
Gentleman Ghost
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;
Clock King
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The Clock Ki ...
;
Calendar Man;
Kite Man;
Catman;
Zebra-Man; and a variation of
Condiment King
Cain
Calamity King
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from ''Batman: The Animated Series''.
The other DC heroes who feature, both from the Justice League and ''
Super Friends'', include:
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as being ...
;
Aquaman;
The Flash;
Cyborg
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Green Arrow;
Black Canary
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;
Hawkman;
Hawkgirl;
Martian Manhunter;
Apache Chief;
Black Vulcan
Black Vulcan is an African-American superhero on the animated series '' Super Friends'' created by Hanna-Barbera, voiced by Buster Jones.
Fictional character biography
Black Vulcan debuted on the Super Friends show (''The All-New Super Friends ...
;
El Dorado
El Dorado (, ; Spanish for "the golden"), originally ''El Hombre Dorado'' ("The Golden Man") or ''El Rey Dorado'' ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (''zipa'') or kin ...
;
Samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of History of Japan#Medieval Japan (1185–1573/1600), medieval and Edo period, early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retai ...
;
Wonder Dog; the
Wonder Twins and
Gleek. Although not part of the DC franchise,
Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...
from
Marvel Comics
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is referenced in the film as part of a small joke about Batman's password for entering the Batcave, referencing the famous rivalry between DC and Marvel.
The film also features characters from other notable franchises and film series with them following the same narrative of ''The Lego Movie'' in that they came from worlds that co-exist alongside others of the Lego Universe, which are made up of Lego playsets of the various media franchises. These additional characters include:
Medusa
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from
Lego Minifigures; the Swamp Creature, Evil
Mummy, and Lord Vampyre from ''
Lego Monster Fighters'';
King Kong; the
Daleks from ''
Doctor Who''; the
Wicked Witch of the West and her
flying monkeys
Winged monkeys are fictional characters created by American author L. Frank Baum in his children's novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1900). They are jungle monkeys with bird-like feathered wings. They are most notably remembered from the famo ...
from ''
The Wizard of Oz
''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' or ''The Wizard of Oz'' most commonly refers to:
*'' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', a 1900 American novel by L. Frank Baum often reprinted as ''The Wizard of Oz''
** Wizard of Oz (character), from the Baum novel serie ...
''; the
Kraken from ''
Clash of the Titans'';
Agent Smith and his clones from ''
The Matrix''; the
great white shark
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from ''
Jaws'';
Voldemort from ''
Harry Potter
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'';
Sauron from ''
The Lord of the Rings
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'' and ''
The Hobbit
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''; the
Tyrannosaurus
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and
Velociraptors from ''
Jurassic Park''; The
Skeleton Warriors from ''
Jason and the Argonauts'' and the
Gremlins.
The way in which the Gremlins attack a plane references ''
The Twilight Zone'' episode "
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet".
The film also includes Batman watching the scene from ''
Jerry Maguire'' where
Tom Cruise says "You complete me" (which makes Batman laugh out loud); this line had previously been quoted by
The Joker in ''The Dark Knight''.
In the scene where Batman discusses possible team names he mentions ''Fox Force Five'', which is the name of
Mia Wallace's failed television pilot mentioned in ''
Pulp Fiction''.
The film's use of
Cutting Crew's "
(I Just) Died in Your Arms" is a nod to the
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typic ...
''
Never Been Kissed''.
[ The film's other references include '' Gleaming the Cube'' and '' Gymkata''.][
The casting of Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face references the 1989 Batman film, in which Williams played District Attorney ]Harvey Dent
Two-Face is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character was created by Bob Kane and first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #66 (August 1942). As one of Batman ...
, before his transition to Two-Face. Director Chris McKay said the film's depiction of Gotham City was inspired by Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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partly due to Christopher Nolan having filmed ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'' in Chicago.
A scene from '' The Lego Movie'' is reused in the film, depicting Emmet falling down from Lord Business's tower into the real world, as television journalists explain what would happen if Joker detonates his bomb.
Music
''The Lego Batman Movie'' is the first in the franchise not to be composed by Mark Mothersbaugh; the film score is composed by Lorne Balfe. The soundtrack album was released by WaterTower Music on February 3, 2017, through two-disc CD and for digital download, while the vinyl version was released on May 19, 2017.
Marketing
The first teaser trailer for ''The Lego Batman Movie'' was released on March 24, 2016, and features the song " Black and Yellow" by Wiz Khalifa. It was attached to showings of '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'' in theatres. A second teaser trailer was released on March 28, 2016, and features references to all live-action iterations of Batman, from the 1960s ''Batman'' TV series to ''Batman v Superman''. A third trailer was released on July 23, 2016. A fourth trailer was released on November 4, 2016. Over twenty Lego sets inspired by scenes from the film were released for the film including two sets of Collectible Minifigures. A Story Pack for the toys-to-life video game '' Lego Dimensions'' based on ''The Lego Batman Movie'' was released on February 10, 2017, alongside the film. The pack adds a six-level story campaign adapting the events of the film, and includes playable figures of Robin and Batgirl, a driveable Batwing, and a constructible gateway model based on the Batcomputer
The Batcave is a subterranean location appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is the headquarters of the superhero Batman, whose secret identity is Bruce Wayne and his partners, consisting of caves beneath his personal r ...
. A Fun Pack including Excalibur Batman and his Bionic Steed was also released the same day.
On January 14, 2017, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Chevrolet unveiled a life-sized Lego Batmobile inspired by the design featured in the film, constructed from around 350,000 Lego pieces. As a related promotion, a Bat-Signal (alternating between Batman's emblem and the Chevrolet logo) was projected on the Renaissance Center over the weekend, and Chevrolet released a new television commercial tying into the film, featuring the Batmobile as a crossover with its ongoing "Real People, Not Actors" campaign.
Warner Bros. released several promotional tie-ins on the week of the movie's release. LEGO billboard versions of several TV shows were shown outside of the studio lot, that took 300 hours to make out of 10,000 bricks. '' The Big Bang Theory'' included a LEGO version of the opening sequence in the episode "The Locomotion Reverberation" that first aired on CBS. In addition, the network aired two LEGO commercials featuring Batman and the cast.
The CW
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featured LEGO end cards for '' Supergirl'', '' The Flash'', '' Legends of Tomorrow'', and ''Arrow
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'', respectively, on the week of the movie's release. All four DC shows also include a special variant of the Berlanti Productions logo that featured Batman's cameo and a new recording from Greg Berlanti's real-life father who says "Batman, move your head." instead of the usual "Greg, move your head." In addition, the network aired two commercials where Batman interacts with the characters from each show.
Release
Theatrical
The film's world premiere was conducted in Dublin
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, Ireland
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on January 29, 2017, where upon it went into general release from February 8; it was released in Denmark on February 9, and in the United States and the United Kingdom on February 10. Its overall release saw movie theatres displaying the film in 3D, RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, IMAX 3D
IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (approximately either 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating.
Graeme F ...
and 4DX
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. though the latter format was restricted to 3D for North America, while international countries were able to view it in IMAX
IMAX is a proprietary system of high-resolution cameras, film formats, film projectors, and theaters known for having very large screens with a tall aspect ratio (approximately either 1.43:1 or 1.90:1) and steep stadium seating.
Graem ...
.
''The Lego Batman Movie'' is notably the first animated movie based on Batman to receive a full theatrical release since '' Batman: Mask of the Phantasm'' (1993).
Home media
''The LEGO Batman Movie'' was released on Digital HD on May 19, 2017. The release included the theatrical short film '' The Master: A LEGO Ninjago Short'', as well as four new short films: ''Dark Hoser'', ''Batman is Just Not That Into You'', ''Cooking with Alfred'' and ''Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That?.'' ''The LEGO Batman Movie'' was released on DVD, Blu-ray
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(2D and 3D), and Ultra HD Blu-ray
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by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
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It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video ...
on June 13, 2017. The film debuted at No. 3 on the NPD VideoScan overall disc sales chart.
Reception
Box office
''The Lego Batman Movie'' grossed $175.8 million in the United States and Canada and $136.2 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $312 million, against a production budget of $80 million.[
In the United States and Canada, ''The Lego Batman Movie'' opened alongside two other sequels, '' Fifty Shades Darker'' and '' John Wick: Chapter 2'', and was projected to gross around $60 million from 4,088 theaters in its opening weekend.] It earned $2.2 million from Thursday-night previews and $14.5 million on Friday. It went on to open with $53 million, finishing first at the box office. In its second weekend, the film grossed $32.7 million (a small drop of 38.4%), again topping the box office; with the additional President's Day holiday on Monday, it made a total of $42.7 million for the weekend. In its third weekend of release, the film dropped to second at the box office, behind newcomer '' Get Out'', grossing $19.2 million (a drop of 41.2%).
Outside North America the film was simultaneously released in 61 countries, and was expected to gross around $40 million over its first three days. It ended up grossing $37 million in its opening weekend, including $9.3 million in the United Kingdom, $2.6 million in Mexico, $2.3 million in Germany and $2.2 million in Russia.
Critical response
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes
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, the film has an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The website's critical consensus reads, "''The Lego Batman Movie'' continues its block-buster franchise's winning streak with another round of dizzyingly funny—and beautifully animated—family-friendly mayhem." It was ranked the 23rd best superhero movie of all time on the site. On Metacritic
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, the film has a score of 75 out of 100, based on 48 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.
Mike Ryan of '' Uproxx'' gave the film a positive review, praising its comedy, and saying: "''The LEGO Batman Movie'' isn't the same experience as watching ''The LEGO Movie'', but I also don't think it's trying to be. It's trying to be a fun superhero movie with clever callbacks to previous Batman films (every single Batman movie all the way back to the 1940s serials are referenced) that can, at least, provide DC superhero fans with a taste of fun amidst all the doom and gloom. (That can either be a reference to 'the real world' or the current DC Cinematic Universe
The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films and television series produced by DC Studios and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on characters that a ...
films, you can choose either one you want or both.) And at that, ''The LEGO Batman Movie'' succeeds." Chris Nashawaty of ''Entertainment Weekly
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'' gave the film a "B+" and wrote, "''LEGO Batman'' revs so fast and moves so frenetically that it becomes a little exhausting by the end. It flirts with being too much of a good thing. But rarely has corporate brainwashing been so much fun and gone down with such a delightful aftertaste." Justin Chang of the ''Los Angeles Times
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'' was positive in his review, saying, "In its best moments, this gag-a-minute Bat-roast serves as a reminder that, in the right hands, a sharp comic scalpel can be an instrument of revelation as well as ridicule." Michael O'Sullivan of ''The Washington Post
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'' praised the film for its heart, humor, and action which "snap together, with a satisfying click."
Accolades
Other media
Sets
Video games
'' Lego Dimensions'' includes characters from various franchises, including '' The Lego Movie'' and ''The Lego Batman Movie''. The game's Starter Pack includes Wyldstyle, while Emmet, Benny, Bad Cop, and Unikitty are included in Fun Packs. From ''The Lego Batman Movie'', Robin and Batgirl are included in a Story Pack while Excalibur Batman is included in a Fun Pack. However, Robin gets his voice actor changed in the game to Robbie Daymond and can also use his appearance from Teen Titans Go!
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if he is used in the Teen Titans Go! World.
Based on ''The Lego Batman Movie'', Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released the endless-runner
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game coinciding with the release of the film. It was released for Android
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* Android (robot), a humanoid robot or synthetic organism designed to imitate a human
* Android (operating system), Google's mobile operating system
** Bugdroid, a Google mascot sometimes referred to ...
and iOS.
Cancelled sequel
On December 5, 2018, McKay announced a sequel to the film was in the works, with him returning to direct. The film was set for release in 2022. However, while the rights of DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...
are owned by Warner Bros, Universal Pictures
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acquired the film rights to ''The Lego Movie'' franchise in 2020, effectively cancelling the sequel.
In June 2021, McKay revealed that the script was being written by Michael Waldron
Michael Waldron (born April 23, 1987) is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on television series ''Rick and Morty'' and ''Heels'', as well as creating the Marvel Cinematic Universe series ''Loki'' and writing the script fo ...
and Dan Harmon. It would have focused on Batman's relationship with the Justice League, particularly Superman, and the main villains would have been Lex Luthor
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and OMAC. Waldron revealed that the film was tentatively titled ''Lego Superfriends''.
References
External links
*
Official website at Lego.com
*
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