The Lego Batman Movie

The LEGO Batman Movie

Official promotional teaser poster
Directed by Chris McKay
Produced by
Written by Seth Grahame-Smith
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • February 10, 2017 (2017-02-10)
Country United States
Language English

The Lego Batman Movie (stylized as The LEGO Batman Movie) is an upcoming 2017 American 3D computer-animated action-comedy superhero film, directed by Chris McKay, produced by Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and written by Seth Grahame-Smith. It is a spin-off of the 2014 film The Lego Movie, focusing on the DC Comics character Batman, set in the same universe as the previous film. It features the voices of Will Arnett, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Zach Galifianakis, and Mariah Carey. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 10, 2017 through Warner Bros. Pictures.

Premise

Batman[1]

Cast

The trailer features such characters as Bane, Clayface, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Killer Croc, Mr. Freeze, Two-Face, The Riddler, The Penguin, The Scarecrow, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash (Barry Allen), Cyborg, Aquaman, Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), and Green Arrow. It is currently unknown who will voice any of them.

Production

On October 10, 2014 it was announced that Will Arnett was set to reprise his role in a Lego Batman spin-off film, which Chris McKay would direct for a 2017 release.[9] On October 30, it was announced that Australia-based animation studio Animal Logic was in talks to produce the next three Lego films, the deal was not finalized at the time and the New South Wales government would make financial contributions to all the films.[10] On July 16, 2015, THR reported that Michael Cera was set to voice Robin along with Arnett's Batman in the film, while Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were announced as producers.[3] On August 12, 2015, it was revealed that Zach Galifianakis would be voicing The Joker in the film.[5] On October 16, 2015, Rosario Dawson signed on to voice the role of Barbara Gordon, the daughter of police commissioner James Gordon who later becomes Batgirl.[4] On November 3, 2015, Ralph Fiennes was cast in the film to voice the character Alfred Pennyworth.[2] On November 9, 2015, Deadline first reported that Mariah Carey would voice the character Commissioner Gordon, which was later confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter to be false and that she would instead voice the as-yet-unnamed Mayor of Gotham City.[11][6]

Release

The film is set for a February 10, 2017 release.[12]

Marketing

The first teaser trailer for The Lego Batman Movie was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 24, 2016, and features the song "Black and Yellow" by Wiz Khalifa.[7][8] It was attached to showings of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in theaters. A second teaser trailer was released on March 28, 2016, and features references to all live action iterations of Batman, from Dawn of Justice to the 1966 series.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "The LEGO Batman Movie - ComingSoon.net". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  2. 1 2 McNary, Dave (November 3, 2015). "‘Lego Batman’ Casts Ralph Fiennes as Alfred". variety.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Kit, Borys (July 16, 2015). "Michael Cera to Voice Robin in 'Lego Batman' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Kit, Borys (October 16, 2015). "'Lego Batman' Finds Its Batgirl (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Kit, Borys (August 12, 2015). "'Lego Batman' Movie Finds Its Joker (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Galuppo, Mia (November 9, 2015). "Mariah Carey Joins 'The Lego Batman Movie'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 The LEGO Batman Movie - Batcave Teaser Trailer [HD] on YouTube
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Snetiker, Marc (March 24, 2016). "The Lego Batman Movie trailer drops the mic (and reheats some leftovers)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ Kit, Borys (October 10, 2014). "'Lego Batman' Spinoff Movie in the Works at Warner Bros.". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  10. ↑ Frater, Patrick (October 30, 2014). "Australia’s Animal Logic Poised to Produce Next Three ‘Lego’ Movies". variety.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  11. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (November 9, 2015). "Mariah Carey Playing Commissioner Gordon In ‘The Lego Batman Movie’". deadline.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  12. ↑ Borys Kit (April 20, 2015). "'The Lego Batman Movie' Gets Release Date". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  13. ↑ The LEGO Batman Movie - Wayne Manor Teaser Trailer [HD] on YouTube

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