Taglines: Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman.
In the Lego Universe, Batman continues to protect Gotham City and fight crime. During his latest mission to stop Joker from destroying the city, he hurts his arch-rival’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 Commissioner Gordon and the ascension of his daughter Barbara as the city’s new police commissioner, only to be infuriated by Barbara’s plans to restructure the police to function without the need of Batman.
Without warning, Joker crashes the party with the city’s other villains, all of whom surrender, with the exception of Harley Quinn who disappears during the confusion. Suspecting his arch-rival is up to something, Batman plots 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.
The voice cast is rounded out by Zach Galifianakis as The Joker and Mariah Carey as the mayor of Gotham City. Director Chris McKay, who served as the animation director on The Lego Movie, teased yesterday that several other well-known superheroes will be featured in cameo appearances, although he wouldn’t mention any characters by name.
The Lego Batman Movie (stylized as The LEGO Batman Movie) is an American-Danish 3D computer-animated action-comedy superhero film, produced by Warner Animation Group and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It will be 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 stars the voices of Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, and Ralph Fiennes. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 10, 2017 through Warner Bros. Pictures.
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
Directed by: Chris McKay
Starring: Rosario Dawson, Zach Galifianakis, Ralph Fiennes, Jenny Slate, Michael Cera, Mariah Carey, Will Arnett
Screenplay by: Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna
Film Editing by: David Burrows
Music by: Lorne Balfe
MPAA Rating: PG for rude humor and some action.
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: February 10, 2017
