The Lego Batman Movie
Always be yourself...unless you can be Batman.
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Production
Budget
$80 000 000
Box office
$312 150 384
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Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Michael Uslan, Benjamin Melniker, Brad Lewis, Jill Wilfert, Zareh Nalbandian, Steven Mnuchin
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Grant Freckelton, Jamie Chung, Beorn Leonard
Audition
Mary Hidalgo
Editing
John Venzon, Matt Villa, David Burrows
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Whole Team (319)
Short description
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.
What's left behind the scenes
- A spin-off of the animated feature 'The Lego Movie' (Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, 2014).
- This is the fourth animated film in Rosario Dawson's career. She previously voiced characters in the animated movies Wonder Woman (Lauren Montgomery, 2009), Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (Ethan Spalding, 2015), and Justice League vs. Teen Titans (Sam Liu, 2016).
- Before the action scene, Batman says: "Want to play a game? No problem. Let's go!" These are the exact words Bruce Wayne, played by Michael Keaton, said to the Joker in Tim Burton's Batman (1989).
- This is the second animated Batman film featuring Conan O'Brien's voice acting. The first was "The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2" (Jay Oliva, 2013).
- A few days before the film's release, the cable channel The CW Television Network aired a commercial featuring LEGO figures of the superheroes Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl, voiced by Stephen Amell, Grant Gustin, and Melissa Benoist.
- A cinema marquee in Gotham displays an advertisement for the film 'Fifty Shades Darker' (translated as 'Two Shades Darker'). In the US, James Foley's romance 'Fifty Shades Darker' was released in theaters during that same weekend.
- Initially, Guillermo del Toro and Steve Buscemi were the main contenders for voicing Bane and the Joker, respectively.
- This is the second animated Batman film featuring the voice of Conan O'Brien. The first was The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (video, 2013) (Jay Oliva, 2013).
- Batman’s maniacal laughter is performed by director Chris McKay. It was recorded temporarily until the laughter of Canadian actor Will Arnett was recorded, however the director’s laughter ultimately remained in the final version of the film.
- This is the first work by director Chris McKay created for theatrical release.
- At the beginning of the film, an airplane belonging to McGuffin Airlines is shown. In cinema and literature, "McGuffin" is a name given to inanimate objects or even characters that are very important to the characters in a work, but whose function or actions do not play a special role in the development of the plot.
- In the French version of the cartoon, Superman and Flash are voiced by famous French national team football players: Antoine Griezmann and Blaise Matuidi.
- In one of the episodes, the Joker says that his plan is "not like the ferry trick." This is a reference to the superhero action movie "The Dark Knight" (Christopher Nolan, 2008), in which the Joker plants explosives on two passenger ferries.
- Mindy Kaling was considered for the voice role of Harley Quinn.
- In one episode, the Joker says his plan is “This isn’t a ferryboat trick.” This is a reference to the superhero action film *The Dark Knight* (Christopher Nolan, 2008), in which the Joker plants explosives on two passenger ferries.
- Before the action scene, Batman says: "Want to get crazy? No problem. Let's do it!". Bruce Wayne, played by Michael Keaton, uttered these exact words to the Joker in Tim Burton's "Batman" (1989).
- Ralph Fiennes became the third Oscar-nominated British actor to play or voice the role of Alfred Pennyworth. Before Fiennes, the character was played by Michael Caine in Nolan's film trilogy and Jeremy Irons in Zack Snyder's sci-fi action movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
- Batman's manic laughter is performed by director Chris McKay. It was recorded as a placeholder until Canadian actor Will Arnett could record his laughter; however, the director's laughter remained in the final version of the film.
- In the French version of the animated film, Superman and The Flash are voiced by famous French national team football players Antoine Griezmann and Blaise Matuidi.
- Ralph Fiennes became the third British actor nominated for an Oscar for playing or voicing Alfred Pennyworth. Before Fiennes, this character was played by Michael Caine in Nolan's film trilogy and Jeremy Irons in Zack Snyder's superhero fantasy action film "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" (2016).
- The Joker's phrase "Worth a Google search" is a reference to the film 'Game Change' (Jay Roach, 2012). The Joker was voiced by Zach Galifianakis, who played one of the leading roles in Roach's comedy.
- The Joker's line "You should look it up on Google" is a reference to the film "The Campaign" (Jay Roach, 2012). The Joker was voiced by Zach Galifianakis, who played one of the main roles in Roach's comedy.
- The first work by director Chris McKay created for theatrical release.
- In this film, the villain known as Two-Face is voiced by Billy Dee Williams. In Tim Burton's superhero action film 'Batman' (1989), this actor played Harvey Dent, the alter ego of Two-Face. Williams Jr. dreamed of playing this character again in 'Batman Forever' (1995), but the director was Joel Schumacher, who cast Tommy Lee Jones in the role.
- A cinema marquee in Gotham displays an advertisement for the film "Fifty Shades Darker". In the US, James Foley's melodrama "Fifty Shades Darker" was released in theaters the same weekend.
- This is Rosario Dawson's fourth animated film role. She has previously voiced characters in "Wonder Woman" (Lauren Montgomery, 2009), "Justice League: Throne of Atlantis" (Ethan Spalding, 2015), and "Justice League vs. Teen Titans" (Sam Liu, 2016).
- Mindy Kaling was considered for the voice acting role of Harley Quinn.
- Morgan Freeman, who appeared in Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight' trilogy (2005, 2008, 2012) and Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's computer-animated action film 'The Lego Movie' (2014), called his portrayal of the main character in 'The Lego Batman Movie' his favorite.
- A spin-off of the animated film "The Lego Movie" (Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, 2014).
- Morgan Freeman, who starred in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" trilogy (2005, 2008, 2012) and the computer-animated action comedy "The Lego Movie" (2014) by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, named his portrayal of the main character in "The Lego Batman Movie" his favorite.
- Initially, the primary contenders to voice Bane and the Joker were Guillermo del Toro and Steve Buscemi, respectively.
- Billy Dee Williams voices the villain Two-Face in this film. In Tim Burton's superhero film "Batman" (1989), the actor played Harvey Dent, Two-Face's alter ego. Williams Jr. dreamed of reprising the role in "Batman Forever" (1995), but Joel Schumacher became the director and chose Tommy Lee Jones for the part.
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