The Lego Batman Movie

The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

Timing: 1:44 (104 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2017-02-08

Country

Australia, Denmark, United States

Production

Animal Logic, Warner Bros. Pictures, RatPac Entertainment, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, LEGO, Lin Pictures, Lord Miller

Genre

Animation, Action, Comedy, Family

Budget

$80 000 000

Revenue

$311 950 384

Website

http://www.legobatman.com

Director

Chris McKay

Actors

Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes, Zach Galifianakis, Jenny Slate, Jason Mantzoukas, Conan O'Brien, Doug Benson, Billy Dee Williams
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Scenario

Producer

Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Michael Uslan, Benjamin Melniker, Brad Lewis, Jill Wilfert, Zareh Nalbandian, Steven Mnuchin

Operator

Composer

Lorne Balfe

Artist

Audition

Mary Hidalgo

Editing

John Venzon, Matt Villa, David Burrows
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• In the French version of the cartoon, Superman and Flash are voiced by famous French national team football players: Antoine Griezmann and Blaise Matuidi.
• Morgan Freeman, who starred in Christopher Nolan's trilogy of films "The Dark Knight" (2005, 2008, 2012) and in the computer-animated action film by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, "The Lego Movie" (2014), named the portrayal of the main character in "The Lego Batman Movie" his favorite.
• Initially, Guillermo del Toro and Steve Buscemi were the main contenders for voicing Bane and the Joker, respectively.
• In this film, the villain Two-Face is voiced by Billy Dee Williams. In Tim Burton's superhero film "Batman" (1989), this actor played Harvey Dent, the alter ego of Two-Face. Williams Jr. dreamed of reprising this role in "Batman Forever" (1995), but Joel Schumacher became its director and chose Tommy Lee Jones for the part.
• 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.
• Ralph Fiennes became the third British actor to be nominated for an Oscar for playing or voicing the role of Alfred Pennyworth. Before Fiennes, this character was played by Michael Caine in Nolan's film trilogy and Jeremy Irons in Zack Snyder's 2016 science fiction action film "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice".
• 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.
• This is Rosario Dawson's fourth animated film role. She has previously voiced characters in the animated films "Wonder Woman" (Lauren Montgomery, 2009), "Justice League: Throne of Atlantis" (Ethan Spalding, 2015) and "Justice League vs. Teen Titans" (Sam Lew, 2016).
• 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.
• This is the second animated film about Batman featuring Conan O'Brien's voice acting. The first was "The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2" (Jay Oliva, 2013).
• Before the action scene, Batman says: "Want to go wild? No problem. Let's!" These were the exact words Bruce Wayne, as played by Michael Keaton, said to the Joker in Tim Burton's "Batman" (1989).
• This is the first work by director Chris McKay created for theatrical release.
• A spin-off of the animated film "The Lego Movie" (Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, 2014).
• Mindy Kaling was considered for the voice acting role of Harley Quinn.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• 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).
• A spin-off of the animated film "The Lego Movie" (Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, 2014).
• 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.
• 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.