Though it continues to baffle Michael K. Williams, LEGO’s assimilation of nearly every pop culture property has made the ubiquitous plastic bricks a cornerstone in the youth zeitgeist. From Star Wars to Lord of the Rings to the Avengers and the Justice League, LEGO is playing pop and lock with countless characters. Of course, the brand transcended real-world playsets and mini-figs long ago, having made the leap to a wildly successful line of video games and animated shorts.
One of the most popular iterations is LEGO Batman, a series that serves as a gateway to the larger DCU. Now, LEGO is taking the slapstick comedy from game consoles to the home theater with LEGO Batman the Movie: DC Super Heroes United.
Aimed at a younger demo than the typical fair from Warner’s DC Animation, LEGO Batman the Movie might be the spiritual successor to the Adam West and Burt Ward era. It’s silly, it’s colorful and it’s rife with the kind of in jokes celebrated in Cartoon Network’s irreverent shorts. We think it’s going to be a hit with the kiddos. And longtime fans, perhaps even a lot of you parents, will be thrilled to see the return of Clancy Brown in his role as Lex Luthor. Plus, a giant Joker mech made out of LEGOS? This could be fun.
Look for LEGO Batman: DC Super Heroes United early next year.
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This appears to have very similar plot to the Lego Batman 2 video game that came out earlier this year. That was a blast to play. Y’know, I haven’t bought a DC Animation film in years but this might get me back in the game. It looks adorable.
Uhhh… All of the footage in that trailer was literally taken from the cutscenes in Lego Batman 2. All of it. That is kind of ridiculous. Hopefully they will actually include new footage and this is just an early trailer (although looking at planned release window that seems unlikely). Otherwise boo on Warner Bros. for being cheap and exploitative.
Is it really? I wonder if the action scenes are captured from a playthrough of the game. Haha.
I don’t think all of it is from the game (I don’t recognise the bit where Flash catches the boomerang, for example,) but certainly a lot of it it from the game, shot for shot.
Although I suppose the target audience (the kiddies) are unlikely to care.
I’ve only played the Wii version, so even if this is gameplay footage from the high-def version of the game, I’m in.
The bit with the Flash is from the scene where all the Justice League members are being called into action. I played the game for review on the site I write for so I am pretty damn familiar with it. And checking, all the cutscenes in the game add up to around 55 minutes worth of footage. So they really could basically just release those as a movie with maybe a few bits here and there added in to make things flow better. Which honestly would be pretty damn shameless but what can you do?
Shameless? It’s brilliant! This was the first Lego game that was actually voice acted, and they did a really good job. If they are going to offset those voice acting costs by releasing the cutscenes as a movie, then…go for it! It all adds up to better quality games at no additional cost to me, and if you aren’t into the games, then you can watch the movie and see a really fun Batman and the JL story.
Would have a loved a cameo by Elton J’Onn J’Onz though.
Still looks better than that Hulk and Iron Man movie.
So great to hear Clancy Brown’s Luthor again. And whoever’s doing the Joker does a damn good Mark Hamill. I’m not big into the Lego movies, but I’ve played the games with my nephew and they’re tons of fun. (Although I always have to be Robin, and it secretly irritates me. The things we do for family.) Ripped from the cut scenes or not, this is a fun trailer. I actually laughed out loud when Supes tossed Bats into the air at the end.
This looks awesome