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{{Film
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|Directors = Phil Lord<br />Christopher Miller<br />Chris McKay (Animation Co-Director)
|Writers = Dan Hageman<br />Kevin Hageman<br />Phil Lord<br />Christopher Miller
|Producers = Dan Lin<br />Roy Lee
|Starring = Chris Pratt<br />Will Ferrell<br />Liam Neeson<br />Elizabeth Banks<br />Morgan Freeman<br />Charlie Day<br />Alison Brie<br />Nick Offerman<br />Will Arnett
|Date = [[February 7]], [[2014]] (US)<br/>[[February 14]], [[2014]] (UK)<br/>[[April 10]], [[2014]] (Germany)<br/>[[April 3]], [[2014]] (Australia)<br/>[http://thelegomovie.warnerbros.com/releasedates/ More dates...]
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'''''The LEGO Movie''''', originally named '''''LEGO: The Piece of Resistance''''' and later '''''LEGO: The Motion Picture''''', is a movie scheduled for theaters on [[February 7]], [[2014]] in the United States and [[February 14]]th in the UK. It was originally intended to be a cross between stop motion and computer generated animation.


== Plot ==
An ordinary minifigure named [[Emmet]] discovers he is a Master Builder and has to save the universe.

== Cast ==
* [[Chris Pratt]] as [[Emmet]] the lead character, "an ordinary, law-abiding, LEGO minifigure who is mistaken for the most extraordinary Master Builder. He's drafted into a fellowship of strangers on a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the universe together."<ref name="official-site">[http://thelegomovie.warnerbros.com/index.html Official Site]</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Will Arnett|Will Arnett]] as [[Batman (Minifigure)|Batman]].<ref name="official-site" />
* [[wikipedia:Elizabeth Banks|Elizabeth Banks]] as [[Wyldstyle]], a "tough-as-nails" character.<ref name="official-site" />
* [[wikipedia:Morgan Freeman|Morgan Freeman]] as [[Vitruvius]], an old mystic.<ref name="official-site" />
* [[wikipedia:Will Ferrell|Will Ferrell]] as [[Lord Business]], Emmet's adversary.<ref name="official-site" />
* [[wikipedia:Liam Neeson|Liam Neeson]] as [[Bad Cop/Good Cop]], Lord Business' henchman.<ref name="official-site" />
* [[wikipedia:Nick Offerman|Nick Offerman]] as [[MetalBeard]], a pirate who wants revenge on President Business.<ref name="Collider">[http://collider.com/nick-offerman-lego-movie-interview/ Collider]</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Alison Brie|Alison Brie]] as [[Uni-Kitty]] [http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/superheroes-assemble-hilariously-lego-movie-trailer-214117774.html].
* Channing Tatum as [[Superman]].<ref name="official-facebook">[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=449965208435244&set=a.297773866987713.60459.142731419158626&type=1 Official Facebook]</ref>
* Charlie Day as [[Benny (The LEGO Movie)|Benny]].<ref name="official-site" />
* Jonah Hill as [[Green Lantern]].<ref name="official-facebook"/>
* Cobie Smulders as [[Wonder Woman]].<ref name="official-facebook"/>

== Development ==
The plans to develop the movie were revealed in [[August]] [[2009]]. In [[June]] [[2010]] it was reported that Phil Lord and Chris Miller were going to write and direct the movie. In [[November 11]], [[2011]] it was revealed that the release of the film will be in [[2014]] and it would be developed by the Australian company Animal Logic. 

In March 2012, Phil Lord and Chris Miller stated a possible working title could be ''"LEGO: The Piece of Resistance"'' and that story development, character design, and casting would begin shortly. ''"In the 3 to 4 months, hopefully,"'' Phil Lord stated.

=== Press release ===
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|Description=The LEGO® Movie,” the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO® adventure, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, opens in theaters February 7, 2014.

Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (“21 Jump Street,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”), it stars Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie and Charlie Day, with Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman.

The original 3D computer animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following,

perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.

Chris Pratt (“Moneyball”) stars as the voice of Emmet. Will Ferrell (“The Campaign”) stars as the voice of his primary adversary, President Business, an uptight CEO who has a hard time balancing world domination with micro-managing his own life; while Liam Neeson (“Taken” and “Taken 2,” Oscar nominee for “Schindler’s List”) voices the president’s powerful henchman, known as Bad Cop/Good Cop, who will stop at nothing to catch Emmet.

Starring as Emmet’s fellow travelers are Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby”), as Vitruvius, an old mystic; Elizabeth Banks (“The Hunger Games,” Emmy nominee for “30 Rock”), as tough-as-nails Wyldstyle, who mistakes Emmet for the savior of the world and guides him on his quest; Will Arnett (Emmy nominee, “30 Rock”), as the mysterious Batman, a LEGO minifigure with whom Wyldstyle shares a history; Nick Offerman (NBC’s “Parks and Recreation”) as a craggy, swaggering pirate obsessed with revenge on President Business; Alison Brie (NBC’s “Community”) as a sweet, loveable member of the team, with a powerful secret, and Charlie Day as the spaceman Benny.

Directors Phil Lord & Christopher Miller also wrote the screenplay, from a story by Dan Hageman & Kevin Hageman and Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, based on LEGO construction toys. It will incorporate some of the LEGO world’s most popular figures while introducing several new characters, inviting fans who have enjoyed the brand’s innovative toys and hugely popular video games for generations to experience their visually unique LEGO world as never seen before.

“The LEGO Movie” is produced by Dan Lin (“Sherlock Holmes,” “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”) and Roy Lee (“The Departed,” “How to Train Your Dragon”). The executive producers are Jill Wilfert, Matthew Ashton, Kathleen Fleming, Allison Abbate, Zareh Nalbandian, Jon Burton, Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Seanne Winslow, Matt Skiena and Bruce Berman; and co-producer John Powers Middleton.

The creative filmmaking team includes cinematographer Pablo Plaisted, production designer Grant Freckelton, editors David Burrows and Chris McKay, and composer Mark Mothersbaugh. Emmy Award winner Chris McKay (“Robot Chicken”) also serves as animation co-director.

“The LEGO Movie” is a Warner Bros Pictures Presentation, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, in association with LEGO System A/S, a Vertigo Entertainment/Lin Pictures Production. It will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.}}

== Merchandise ==
=== LEGO Products ===
{{Main|The LEGO Movie (Theme)}}
In a press release before the San Diego International Comic-Con 2013, LEGO revealed there would be 17 new sets released in 2014 based on The LEGO Movie, based on several themes from Space to Wild West. This press release also states there will be a line of [[Minifigures (Theme)|Collectible Minifigures]] based on the movie's characters.<ref name="FBTB">[http://www.fbtb.net/2013/07/16/lego-announces-the-lego-movie-lego-merchandise/ FBTB.net]</ref><ref name="comicbookmovie">[http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/?a=83361 Comic Book Movie]</ref>

=== Video Game ===
{{Main|The LEGO Movie Video Game}}
Alongside the announcement that sets would be produced based on the movie, it was announced that a video game would also be released based on the movie.<ref name="FBTB" /><ref name="comicbookmovie" />

=== Soundtrack ===
The soundtrack features different versions of the title song ''Everything is AWESOME!!!'' as well as a score created by Mark Mothersbaugh who already collaborated with directors Lord and Miller on ''Cloudy with the Chance of Meatballs'' and ''21 Jump Street''.
# Tegan and Sara featuring The Lonely Island - Everything Is AWESOME!!!
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Prologue
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Emmett's Morning
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Emmett Falls In Love
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Escape
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Into The Old West
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Wildstyle Explains
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Emmett's Mind
# Mark Mothersbaugh - The Transformation
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Saloons And Wagons
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Batman
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Middle Zealand
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Cloud Cuckooland And Ben The Spaceman
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Emmett's Speech
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Submarines And Metal Beard
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Requiem For Cuckooland
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Reaching The Kragle
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Emmett's Plan
# Mark Mothersbaugh - The Truth
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Wildstyle Leads
# Mark Mothersbaugh - Let's Put It All Back
# Mark Mothersbaugh - I Am A Master Builder
# Mark Mothersbaugh - My Secret Weapon
# Mark Mothersbaugh - We Did It!
# Jo Li - Everything Is AWESOME!!!
# Shawn Patterson and Sammy Allen - Everything Is AWESOME!!! (Unplugged)
# Will Arnett - Untitled Self Portrait
# Everything Is Awesome!!! (Instrumental)

== Notes ==
* Several characters from licensed theme such as [[DC Universe|DC Comics]], [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]], [[The Lord of the Rings]] or the [[Basketball|NBA theme]] as well as other LEGO themes like [[Ninjago]], [[Classic Space]], [[Adventurers]] or [[Minifigures (theme)|Collectable Minifigures]] will have appearances in the movie.
* It was originally going to be released on [[February 28]], [[2014]], but for unknown reasons it was moved to [[February 7]], [[2014]]<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Lego-Gets-Its-Release-Date-Bumped-Up-33721.html CinemaBlend.com]</ref>
* The movie consists largely of 3D computer animation made to look like it's stopmotion, though parts of it are stopmotion.
*For a limited time in 2013, [[5002891 The LEGO Movie Mini Poster Sticker]] was included with [[10232 Palace Cinema]]. It is based on the real movie poster and can be used to replace the other movie posters that show what's playing in the Cinema.
*A sign in the movie reads "[[Heartlake City]]" and "[[Paradisa]]."
* Unlike most LEGO movies/shows such as [[Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu]], [[Legends of Chima: The Animated Series]], and [[The Yoda Chronicles]], nearly everything in this movie looks like it was built from LEGO bricks, including buildings, landscapes, clouds, smoke, lasers, and explosions.

== See Also ==
* [[BIONICLE: Mask of Light]]
* [[BIONICLE 2: Legends of Metru Nui]]
* [[BIONICLE 3: Web of Shadows]]
* [[BIONICLE: The Legend Reborn]]
* [[The Adventures of Clutch Powers]]
* [[Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu]]
* [[Legends of Chima: The Animated Series]]
* [[LEGO Batman the Movie: DC Super Heroes Unite]]

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== External Links==
* [http://thelegomovie.warnerbros.com/index.html Official website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/TheLEGOMovie Official Facebook account]
* [https://twitter.com/TheLEGOMovie Official Twitter account]

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