The LEGO Movie
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| Director(s): |
Phil Lord |
| Producer(s): |
Dan Lin |
| Writer(s): |
Kevin Hageman |
| Starring: |
Chris Pratt |
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- This article is about the movie. For the theme based on the movie, see The LEGO Movie (Theme).
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. It was originally intended to be a cross between stopmotion and computer generated animation.
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Plot
In April 2012, writer Phil Lord stated: "It is the story of basically a young man who doesn't have a creative bone in his body and [he] has to always build things from the instructions, he's an 'instructions worker'. In the LEGO city, they build buildings, and it turns out in this universe it's illegal to build apart from the instructions. So what he finds out is that he's actually (a) descendant from these like super creative Jedi-type people who are called 'Master Builders' and he has been charged with saving the universe from being frozen together by an evil bad guy, so over the course of the movie he has to unlearn all of that lame-o, uncreative stuff and learn how to build without all of the instructions in order 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."[1]
- Will Arnett as Batman.[1]
- Elizabeth Banks as Wyldstyle a "tough-as-nails" character.[1]
- Morgan Freeman as Vitruvius, an old mystic.[1]
- Will Ferrell as Lord Business, Emmet's adversary.[1]
- Liam Neeson as Bad Cop/Good Cop, Lord Business' henchman.[1]
- Nick Offerman as Metalbeard, a pirate who wants revenge on President Business.[2]
- Alison Brie as Uni-Kitty [1].
- Channing Tatum as Superman.[3]
- Charlie Day as Benny.[1]
- Jonah Hill as Green Lantern.[3]
- Cobie Smulders as Wonder Woman.[3]
- Ben Stiller as Cyborg.[source?]
- Shawn Kavanaugh as Michelangelo (The LEGO Movie).[source?]
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.
Sets
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 Collectible Minifigures based on the movie's characters.[4][5]
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.[4][5]
Gallery
The movie's logo
The first poster
A poster from the LEGO Movie website
Comic-Con 2013 poster
A poster featuring Batman
A poster featuring Wyldstyle
A poster featuring Vitruvius
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A poster featuring Benny
A poster featuring Lord Business
A poster featuring Emmet
A Mindstorms NXT hearing sensor, present on the cannon
A cardboard cutout used to promote the film in movie theaters.
Videos
- News Freeman, Banks Give Voice to Lego Movie
- LEGO Movie with Directors of 21 Jump Street
- LEGO The Motion Picture Vehicle Design Contest
- Official Teaser Trailer
The Official Teaser Trailer
- The Lego Movie - International Trailer (HD) Will Ferrell
International Trailer
- The LEGO® Movie - Meet Emmet-0
Meet Emmet
- The LEGO Movie - Wyldstyle Counts Down - Official Warner Bros.
Meet Wyldstyle
- The LEGO® Movie - Meet President Business
Meet President Business
- The LEGO® Movie - Meet Metal Beard
Meet MetalBeard
- The LEGO® Movie - Meet Batman
Meet Batman
- The LEGO® Movie - Official Main Trailer HD
Official Main Trailer
Notes
- Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Lloyd Garmadon, the Mermaid, Johnny Thunder, Michelangelo, the Blue Classic Spaceman, and minifigures from the NBA theme will all appear in the movie. Minifigures from the Collectable Minifigures theme also make an appearance.
- It was originally going to be released on February 28, 2014, but for unknown reasons it was moved to February 7, 2014[6]
- 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, a LEGO movie 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, everything in this movie looks like it was built from LEGO bricks. This is true for nearly everything in the entire film, 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
