47 Fun Facts About The Lego Batman Movie

Who voices Batman in The Lego Batman Movie?

Will Arnett voices Batman, reprising the gravel-voiced, self-absorbed take on the hero he first played in The Lego Movie (2014).

Who voices the Joker?

Zach Galifianakis voices the Joker; the comedian, best known for The Hangover films, was announced in the role in 2015.

Which Arrested Development star voices Robin?

Michael Cera voices Robin, the relentlessly upbeat orphan Dick Grayson, whom Bruce Wayne adopts at the gala without really listening.

Who voices Barbara Gordon?

Rosario Dawson voices Barbara Gordon, the 'Harvard for Police' graduate who ends the film fighting beside Batman as Batgirl.

Who voices Alfred Pennyworth?

Ralph Fiennes voices Alfred Pennyworth, the butler who nags Bruce about family and dons a 1960s-style Batsuit to defend Wayne Manor.

Who directed The Lego Batman Movie?

Chris McKay directed The Lego Batman Movie, his feature debut, after working as editor and animation co-director on The Lego Movie.

What hurts the Joker's feelings at the start of the film?

Being called a perfunctory presence in Batman's life sets the whole revenge plot in motion.

What does the gala at the start of the film celebrate?

The gala celebrates Commissioner Gordon's retirement and Barbara's promotion to replace him; Bruce attends as himself and is instantly smitten with the new commissioner.

What meal does Batman microwave and eat alone in Wayne Manor?

Batman heats up lobster thermidor and eats it alone at a huge dining table, an early gag that underlines how lonely he is in Wayne Manor.

Which villain is the only one not to surrender with the Joker at the gala?

Harley Quinn is the only villain who refuses to give herself up with the Joker at the gala; she stays at large and later breaks him out.

What device does Batman steal from Superman?

The Phantom Zone projector, taken from the Fortress of Solitude, banishes whoever it hits to the dimension where the Lego universe's worst villains are held.

Where in the Fortress of Solitude does Batman find what he came to steal?

It is kept in the Atomic Cauldron, a signposted chamber Batman sneaks into while Superman hosts a Justice League anniversary party elsewhere in the Fortress.

Who is Phyllis?

Phyllis is the Phantom Zone's warden, a brick-built gatekeeper who reviews Batman's memories and tells him he has been a bad person to those he loves.

What is Batman's greatest fear, which he finally accepts in the Phantom Zone?

Batman admits his greatest fear is being part of a family again, having pushed Robin, Barbara and Alfred away so he could never lose them as he lost his parents.

What do the Joker's bombs do to Gotham?

The bombs split the plates beneath the city in half, opening a chasm under Gotham; everyone, villains included, links together to pull the plates back.

Who voices Mayor McCaskill?

Mariah Carey voices Mayor McCaskill; early reports had the singer playing Gotham's police commissioner, but the mayor was her actual role.

Who voices the Joker's partner in crime?

Jenny Slate voices the Joker's devoted sidekick; Kate Micucci is Clayface and Riki Lindhome is Poison Ivy in the same cast.

Which actor voices Two-Face, in a nod to his role as Harvey Dent in Batman (1989)?

Billy Dee Williams voices Two-Face, finally completing the transformation he never got to make after playing Harvey Dent in Tim Burton's 1989 Batman.

Which future Catwoman of The Batman voices Catwoman here?

Zoë Kravitz voices Catwoman, a role she played in live action five years later in The Batman (2022) opposite Robert Pattinson.

Who voices the Riddler?

Conan O'Brien voices the Riddler, while Jason Mantzoukas is the Scarecrow and Doug Benson does a Tom Hardy-style Bane.

Who voices Sauron among the Phantom Zone villains?

Jemaine Clement voices Sauron, the flaming eye from The Lord of the Rings, among the villains the Joker frees from the Phantom Zone.

Which Doctor Who villains appear among the Phantom Zone escapees?

The Daleks, referred to only as 'British robots', join King Kong, the Kraken, Agent Smith and the gremlins among the Phantom Zone's inmates.

Whose voice does the Batcomputer, 'Puter, use?

'Puter is voiced by Apple's Siri, credited simply as Siri, and runs Batman's gadgets and vehicles from the Batcave.

Which Marvel hero is referenced in the joke about Batman's Batcave password?

The Batcave password is 'Iron Man sucks', a jab at the Marvel hero that Batman says aloud to get the cave to open.

Which live-action Batman appears via stock footage from the 1960s TV series?

Adam West's 1960s Batman appears in genuine live-action footage during Alfred's montage of Batman's past 'phases', a rare non-brick image in the film.

Which Tom Cruise film does Batman watch, laughing at the line 'You complete me'?

Batman watches Jerry Maguire at home and laughs at 'You complete me', a line Heath Ledger's Joker had also quoted in The Dark Knight.

Which studio animated the film, as it had The Lego Movie?

Animal Logic, the Sydney-based studio behind The Lego Movie, produced the animation, building every frame from digital Lego bricks.

Who composed the score for The Lego Batman Movie?

Lorne Balfe, a long-time Hans Zimmer collaborator, composed the score; it was the first Lego feature not scored by Mark Mothersbaugh.

Where did the film hold its world premiere in January 2017?

The world premiere took place in Dublin, Ireland, on 29 January 2017, ahead of the film's February release.

Which two sequels opened against The Lego Batman Movie in North America?

Fifty Shades Darker and John Wick: Chapter 2 opened the same weekend, but The Lego Batman Movie beat both to finish first and stayed on top the following weekend.

Roughly how much did The Lego Batman Movie gross worldwide?

The Lego Batman Movie grossed about $312 million worldwide, roughly $176 million of it in North America.

What was the film's production budget?

The production budget was $80 million, modest for a superhero film, and the worldwide gross came to nearly four times that.

Who wrote and performed 'Who's the (Bat)Man?', Batman's boastful theme song?

Patrick Stump, Fall Out Boy's frontman, wrote and performed 'Who's the (Bat)Man?', the song blaring as Batman thrashes the villains in the opening.

Which film knocked it off the top of the UK box office after three weeks?

Logan, the R-rated Wolverine film, opened in the UK in early March 2017 and ended The Lego Batman Movie's three-week run at number one.

What was the cancelled sequel tentatively titled?

The sequel was tentatively titled Lego Superfriends, pitting Batman and the Justice League against Lex Luthor and OMAC before the project was shelved.

Which two writers were working on the sequel's script when it was cancelled?

Michael Waldron and Dan Harmon were writing the sequel, which would have centred on Batman's relationship with the Justice League, especially Superman.

Whose story is the screenplay based on?

Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, wrote the story and shares the screenplay credit with four other writers.

Which two actors reprise Superman and Green Lantern from The Lego Movie?

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill return as Superman and Green Lantern from The Lego Movie, with Adam DeVine joining as the Flash.

Which Twilight Zone episode is referenced when gremlins attack the Batwing?

The gremlins tearing the Batwing apart mid-flight echo 'Nightmare at 20,000 Feet', the Twilight Zone episode with a creature on an airliner's wing.

Which 1980s hit plays when Bruce Wayne first sees Barbara Gordon at the gala?

Cutting Crew's '(I Just) Died in Your Arms' blares in slow motion as a smitten Bruce Wayne first lays eyes on Barbara Gordon at the gala.

Who voices Lord Voldemort among the Phantom Zone villains?

Eddie Izzard voices Lord Voldemort, one of the Phantom Zone villains the Joker unleashes on Gotham alongside Sauron, King Kong and the Kraken.

Which Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star voices Phyllis?

Ellie Kemper voices Phyllis, who shows Batman a montage of how badly he has treated Alfred, Robin and Barbara.

Which Adult Swim series had the film's director previously worked on?

The director spent years on Robot Chicken, the stop-motion sketch show whose rapid-fire gag rate critics saw echoed in the film.

Which of these villains was planned for the film but never made it in?

Darth Vader was on the director's wish list of guest villains but could not be cleared, unlike King Kong, the Kraken and Agent Smith, who all appear.

Which film did the first teaser trailer play in front of in theatres?

The first teaser debuted online in March 2016 and ran before Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in cinemas; a second teaser followed days later.

What did Greg Berlanti's father say in the special logo variant aired with the CW's DC shows?

Lego Batman blocks the logo and Berlanti's father says 'Batman, move your head', a twist on the usual 'Greg, move your head' of the Berlanti Productions card.

Which company acquired the Lego film rights in April 2020, effectively killing the sequel?

Universal Pictures took over the Lego film rights from Warner Bros. in April 2020; because Warner owns DC, a Lego Batman sequel could not move with them.