While the Justice League may not be reassembling in live-action form anytime soon, the DC Superheroes are back in a new TV spot forThe LEGO Movie 2. Indeed, the firstLEGO Movieintroduced us to LEGO versions of Batman (Will Arnett), Superman (Channing Tatum), Wonder Woman (Cobie Smulders), and of course Green Lantern (Jonah Hill), and a new TV spot for the sequel shows off some footage of the group reunited. We also see a brief clip of Hill’s Green Lantern being his annoying self once more.
The follow-up was written byPhil LordandChris Millerand directed byMike Mitchelland picks up five years after the events of the first film, where Duplo invaders threaten the way of life for our heroes. Thematically the follow-up aims to dig into gender differences and how the way girls play with toys contrasts with the way boys play with toys, as the Duplo “invaders” are really just the boy character’s sister’s toys.
Check out the newLEGO Movie 2TV spot below. The film also features the voices ofChris Pratt,Elizabeth Banks,Tiffany Haddish,Stephanie Beatriz,Charlie Day,Alison Brie,Nick Offerman, andMaya Rudolph.The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Partopens in theaters on February 8th.
Here’s the official synopsis forThe LEGO Movie 2:
The much-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, global box office phenomenon that started it all, “The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part,” reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city.
It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. The battle to defeat them and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a strange galaxy where everything is a musical. It will test their courage, creativity and Master Building skills, and reveal just how special they really are.
Reprising their starring roles from the first film are Chris Pratt as Emmet, Elizabeth Banks as Lucy (aka Wyldstyle), Will Arnett as LEGO BatmanTM, Nick Offerman as Metal Beard, and Alison Brie as Unikitty. They are joined by Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, and Arturo Castro as, respectively, new characters Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi, Sweet Mayhem and Ice Cream Cone.
