50 Fun Facts About The Lego Batman Movie

Who voices Batman in The Lego Batman Movie?

He first played the character in The Lego Movie and returned for its sequel.

Who voices the Joker?

Galifianakis entered negotiations in August 2015 after Cera and Arnett were set.

Which Arrested Development co-star of Arnett's voices Robin?

Dick Grayson is adopted by Bruce almost by accident at the gala.

Who voices Barbara Gordon?

She becomes Batgirl by the end, and Héctor Elizondo voices her retiring father.

Who voices Alfred Pennyworth?

Oddly, he did not voice Voldemort in the film despite playing him in Harry Potter; Eddie Izzard did.

Who directed The Lego Batman Movie?

It was his solo directing debut after co-directing The Lego Movie; he pitched it as a Tom Cruise sports drama as directed by Michael Mann.

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?

Bruce is so smitten with Barbara that he agrees to adopt Dick Grayson without listening.

What does Barbara Gordon want to do that infuriates Bruce?

Then all the villains surrender and Batman really does become surplus to requirements.

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

She later steals the projector back to free him.

What device does Batman steal from Superman?

It banishes people to the prison dimension holding the Lego universe's worst villains.

Where in the Fortress of Solitude is the projector kept?

Batman and Robin fetch it and then break into Arkham to zap the Joker.

Who is Phyllis?

Ellie Kemper voices her; she shows Batman how he mistreats those closest to him.

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

He sends his teammates away because he fears losing them like his parents.

What do the Joker's bombs do to Gotham?

Everyone, villains included, chain-links themselves to pull the plates back together.

Who voices Mayor McCaskill?

Initial reports had her as Commissioner Gordon.

Who voices the Joker's partner in crime?

Kate Micucci is Clayface and Riki Lindhome is Poison Ivy (and the Wicked Witch).

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

He never got to become Two-Face in the Burton films.

Which future Catwoman of The Batman voices Catwoman here?

She played the role in live action five years later opposite Robert Pattinson.

Who voices the Riddler?

Mantzoukas is the Scarecrow and Benson does a Tom Hardy-style Bane.

Who voices Sauron among the Phantom Zone villains?

The Flight of the Conchords man plays the Lord of the Rings' big eye.

Which Doctor Who villains appear among the Phantom Zone escapees?

King Kong, the Kraken, Agent Smith and the gremlins are in there too.

Whose voice does the Batcomputer, 'Puter, use?

It controls all of Batman's gadgets and vehicles.

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

A jab at the DC-Marvel rivalry.

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

It is one of the few non-Lego images in the film, along with a photo of the Batman & Robin suit.

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

Heath Ledger's Joker had quoted the same line in The Dark Knight.

Which two comedy franchises did the director cite as his main inspirations?

Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker gag density, in brick form.

Which city inspired the film's Gotham, partly because Nolan shot there?

McKay said The Dark Knight trilogy's Chicago locations were the reference.

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

The Australian studio used Autodesk Maya and Softimage.

Who composed the score, the first Lego film not scored by Mark Mothersbaugh?

Balfe is a long-time Hans Zimmer collaborator.

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

It was a US-Australian-Danish co-production.

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

It still finished first with $53 million and held the top spot the following weekend.

Roughly how much did The Lego Batman Movie gross worldwide?

That was against a budget of about $80 million.

What was the film's production budget?

Cheaper than most superhero films, and a solid earner for Warner Bros.

What Rotten Tomatoes approval rating did The Lego Batman Movie hold in 2025?

Audiences gave it an A- CinemaScore, and it has since built a cult following.

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

A very different kind of superhero movie.

What was the cancelled sequel tentatively titled?

Lex Luthor and OMAC were to be the villains when Universal took the Lego rights in 2020.

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

Its story was to focus on Batman's relationship with the Justice League, especially Superman.

Whose story is the screenplay based on?

The Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author; Lord and Miller produced.

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

Adam DeVine joins as the Flash.

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

The gremlin superstition itself dates back to 1920s RAF pilots.

Which 1980s song's use in the film is a nod to Never Been Kissed?

Batman blasts it in a key emotional moment.

Who voices Lord Voldemort in the film, since Ralph Fiennes did not reprise the role?

Fiennes voices Alfred instead; Riki Lindhome doubles as Poison Ivy and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Which Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star voices Phyllis, the Phantom Zone's warden?

Héctor Elizondo voices the retiring Commissioner Gordon and Mariah Carey plays Mayor McCaskill.

Which Adult Swim series had director Chris McKay previously worked on?

Critics noted the stop-motion sketch show's influence on the film's relentless gag rate.

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

The Bride's nemesis from Kill Bill, Gangs of New York's William Poole and Misery's Annie Wilkes were also dropped.

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

A second teaser followed in March 2016 referencing every live-action Batman from the 1960s TV show onward.

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

The normal Berlanti Productions logo has his father saying 'Greg, move your head'; Batman cameoed in all four shows' logos.

What was the film's North American opening-weekend gross, below projections?

It opened against Fifty Shades Darker and John Wick: Chapter 2 and went on to $175.8 million domestically.

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

Because Warner Bros. still owns DC Comics, a Lego Batman follow-up became impossible under the new deal.