Lego Batman 2 (film)

The Lego Batman Movie: Villains is a 2025 computer-animated superhero comedy adventure and action film produced by Warner Animation Group Lego System A / S and co-produced by Illumination and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and co-produced by Illumination, It is based on characters from the DC Universe created by DC Comics,  the Lego DC Super Heroes' Batman toy line and the LEGO DC Super-Villains video game. It is the sequel to The Lego Batman Movie (2017) and the eighth film in the LEGO Extended Universe (LEU). It was directed by Chris McKay and written by Dan Harmon and Michael Waldron and starring Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Michael Cera, Channing Tatum, Rosario Dawson, Jenny Slate and Ralph Fiennes.

The film was announced on December 5, 2018, when McKay announced that a sequel to the film was in the works, and he returned to directing. The movie was scheduled to release in 2022 by that time. However, the film suffered severe delays and changes as Warner Bros lost the film rights to LEGO, which it later bought back in 2020, in conjunction with Universal Pictures.

In 2021, McKay revealed that the script is being written by Michael Waldron and Dan Harmon, and that he expected it to be officially announced, as well as announcing that Lex Luthor would be in the film. Will Arnett announced his return shortly thereafter.

The Lego Batman Movie 2: Villains was officially announced in October 2022, during New York Comic-Con, announcing its release date for February 4, 2025, 3 years later than expected in 2018.

The Lego Batman Movie 2 premiered in San Diego, California on January 27, 2025 and opened in the United States on February 4, as part of Wave Two of LEU. The film received praise for the performances of Will Arnett, Jenny Slate, and Zach Galifianakis, the animation, humor, story, message, and action sequences. It was also a commercial success, grossing more than $ 410 million worldwide, against its budget of $ 99 million, making it the third-highest grossing film at LEU. A spin-off movie for HBO Max, The Lego BatGirl Movie, was put into development in 2026 for a release sometime in 2028, but was canceled.