Lego Dimensions (film)

Lego Dimensions is a 2022 computer-animated comedy adventure action film based on the Traveler's Tales videogame of the same name. Produced by Warner Animation Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the sixth installment in the LEGO Extended Universe (LEU) and the follow-up to The Lego Movie Sequel (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2018) and The Billion Brick Race (2019). Directed and written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the film features an ensemble cast including Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Elijah Wood, Will Arnett, Dave Franco, Michael Cera, Michael Peña, Rosario Dawson, Alison Brie, Abbi Jacobson, Emma Stone and Fred Armisen. In the film, an interdimensional rift opens and causes different villains from various lands to collide, including the Joker, causing various heroes to come together to stop the war.

Warner Bros. began development on a fourth spin-off of The Lego Movie in 2017, with Lord and Miller serving as directors and writers. It was officially announced in a press release in September 2019 as a potential part of the upcoming slate of Lego-based movies under initial discussion. The first treatments were already underway and were loosely based on the 2015 Lego Dimensions videogame. Production began in late 2020, with a tentative release date of May 2022, which was delayed due to the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Lego Dimensions premiered in Los Angeles on September 3, 2022, and was released in the United States and United Kingdom on September 7, 2022 as the last film of Wave One of the LEU. The film received praise fo screenplay, humor, animation, action sequences and voice acting, and garnered numerous awards and nominations including BAFTA nominations. The film grossed over $726.5 million worldwide, became the hight-grossin film of LEU, 26th highest-grossing animated film ever at the time of its release and the fifth highest-grossing animated film of 2022, as well as the first Lego theatrical production to exceed $700 million in ticket sales. A two-part sequel called Lego Dimensions: Break the Rules was released, with Episode 1 in 2028 and Episode 2 in 2029. Additionally, a directors original vision was released as Lego Dimensions: Original Cut on HBO Max on May 13, 2027.

Premise

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The fearless adaptation of the video game LEGO Dimensions presents us with a group of unknown people gather to save the world from submission under a great Interdimensional crisis, which puts the lands in check thanks to the greatest villains.

Cast

 * Chris Pratt as Emmet Brickowski, an everyman, construction worker, and a Master Builder from Bricksburg
 * Elizabeth Banks as Lucy / Wyldstyle, a Master Builder and Emmet's girlfriend.
 * Elijah Wood as Brody Reyes, a man who traveled the world in day after verse pursued by the FBI.
 * Will Arnett as Bruce Wayne / Batman, a DC Comics superhero who is a Master Builder
 * Dave Franco as Lloyd, the Green Ninja, leader of the Secret Ninja Force, Lord Garmadon and Koko's son and Master Wu's nephew.
 * Michael Cera as Dick Grayson / Robin, an orphan who is adopted by Bruce Wayne, and becomes a sidekick to Batman.
 * Michael Peña as Kai, the hotheaded red Ninja of Fire and Nya's brother.
 * Rosario Dawson as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, the police commissioner of Gotham, she comes to trust Batman.
 * Alison Brie as Unikitty, a Master Builder who is a unicorn-horned cat.
 * Emma Stone as Jane Dangerburger, a hyper-intelligent girl and the right hand and love interest of Brody Reyes.
 * Fred Armisen as Cole, the laid-back music-loving black Ninja of Earth.
 * Nick Offerman as MetalBeard, a Master Builder who is a large bionic pirate with a severed head after he lost his original body in an earlier encounter with Lord Business' forces
 * Kumail Nanjiani as Jay, the quiet and cautious blue Ninja of Lightning.
 * Jenny Slate as Harley Quinn, The Joker's girlfriend and accomplice. She subsequently betrays him and they break off their relationship.
 * Charlie Day as Benny, a Master Builder who is a spaceship-obsessed 1980s spaceman
 * Zach Woods as Zane, the robotic white Ninja of Ice.
 * Abbi Jacobson as Nya, the strong silver Ninja of Water, Kai's sister, and Jay's crush.
 * Stephanie Beatriz as General Sweet Mayhem
 * Zach Galifianakis as Joker, a clown-themed villain in Gotham City and Batman's archenemy.
 * Ralph Fiennes as Alfred Pennyworth
 * Tiffany Haddish as Queen Watevra Wa'Nabi, the ex-shape-shifting alien queen of the Systar System.
 * Anika Noni Rose as Frankie Reyes, Brody Reyes' sister, she is a mechanic who has discovered her Master Builder power.
 * Dwayne Johnson as Mr. Wonderful, a extremis superhero.

Stephanie Beatriz and Jackie Chan reprise their roles from previous films like Sweet Mayhem and Master Wu. , respectively. Channing Tatum returns to voice Superman, along with Jason Mamoa, Jonah Hill and Cobie Smulders voicing Aquaman, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman. Justin Theroux returns as Lord Garmaddon and Ellie Kemper as Phyllis. Lord Vortech, in a post-credits scene, is voiced by Gary Oldman (who voiced him in the original video game). Mike Mitchell, Christopher Miller, Phil Lord, Chris Mckay, Rob Schrab and Charlie Bean make cameo appearances as themselves in a lively reunion as the directors of every film in the franchise up to that point.

Development
Ideas for a crossover film began in July 2017, with plans to release the film in the 2020s, after the successful reception of The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Movie Sequel months earlier. A directors' room met in late May 2018, where plans were discussed for a set "shared universe", where all the characters would collide on screen; Jorge R. Gutierrez added references and a last-minute post-credit scene to The Billion Brick Race at the request of Warner Bros. According to Lord and Miller, who were tapped as directors and writers the following December, there were comments and jokes compared to The Avengers in the room

Shortly after production on The Billion Brick Race was completed, Kevin Tsujihara explained that the film would be "ushering in the future" of Lego movies. Later in 2018, Tsujihara mentioned that the treatments for the story would be based on the canceled Lego Dimensions video game and that the film was also intended to draw references to the existence of other popular culture characters in the universe, opening up the option of including them themselves. later. The film was officially announced in a press release from Warner Bros. in September 2019, under the name Lego Dimensions. Following negotiations between the studio and The Lego Group to continue producing more films, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, development on the project was put on hold until May 2020, when it resumed to begin production in Canada. from home in November.

Writing
A tentative release date of May 2022 was announced in February 2021. Phill Lord and Christopher Miller reaffirmed on August 3, 2021 that the title of the film is Lego Dimensions, and stated that the film would be loosely based on the story of the film. video game, without having Lord Vortech involved, and being "somewhat more mature than the previous films, while still having the characteristic optimism and grace". Despite this, it was later revealed that having Lord Vortech as the main antagonist was highly regarded, but was dropped to give more creative freedom to the story.

Casting
Casting began in late 2019 and it was reported that Warner Bros. was taking steps to bring back the full cast of the previous five films. Chris Pratt as Emmet, Elizabeth Banks as Wyldstyle and Will Arnett as Batman announced for April 2021 participation. Elijah Wood and Emma Stone signed in June. In November 2021, Jason Momoa would reprise his role as Aquaman from the DC Extended Universe, along with the full cast of the Justice League from the previous films. Zach Galifianakis returned as the Joker and Dwayne Johnson announced his return to his role shortly after. Michael Cera, Nick Offerman, Stephanie Beatriz, Jenny Slate, Fred Armisen, Dave Franco and the rest of the cast will be announced in May 2022.

Release
Lego Dimensions debuted at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on August 19, 2022, followed by a premiere on Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles in September 3. The film was released in the United States on September 9.

The film was released on digital download on December 12, 2022, and was released on Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray 3D, 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray, and DVD on February 2, 2023 in various international markets. As of August 20, 2023, it has made $28.1 million in DVD sales and $41.5 million in Blu-ray sales.

Box Office
Lego Dimensions was a box office success, it earned $297.1 million in the United States and Canada and $451.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $748.0 million. It was the fifth highest-grossing animated film of 2022 and finished 22nd in the top 50 highest-grossing animated films of all time. Deadline Hollywood estimated the film's net profit at $297.7 million, taking into account production, marketing, and talent involvement budgets; The box office gross and home media receipts put it fourth on their 2022 "Most Valuable Blockbusters" list, finishing as the highest ranking animated film.

United States and Canada
The film opened with Salem's Lot and Dark Harvest on September 9, 2022. It earned $19.2 million on its first day, including $3.1 million from Thursday night previews. It earned a total of $72.5 million for its debut weekend, surpassing The Lego Movie debut of $69 million. Opening weekend viewership was evenly split between under and over 25s, with 60% men, 55% families, 25% couples and 21% teens. In its second weekend, the film fell 51% to $44.1 million, and flattened out in its third weekend with $51.2 million, finishing in first place consecutively. Deadline attributed the increase to positive audience reaction to the film (and most of its predecessors), its critical reception, the good word of mouth and the family demografic point, even with the factors of the COVID -19 Pandemic.

It remained in the first place at the box office for three consecutive weekends, and in its fourth weekend, it faced stiff competition from Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, falling 52% to $30.2 million for second place at the box office.

Other territories
Worldwide, Lego Dimensions opened on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 in 11 countries, earned $7.9 million. As of Sunday, September 11, it earned an opening weekend total of $97.7 million from 37 countries. Its third weekend, the film earned $78.6 million from 46 markets. It held the top spot at the box office for four consecutive weekends and was surpassed by The Last Wish in its fifth weekend, where it dropped to third. In Latin America, it raised a total of $132.7 million, with Brazil as its main market, followed by Mexico. China dominated the box office, being its main international market. In the UK, the film topped the box office during its opening weekend with a gross of GB£2.86 million. In Hong Kong, the film had an opening day of $6.03 million. Its top international markets were China ($117.2 million), Japan ($87.2 million), Brasil ($62.2 million) and Germany ($53.8 million).

Critical response
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 90%, with an average score of 8.0/10, based on 362 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads: "A jaw-dropping, action-packed, animated reunion makes Lego Dimensions an epic adventure for anyone." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 79 out of 100 based on 43 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an "A" grade on a scale of "A+ to F".