...Except, only in Lego form. For now.
According to Variety, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, noted directors of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and the recent great 21 Jump Street, are currently making Lego: The Piece of Resistance, an animated film centered on the beloved Danish toy that will feature plenty of crossovers, including the Legos crafted from the world of DC Comics. This news story is perfectly timed, coming shortly after the release of the anticipated sequel to Lego Batman, which also features the first team-up of the two in Lego form in a video game.
It gets better with the attached/projected cast for it. While the always entertaining Chris Pratt is set to voice the main character of the film, the two superheroes of DC's Big Three will be voiced by special guest stars. Will Arnett will play Batman, which looks to be a good choice due to Arnett's deep voice. Superman, on the other hand, is currently expected to go to a certain someone.
Man, you can't go one day without this guy popping up in the news.
As I said before, I'm frankly okay with Channing Tatum and if he is hired and the material is fitted to his acting style, he might be a real treat for the movie.
My only concern is the Lego film itself. As a man who adores animation in any manner, I have watched plenty of the previous Lego-produced films, and they all are generally pretty ho-hum at best. Instead of having an all-ages feel to them, similar to the style of the Lego video games, they are strictly kids-only, as in 7-years-old and below. Lego Clutch Powers was tedious, Bionicle was dire, and even Lego Star Wars was a boring affair. Maybe the talent attached to this will make change my attitude.
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