Hapori Tohu Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 It seems that in addition to Batman and Morgan Freeman (who played Lucius Fox), Ra's al Ghul will be joining the party as well, as Liam Neeson, Will Ferrell, Nick Offerman, and Alison Brie are announced. Ferrell will be playing a character named "President Business" who is described as "a CEO who has a hard time balancing world domination and managing his own life". Neeson, unfortunately, is playing his henchman, which apparently is identified only as "Bad Cop". Offerman and Brie will be playing a pirate and "a member of Emmet's [the hero's] team with 'a powerful secret.'", respectively. However, with a voice cast that features the guy who played Qui Gon Jin and Ra's al Ghul, you can guess that LEGO is taking this rather seriously.View the full article Quote News Forums Q&A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatanui Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Wow. LEGO is certainly confident about this. I guess this speaks for a good story. -Gata Quote - Gata Please don't use my avatar or signature without permission, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Smoke Monster Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I wonder if they could somehow get Christian Bale to be involved in this. That would be awesome, even though I know it would never happen. :PAnyway, with such a talented group of people providing their voices for this movie, it might really be a good film. Quote Everyone is one choice away from being the bad guy in another person's story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devorath Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 It's Batman themed, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatanui Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 It's Batman themed, right?I think Batman will be a character, but the story does not revolve around him as far as I know.-Gata Quote - Gata Please don't use my avatar or signature without permission, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 The fact that Batman and Rha's al Ghul are main characters shows that LEGO has very little confidence in gaining success on their own. I'm not sure whether that's good or bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aanchir Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 (edited) The fact that Batman and Rha's al Ghul are main characters shows that LEGO has very little confidence in gaining success on their own. I'm not sure whether that's good or bad.Rha's al Ghul isn't a character. You seem to have misread the article. His actor from the Christopher Nolan trilogy, Liam Neeson, is playing a totally different character, Bad Cop. Batman and Superman are both characters, but we know of no other already-established characters in the cast. Edited November 14, 2012 by Aanchir: Rachira of Time Quote Latest MOC: PAIGE (Prototype Artificial Intelligence, Gynoid Expression) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 The fact that Batman and Rha's al Ghul are main characters shows that LEGO has very little confidence in gaining success on their own. I'm not sure whether that's good or bad.Rha's al Ghul isn't a character. You seem to have misread the article. His actor from the Christopher Nolan trilogy, Liam Neeson, is playing a totally different character, Bad Cop. Batman and Superman are both characters, but we know of no other already-established characters in the cast.Ohhhhhh. Interesting how Lego went the extra mile to get the actor from the films.I need to watch the Batman movies sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bioniclehero01 Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Alison Brie!...What... Liam Neeson's nice too... But Community is the best thing ever. Ever. P.S. TO THE NUIMOBILE!! Quote Nothin' to see here folks. Just keep movin' along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Nerds Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Alison Brie!...What... Liam Neeson's nice too... But Community is the best thing ever. Ever. P.S. TO THE NUIMOBILE!! This.My jaw dropped when I read that. Lego's really going for an A-list cast here. Hopefully that's a sign that the actors think the movie's good and that Lego is pouring a lot of resources into it.-don't touch my pocket protector Quote Three great comedies at one low, low price....NOTHING! Kicking the Bucket (archived)Three late-middle age matoran think of something they want to do before they kick the bucket. Choose Your Own Bionicle Adventure (archived)Navigate your way through a myriad of meaningless choices as you try to not make a fool of yourself in perhaps the only comedy ever written almost entirely in spoiler tags. Useless BZP Junk that you Must Have!!!Get to your phone, whip out your credit card, and prepare to buy some useless BZPower related junk that has no benefit on society except that you want it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Stranger Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) Wait...what? Thay managed to get LIAM FREAKING NEESON, and they just have him playing second bananna to Will Ferrell, of all people? Not to say that it couldn't work, but I'm just not sure I like the sound of it."Songs that the Hyades shall sing, / Where flap the tatters of the King, / Must die unheard in / Dim Carcosa." Edited November 15, 2012 by Hastur the Unspeakable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyclonatorZ Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) What little interest I may have had in this product has decreased with the announcement that they're using the exact same villian archetype that almost every kids movie in the last few years has used. It appears the message Hollywood wants everyone's children to learn is that business is evil - a message that, considering what is funding this and nearly every other wide-release, non art-house movie in existence, is just plain hypocritical. Unless I am mistaken, and this movie is actually being funded by a non-profit that will be using the box-office money to build hospitals in Africa, or something. Edited November 15, 2012 by ~~Zarkan~~ Quote I have slept for so long. My dreams have been dark ones. But now I am awakened. Now the scattered elements of my being are rejoined. Now I am whole. And the Darkness can not stand before me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I wonder if they could somehow get Christian Bale to be involved in this. That'd be amazing. Quote [my blog] [custom emotes] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protodite Karzahni Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Holy heck, talk about a star-studded cast. Freeman, Ferrell, Neeson and others who I've probably already forgotten. I'd go see this movie just for the actors alone. Quote I wrote stories once. They were okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSF2Zelda Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Oh man, how did I not know about this movie? Sounds like this is going to be great!I wonder who else they might be able to get on board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Zaz Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) Man, Liam Neeson is a decent actor, but the movies he stars in are usually bad. Star Wars, Narnia, Battleship, and now this. Edited November 15, 2012 by Toa Zaz Quote Thank you, BZPower staff. In the past, I wish I showed more appreciation for all that you do. From one Bionicle fan to another, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erebus Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 So you already wrote this off as a bad movie?With all these actors and actresses being named for this movie, I can't help but look forward to this movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNTOS Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Will Ferrel? Yeah, this movie just got awesome.-TNTOS- Quote "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - Theodore RooseveltA Writerly BlogThe Tasty Library of Sugary Goodness(My Little BIONICLE: Friendship is Explosive Completed 01/05/14){The Shika Trilogy Omnibus Completed 03/31/14) (Review Topic)(In the End Completed 09/01/14) (Review Topic)The Biological Chronicle: (2001) (2002) (2003) (2004) (2005) (2006) (2007) (2008) (2009) (2010) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewaLew Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Man, Liam Neeson is a decent actor, but the movies he stars in are usually bad. Star Wars, Narnia, Battleship, and now this.Batman Begins? Quote How well will you die? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishers64 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 And plot is only 68% of the show, folks. :)Anyway, this means nothing. Big names could be signing on because the story is good, or Lego could be trying to get big names to get people to go to an otherwise lackluster film. Quote Hero Factory RPG | Bionicle Mafia XXIX: Storyline & Theories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 What little interest I may have had in this product has decreased with the announcement that they're using the exact same villian archetype that almost every kids movie in the last few years has used. It appears the message Hollywood wants everyone's children to learn is that business is evil - a message that, considering what is funding this and nearly every other wide-release, non art-house movie in existence, is just plain hypocritical. Unless I am mistaken, and this movie is actually being funded by a non-profit that will be using the box-office money to build hospitals in Africa, or something.Not all Hollywood kids movies follow that archetype, and a great deal of stories that come from places other than Hollywood (either foreign films or even just plain literature) do. Business tycoons make good villains because by virtue of their leadership role they have the requisite power and resources to be a real threat; they could easily be considered the modern-day equivalent to the evil king or queen. It occasionally shows up in works with a blatantly anti-business message, but it also exists in works that, far from trying to portray all business as evil, simply are trying to cast their villain as a force to be reckoned with.Besides, from the sound of it, this villain will be more of an anti-villain, considering what it says about struggling to maintain his own personal life. Ironically, Will Ferrell's role seems to be somewhat of a role-reversal of his role in the movie Elf. Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewaLew Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 And plot is only 68% of the show, folks. :)Anyway, this means nothing. Big names could be signing on because the story is good, or Lego could be trying to get big names to get people to go to an otherwise lackluster film.Except that these folks are big time, and they have to approve of a part before they accept. These folks apparently like the script enough to have their names associated with it, so it does indicate something to be hopeful for if you believe folks like Neeson and Freeman have good taste as far as films go.Particularly since Neeson is only playing the antagonist's sidekick. Quote How well will you die? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumiki Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 The question is this: are they in because LEGO is willing to give them enough money, or do they think the movie will be legit and as such want to sign on?LEGO is taking it seriously, but with the little we know about it, we shouldn't jump to conclusions either way. Let's get more information before making predictions on the movie's quality. Quote avatar by Lady Kopaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenny7092 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 These famous voice actors are going to voice in the Lego Batman movie? That's awesome! Quote I like Lego, Bionicle, and Hero Factory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyichir Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 These famous voice actors are going to voice in the Lego Batman movie? That's awesome! No, they're going to voice in the theatrical Lego movie (which will have Batman in at least some scenes). The Lego Batman movie is a different thing which will consist largely of the cutscenes from the videogame Lego Batman 2 strung together. Quote Formerly Lyichir: Rachira of Influence Aanchir's and Meiko's brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meiko Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I can't wait for this movie. It sounds like its going to be big, and hopefully very good. Quote -- Meiko - @georgebarnick LUG Ambassador and administrator at Brickipedia News reporter and database administrator at Brickset Administrator at BIONICLEsector01 DISCLAIMER: All opinions and contributions made under this account are based solely on my own personal thoughts and opinions, and in no way represent any of the above groups/entities. If you have any concerns or inquiries about the contributions made under this account, please contact me individually and I will address them with you to the best of my ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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