The Lego Batman Movie The Lego Batman Movie The Lego Batman Movie is a 2017 computer-animated superhero comedy film produced by Warner Animation Group. It was directed by Chris McKay, and written by Seth Grahame-Smith, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jared Stern and John Whittington, and produced by Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Based on the "Lego Batman" toy line, the film is an international co-production of the United States, Australia and Denmark, and the first spin-off installment of "The Lego Movie" franchise. The story centers on the DC Comics character Batman as he attempts to overcome his greatest fear in
History of Lego Party mouthpiece "Global Times" praised Lego for its "good business sense" while the decision drew condemnation online. Lego fans offered to donate Lego bricks to Ai Weiwei instead. In 2017, Warner Bros, DC Entertainment and The Lego Group released "The Lego Batman Movie", as a spinoff based on one of the lead characters of Lego's first animated movie. Lego has since released another animated movie based on one of its toy lines, Ninjago, entitled "The LEGO Ninjago Movie" in 2017. In the first half of 2017, Lego saw its first revenue decline in 13 years, announcing plans in September 2017