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
Lego of Lego's popularity by producing blocks of similar dimensions, and advertising them as being compatible with Lego bricks. In 2002, Lego sued the CoCo Toy Company in Beijing for copyright infringement over its "Coko bricks" product. CoCo was ordered to cease manufacture of the products, publish a formal apology and pay damages. Lego sued the English company Best-Lock Construction Toys in German courts in 2004 and 2009; the Federal Patent Court of Germany denied Lego trademark protection for the shape of its bricks for the latter case. In 2005, the Lego Company sued Canadian company Mega Bloks for trademark violation,