A movie based on LEGOs probably shouldn’t have worked in the first place, so you’d imagine that asequelto a movie based on LEGOs wouldn’t stand a chance. And yet here we are, it’s 2019,Phil LordandChris Millerare miracle workers, andThe LEGO Movie 2: The Second Partis an unadulterated delight. The film picks up five years afterThe LEGO Movieand everything is decidedly not awesome in Bricksburg. LEGO DUPLO from the great beyond have invaded—led by Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi (Tiffany Haddish) and her incredibly named henchman General Mayhem (Stephanie Beatriz)—and Emmet (Chris Pratt), Lucy (Elizabeth Banks), Batman (Will Arnett), Metalbeard (Nick Offerman), Benny (Charlie Day), and Unikitty (Alison Brie) will have to travel to the furthest reaches of thehousegalaxy to stop it.Mike Mitchelldirects from a script by Lord and Miller.
BeforeThe LEGO Movie 2hits theaters, I sat down with Chris Miller and Phil Lord to discuss the film. We also discussed making movies from ideas that absolutely should not work on paper, which part of the story was the hardest to crack, their favorite LEGO cameos (shoutout toRuth Bader Ginsburg), and a lot more.
Check out what they had to say in the player above.The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Partlands in theaters on February 8.
Here is the official synopsis forThe Lego Movie 2:
The much-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, global box office phenomenon that started it all, “The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part,” reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.
The battle to defeat them and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a strange galaxy where everything is a musical. It will test their courage, creativity and Master Building skills, and reveal just how special they really are.
