And the directors talkWith 21 Jump Street / Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller on board, we could’ve predicted that The Lego Movie would be different from your average toy tie-in pic. So the trailer, lurking at the bottom of the page, appeared to prove. Now there are new pics online for the film and some of the cast and crew talking up the characters and concept to USA Today. {New Lego Movie Images}
"At first we thought, 'Oh, I don't know. A movie based on a plastic brick?'” Miller tells the paper’s site. "But we thought that maybe there is a way to do an interesting story as crazy and random as the toy itself. And we thought, we'll pitch this crazy idea and if they don't want to do it, then fine."
The plot revolves around a very normal construction worker named Emmet (and voiced by Chris Pratt) who accidentally finding himself anointed "The Special" by a band of rebels who believe he is the key to saving their world from a controlling dictator. "We like the challenge of a story around the most generic, forgettable man in the universe," Lord says.
"I think they captured my likeness." Pratt says. "I wish I could get a plastic hairpiece to just snap onto my head every day. That would be a lot easier. Emmet's enthusiasm is something we share. I seem to be really enthusiastic about things as well in life. Maybe more so than I should be. It's probably why Chris and Phil had me in mind when they created the character."
Other characters populating the world include car genius Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), Batman (Will Arnett), villain President Business (Will Ferrell), wise Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman) and nasty, conflicted henchman Good Cop/Bad (Liam Neeson).
Every new element we see from the movie gives us that much more confidence in it. For more from the team, head to USA Today. The Lego Movie arrives on February 14.
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