THE LEGO MOVIE (U)

WHO’S IN IT?

Chris Pratt (Zero Dark Thirty), Elizabeth Banks (The 40-Year-Old Virgin), Will Arnett (Arrested Development), Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption), Will Ferrell (Anchorman), Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List), Nick Offerman (We’re The Millers), Alison Brie (The Five-Year Engagement), Charlie Day (Pacific Rim), Channing Tatum (Magic Mike), Jonah Hill (The Wolf of Wall Street), Cobie Smulders (The Avengers)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs), directors, writers; Doug Davison (How To Train Your Dragon), Roy Lee (Oldboy) and Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes), producers; Mark Mothersbaugh (21 Jump Street), composer; Barry Peterson (Zoolander) and Pablo Plaisted (film debut), cinematographers; David Burrows (Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole) and Chris McKay (Robot Chicken), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In a universe consisting entirely of LEGO pieces, an ordinary minifigure named Emmet (Pratt) is mistaken for being a prophet known as the Special, the only one who can save the LEGO universe. Teamed up with tough female minifigure Wyldstyle (Banks), an old wizard named Vitruvius (Freeman) and Batman (Arnett), Emmet must confront the evil Lord Business (Ferrell) who has the dastardly plot to glue everything together…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

It’s an action-packed, laugh-out-loud adventure with some vibrant characters and eccentric storytelling… with LEGO pieces (seriously, what more do you need?).

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2014

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