Sneak peek: 'Lego Batman' knows how to outfit a kitchen
Martha Stewart eat your non-crime-fighting heart out. Check out, the splendor of Batman's kitchen in The Lego Batman Movie.
It's cavernous with beautiful floors and the finest kitchen accouterments — all with lobster thermidor coming out of the microwave.
Will Arnett, who voiced Lego Batman in 2014's The Lego Movie, knew that for the superhero's Lego solo trip (opening February 10, 2017), every corner of billionaire Bruce Wayne's domain would have to be suitable for the playboy and his Batman alter ego.
"Think about it, being Bruce Wayne would be rad," says Arnett. "Bruce Wayne is this handsome rich dude and most people would think that's great. But you not only get to be Bruce Wayne, you also get to be Batman."
"So your kitchen better be better than anyone else's kitchen," says Arnett.
Director Chris McKay marvels at the 3-D computer animation which creates scenes faithful to Lego brick qualities. He says settings like the kitchen will shine through the movie which features Ralph Fiennes as the butler Alfred, Michael Cera as Robin and Rosaria Dawson as Batgirl
"Clearly Bruce Wayne shops at Restoration Hardware, Batman knows how to outfit a kitchen," says McKay. "He probably had Alfred do it."
Batman naturally has his share of great mobiles, including the flying Black Thunder. As for the mobile title, sometimes the Batguy moves away from the Bat-prefix.
"Batman has things that are Bat-themed, the Bat-this or Batmobile," says McKay. "But he also has pet names for them."
Black Thunder is a crime-fighting machine with the ultimate Bat-feature.
"The coolest thing about Black Thunder is the vertical take-off and landing," says McKay. "Who doesn't love that?"