Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was criticised for not being fun (a complaint I still don't understand), but it looks like we can expect The LEGO Batman Movie to be the complete opposite from a tonal standpoint. That's evident from the latest official image release by Warner Bros. as we see Will Arnett's Dark Knight rocking a very different sort of costume. So, what's the deal with this new look?
"In all the Batman movies, there’s always a big gala, but one of the things Batman doesn’t like doing is going out and seeing people and carousing as Bruce Wayne. He thinks Bruce Wayne is a bummer. He’d much rather be doing Batmanny things," director Chris McKay tells Entertainment Weekly. "But fortunately Alfred (Ralph Fiennes) entices him to come out of the Batcave by telling him, ‘Look, if you go out tonight to this gala, you can have a tuxedo dress-up party.’ So in this shot, this is one of the many tuxedos that Batman tries in a sort of dress-up party montage like Sex and the City."
More comments from the filmmaker can be found by clicking the link below, but he also told the site that this scene will be set to Al Jarreau's "Girls Know How," a nod to Night Shift starring Michael Keaton. There will also be Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad Easter Eggs, but he was understandably reluctant to shed too much light on those. They should be pretty interesting...