It took 83 years, but we finally got a movie about the Dark Knight facing his ultimate villain… The Eye of Sauron? Voiced by Jemaine Clement?

This week it’s another LEGO animated spectacular, but it’s NOT a bonus, because Batman is the main character! It’s a rom-com, a musical, a father/son drama, and above all, an excuse for Warner Bros to dump all their IP into one toy box. And somehow, it actually works!!

Next week it’s the final film of our Batseries, THE BATMAN (2022). Join the conversation on our Discord at https://discord.com/invite/RssDc3brsx and get more Eye of the Duck on our Patreon show, After Hours https://www.patreon.com/EyeoftheDuckPod

References:

• The Lego Batman Movie: The Making of the Movie by Tracey Miller-Zarneke
• Rendering the Darkness: Glimpse on The Lego Batman Movie
• The Lego Batman Movie Fast-tracked Into Production
• Den of Geek Chris McKay Interview
• Warner Brothers Announces Slate
• Dan Lin on Making Deadpool For Kids
• Cartoon Brew Chris McKay Interview
• Phil Lord and Chris Miller Make Sense of The World of The Lego Movie
• Animal Logic Animation Breakdown
• Den of Geek Lorne Balfe Interview
• FXGuide Production History
• IndieWire Chris McKay Interview
• Michael Keaton Approves of Will Arnett
• Build Will Arnett and Chris McKay Interview

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Michael Gaspari.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich. You can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

The "Adam's Blu-Ray Corner" theme was produced by Chase Sterling.

Assistant programming and digital production by Nik Long.

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