Lego Batman's Will Arnett Lifts Thor's Hammer

For a second consecutive year, Conan O'Brien has taken his late night talk show to San Diego [...]

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For a second consecutive year, Conan O'Brien has taken his late night talk show to San Diego Comic-Con. During last night's episode, taking place at the Spreckles Theatre, Conan notices that Thor's hammer, Mjolnir, is sitting on the stage. Before he can proceed with the show, he wants the hammer removed, but he and Andy Richter aren't worthy enough to pick it up. So, who is worthy?

After their failed attempts, Will Arnett walks onto the stage and informs Conan and his sidekick that he accidentally left the hammer there and retrieves it with one hand.

The stunned host asks Arnett, "How'd you do that?" He confidently replies, "I'm Thor and I'm also LEGO Batman." Arnett says the latter in his Batman-voice, earning him a huge round of applause from the audience.

In the irreverent spirit of fun that made The LEGO Movie a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO Batman – stars in his own big-screen adventure. But there are big changes brewing in Gotham, and if he wants to save the city from The Joker's hostile takeover, Batman may have to drop the lone vigilante thing, try to work with others and maybe, just maybe, learn to lighten up.

Will Arnett reprises his starring role from The LEGO Movie as the voice of Batman, aka Bruce Wayne. Zach Galifianakis stars as The Joker; Michael Cera as the orphan Dick Grayson; Rosario Dawson as Barbara Gordon; and Ralph Fiennes as Alfred.

The film is directed by Chris McKay, and produced by Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. It is written by Seth Grahame-Smith and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers, with additional screenplay material by Jared Stern & John Whittington, based on LEGO Construction Toys, in association with LEGO System AS. Chris McKay also serves as an executive producer, alongside Ryan Harris.

A Warner Bros. Pictures presentation, The LEGO Batman Movie will open in theaters on February 10, 2017.

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