THE LEGO MOVIE - An ordinary Lego construction worker thought to be the prophesied Special is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the Lego universe into eternal stasis. The Lego Movie (stylized as The LEGO Movie) is a 2014 computer-animated and live-action adventure comedy film directed and co-written by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and starring the voices of Chris Pratt Will Ferrell Elizabeth Banks Will Arnett Nick Offerman Alison Brie Charlie Day Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman. It was the first film produced by Warner Animation Group since Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) and is an international co-production of the United States Australia and Denmark. Based on the Lego line of construction toys the film tells the story of Emmet (Pratt) an ordinary Lego mini figure prophesied to save the universe from the tyrannical Lord Business (Ferrell) as he gains different allies along the way. The film was released theatrically on February 7 2014 to positive reviews with critics praising it s visual style humor voice acting and heartwarming message. The film was also a commercial success earning more than $257 million in North America and $210 million in other territories for a worldwide total of over $469 million. The film won the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film the Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature and the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film. It was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. The film also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for Everything Is Awesome . A sequel is scheduled for a May 18 2018 release while two spin-off films are scheduled to be released in 2017 and a third spin-off film is also in development with an unknown release date.