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Batman releases delightful ‘LEGO Batman’ teaser, starring Batman

Batman (voiced by Will Arnett) decided today to grace us with a teaser for The LEGO Batman Movie. After having watched it at least 20 times, we couldn’t be more excited. Building off of the warm heart and perfectly goofy humor of 2014’s The LEGO Movie, the new teaser is a complete delight. Instead of […]

Everything Is Awesome: Phil Lord & Chris Miller Returning To Write ‘The Lego Movie 2’

After recently getting moved from its original May 26, 2017 release date to a TBA time in 2018 because of the untitled Lego Batman spinoff, writer/directors Phil Lord & Chris Miller have been confirmed to return to pen the screenplay for The Lego Movie 2. The news broke over at Deadline that the duo will […]

Two More ‘Lego Movie’ Films Are On The Way

Animation fans, rejoice. Warner Bros. have unveiled a schedule for all of their DC movies through 2020, and in the process they have shared two more dates reserved for future Lego Movie films. According to the list, those dates are 2018 and 2019. We already know that the next Lego film, Ninjago, will open on September 23, 2016 […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ’22 Jump Street’

Film: 22 Jump Street Starring: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum Directed by: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller The dynamic duo of Hill and Tatum with their immense bromance and self-aware police antics have returned again to do the exact same thing that they did in 21 Jump Street. Luckily though, this sequel resembles a red solo […]

‘300: Rise of An Empire’ Rises Over Box Office

The Spartan return to the big screen proved to overpower the rest of the box office, debuting over the weekend with $45,050,000. Though Rise of An Empire has received mediocre reviews, it seems that the allure of Spartan violence still bleeds through. Last week’s number one title, Non-Stop, has been bumped down to the number […]

Could A ‘Minecraft’ Movie Be As Great as ‘Lego Movie?’

The Lego Movie hasn’t even been out a month and it’s close to breaking $200 million at the box office. With that said studios are looking to cash in on the next kids’ game Blockbuster. Sorry, Hungry Hungry Hippos, it’s not your time yet. Warner Bros. is looking to stick with the building aspect by […]

‘The Lego Movie’ Sequel Gets A Release Date

With the recent successes of The Lego Movie, Warner has revealed a release date for a sequel. Releasing May 26, 2017, we will have to wait a few years to see the blocks at it again. UTG loved the recent Lego outing, giving the film an A+, so we are very pleased to hear that […]

‘The LEGO Movie’ Dominates For Third Consecutive Week

Even through an overall slow weekend for the box office as a whole, The LEGO Movie’s still been cranking out big numbers ($31.5 million), and in doing so, holding onto its #1 spot in weekend sales for the third week in a row. This now raises the total count of domestic sales for the film to […]

Success Continues For ‘The Lego Movie’

Thanks to an estimated $48.8 million made since Friday, the total domestic earnings for The LEGO Movie has officially broken past the $100 million mark this weekend. Specifically, this Warner Bros. produced film is poised to be sitting on top of an estimated $129 million by the end of tonight. Romance-centered films were well-received this […]

Watch The Blooper Reel For ‘The Lego Movie’

The Lego Movie was been exceptionally well received here at UTG, and we can now enjoy the film even more with its wonderful blooper reel. While the film is sure to warm you down to your core, the blooper reel is no different. Watch Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Morgan Freeman, and the rest of the […]

‘The LEGO Movie’ Stacks Higher Than The Rest

It should come as no surprise that The LEGO Movie has obliterated the competition this weekend. Currently, the stop motion film is poised to finish the weekend with $69.1 million in the bank… not too bad for a movie based off of toy building blocks, right? Much of this success could be attributed to the presence […]

Movie Review: ‘The Lego Movie’

Film: The Lego Movie Starring: Chris Pratt, Will Arnett Directed by: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller The better part of the last year has found the LEGO brand slowly building up a deafening roar of hype for their first-ever feature length film. Through trailers, posters, theater standees, new products, and plenty of viral parody clips the […]