National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

The Lego Movie arrived in February 2014 from Warner Bros. Pictures and directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, becoming an unexpected cultural landmark. Built on the premise of an animated toy-brick world, it earned widespread critical acclaim and strong commercial returns, demonstrating that franchise-adjacent material could carry genuine wit and emotional weight. Its success reshaped how studios approached animated properties throughout the decade.

This 35mm cell captures the opening credits frame crediting the principal voice cast: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, and Will Arnett, with Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman. The orange stacked typography against a black background appears three times across the cell, offering a clean and legible record of the ensemble as presented to audiences on the film's original theatrical print.