Everything About This Trailer for ‘The Lego Batman Movie’ Is Awesome

Why so serious? Heath Ledger’s Joker ominously asked that question in 2008’s The Dark Knight, and it couldn’t be more pertinent today when it comes to the glut of comic book movies dominating our culture. We (obviously) love a good superhero flick as much as the next guy, but even the most hardcore fans have to admit that too many of these movies take themselves a little too seriously. Aren’t these things supposed to be fun, too?

Mercifully, The Lego Batman Movie is here to save us from our solemn ways. Will Arnett is bringing his irreverent, extra-growly-voiced take on the Caped Crusader from The Lego Movie back for a full-length solo outing, and all signs point to it being wholly, utterly, side-splittingly awesome. It won’t be out till 2017, but it when it finally arrives, it’ll almost certainly be both the superhero movie we need, and the one we deserve.