James Gunn Promises Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Is the Most Complete Batman Experience Yet
Built from plastic bricks and armed with deadpan swagger, Lego Batman swoops into Gotham to prove the smallest Dark Knight can still deliver the biggest punch.
We have had Keaton, Bale, Pattinson all doing their own flavor of Batman on the big screen. Love them. But none of those guys were built out of plastic bricks. Now James Gunn is out here saying the next Lego Batman game might actually be the most complete take on the character yet. Bold claim for a guy made of studs.
Gunn is really hyping this one
In a behind-the-scenes video on the Warner Bros. Games YouTube channel, Superman filmmaker and DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn talks up the angles this game wants to cover. He points to both sides of Batman: the altruist trying to do good and the vengeful night-creature who puts fear into the city. His pitch is basically that this thing pulls all those versions together.
"People can experience this character maybe as fully as they ever have."
So what is Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight?
It is the next entry in the reliably jokey Lego Batman series, and it is aiming bigger. It is an action game set in a large, explorable Gotham City you can sneak around in, and it takes obvious cues from Rocksteady's Arkham games. Combat is built on that Arkham foundation, with the team saying they have layered in their own Lego spin so it still feels like a Lego game and not just Arkham with studs.
Early preview coverage says the gameplay runs deeper than expected, which, honestly, is not what most people assume when they hear "Lego." That seems to be the point here: Gunn says he loves when a story surprises you, and he likes that this Lego Batman aims for actual emotion and stakes instead of just winks and gags.
- Title: Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
- Format: Action game in a big, sneaky Gotham
- Combat: Inspired by the Arkham series, with a Lego twist
- Tone: Still the playful Lego vibe, but pushing for more dramatic weight
- Release window: 2026
- Where Gunn said all this: A behind-the-scenes video on the Warner Bros. Games YouTube channel
DC x Lego, according to Gunn
Gunn says he genuinely likes DC and Lego working together, because Lego naturally nudges people toward play and creativity and brings out a bit of personal expression. That is very inside baseball for a promo video, but it tracks with what they are selling: a plastic-brick Batman that is also trying to be a capital-B Batman story. If they land the Arkham-style gameplay and keep the Lego charm, this could be more than just another licensed romp. We will find out in 2026.