James Gunn Raves About The New Batman Video Game—Is This The Dark Knight’s Best Yet?

WB just dropped a Batman Day treat: a behind-the-scenes look at 'Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.' It tees up a big, timeline-spanning Batman game, and yes, James Gunn pops in to gush about it. If you were hoping for a proper open-world LEGO Gotham with actual Batman-style combat, that seems to be the pitch.

Gunn is all-in

James Gunn calls the game 'an absolute celebration of everything Batman.'

What the featurette shows (and what WB is promising)

• You start at the beginning: a young Bruce Wayne and the path that turns him into Batman.
• Allies (and complicated allies) you will run into: Jim Gordon, Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Catwoman, and Talia al Ghul.
• Rogues gallery on deck: The Joker, The Penguin, Poison Ivy, Ra's al Ghul, Bane, and more.
• Combat: a new system designed to feel like Batman actually fights, not just a button-mashy LEGO brawl.
• Co-op: local cooperative play is in.
• Gotham: an open-world LEGO playground packed with crimes to stop, puzzles to solve, rewards to collect, and plenty of 'wait, what is that down that alley?' surprises.
• Traversal: grapple from building to building with the grapple launcher, glide over the city using the Batglider, or take to the streets in various Batmobiles and Batcycles.
• Batcave: fully customizable. Display vehicles, trophies, and collectibles, and swap into an assortment of wearable Batsuits pulled from past Batman media.

Release window and platforms

'Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight' is set for 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2. Yes, they actually say 'Nintendo Switch 2' in the materials, which is a fun little inside-baseball detail.

Bottom line: this is positioned as the most ambitious LEGO Batman yet — a big open-world Gotham, a combat overhaul, a stacked cast, and a Batcave you can actually make your own. If the featurette is any indication, they want this to be the full Batman mythos in bricks.