Due to open this weekend is directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller's The LEGO Movie.  Now, we've posted quite a bit of LEGO content over the last few months (including an interview with Lord and Miller here), but now we're getting our first look behind the scenes of the animated adventure film.  This new featurette shares glimpses at scenes from the movie, the animation process, and commentary from stars Chris Pratt, Liam Neeson, and Will Ferrell.

Also featuring the voices of Elizabeth BanksMorgan FreemanWill ArnettNick OffermanCharlie DayChanning TatumJonah Hill, and Alison Brie,  The LEGO Movie opens in 2D and 3D on February 7th.  Hit the jump to check out the new featurette.

Watch this new behind-the-scenes featurette for The LEGO Movie (via BC):

Here’s the official synopsis for The LEGO Movie:

The original 3D computer animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.

Chris Pratt (“Moneyball”) stars as the voice of Emmet. Will Ferrell (“The Campaign”) stars as the voice of his primary adversary, President Business, an erudite, anal-retentive CEO who has a hard time balancing world domination with micro-managing his own life; while Liam Neeson (“Taken” and “Taken 2,” Oscar nominee for “Schindler’s List”) voices the president’s powerful henchman, known as Bad Cop, who will stop at nothing to catch Emmet.

Starring as Emmet’s fellow travelers are Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby”), as Vitruvius, an old mystic; Elizabeth Banks (“The Hunger Games,” Emmy nominee for “30 Rock”), as tough-as-nails Lucy, who mistakes Emmet for the savior of the world and guides him on his quest; Will Arnett (Emmy nominee, “30 Rock”), as the mysterious Batman, a LEGO minifigure with whom Lucy shares a history; Nick Offerman (NBC’s “Parks and Recreation”) as a craggy, swaggering pirate obsessed with revenge on President Business; and Alison Brie (NBC’s “Community”) as a sweet, loveable member of the team, with a powerful secret.

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