Warner Bros. has released a bevy of new high-resolution images from The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. The follow-up finds Mike Mitchell (Trolls) stepping into the director’s chair, although Phil Lord and Chris Miller are still intimately involved as the film’s writers and producers. The project wasn’t without its difficulties, as it cycled through two other directors before landing on Mitchell, and a number of writers (including Bojack Horseman’s Raphael Bob-Waksberg) took a crack at the script. In the end, Lord and Miller are the sole credited screenwriters with Matthew Fogel receiving a "story by" credit, and Mitchell brought this thing home as director.

The story takes place five years after the events of The LEGO Movie and finds the world of Briskburg under invasion by DUPLO characters. The context here is that the DUPLO characters represent the toys of the young boy from the end of the LEGO Movie’s sister.

These images offer a closer look at the film, but no doubt plenty of twists and turns are in store. I do love that Channing Tatum’s Superman and Jonah Hill’s Green Lantern are back.

Peruse through the new LEGO Movie 2 images below and click for high-resolution. The voice cast also includes Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Alison Brie, Will Arnett, Charlie Day, Nick Offerman, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, and Maya Rudolph. The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part opens in theaters on February 8th.

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Here’s the official synopsis for The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part:

The much-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, global box office phenomenon that started it all, “The LEGO® Movie 2: The Second Part” reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are now facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than it can be rebuilt. The battle to defeat the invaders and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a galaxy filled with fantastic planets, strange characters and catchy new songs. It will test their courage, creativity and Master Building skills, and reveal just how special they really are.