User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Inclusion debates/@comment-4028641-20170222073756/@comment-4028641-20170226061343

SOTO wrote: OttselSpy25 wrote: Then you asked me to prove that LEGO Dimensions and LEGO Batman exist in the same franchise. They do. There's no debate to be had there. That's a really interesting position, seeing as how The Lego Batman Movie was itself adapted into a package for LEGO Dimensions. (Which actually forces you to use the regular LEGO Batman minifigure, which is itself meant to be the Batman from the earlier LEGO games, rather than any movie version.)

That's true isn't it? Looking into this, it looks like they've falled into the trap of wanting to adapt every upcoming movie into a level... Including a movie within their own continuuity...

I was basing my statement off of the non-DLC story, where they went out of their way to swap out the MOVIE Batman with the 2008 GAME Batman. Also several characters from SLM show up in the main storyline.

SOTO wrote: Now I haven't seen the film yet, but I'm led to believe that Emmett from the first film has a cameo? I think there's no doubt the two movies are connected. In fact, it sounds like there will be some future developments regarding the most metafictional aspects of the film series. We don't have a full view on things right now. I certainly don't, but I'll likely see The Lego Batman Movie tomorrow. Until then, this is SOTO, signing off.

Emmet does not have a cameo, (EDIT: Never mind) but I think it'd be hard to argue that the films aren't connected. Or that the first movie isn't connected to LD. I think the director even said "How Batman changes in this will lead into TLM2"

Although, I will add that TLBM is a strong independant movie that don' need no 'prequel