The LEGO Movie 2 Trailer: 7 Easter Eggs & References You Might Have Missed
2. Blade Runner 2049
Although Mad Max seems to inform most of the aesthetics of the beginning of the trailer, there's another piece of set design used later in the trailer that, once again, seems inspired by recent movies.
When the alien probe comes to Brickburgh, it explores a distant ruined town that bears more than a passing resemblance to a ruined Las Vegas in Blade Runner 2049.
The orange and dusty hue used throughout, the toppled skyscrapers, the reclaiming of the desert by the sand, all seem very familiar to those who've seen the movie.
This part of the trailer even has those "BWOOOMs" in the soundtrack, a stereotype of Hans Zimmer who composed the score for Blade Runner 2049.