Nightwing is getting his own movie as part of the DC extended universe.
PerhapsNightwingwill be put on this fast track, allowing Bludhavens premier protector to swoop onto our screens speedily.
If the name Nightwing flew straight over your head, though, youve come to the right place.
Before he became Nightwing, he was Robin, the original Bat-sidekick.
Dick Graysons induction into the Bat-family has been explored numerous times in pretty much every medium going.
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If youve seenBatman Forever, youll know the basic beats.
Dick Grayson is the youngest member of a family of acrobats, The Flying Graysons.
Bruce booted Dick out of the Batcave.
Dick took the name.
This backfired spectacularly, and Bruces worst fears resurfaced when the Joker put bullets into Jason.
History repeated itself, but this time the result was far worse.
But when has a lack of actual information ever stopped us fans from speculating?
He became one of their elite assassins, the Talons.
Theres also Roland Desmond, Bludhavens beefcake answer to Carmine Falcone.
Catalina Flores, aka Tarantula, is another recurrent feature in Nightwing comics.
Shes a former FBI agent and a trained acrobat who uses decent hand-to-hand combat and a range of gadgets.
Shes been painted as a brutal vigilante at some points, and a murderous villainess at others.
Shes sometimes a friend, and sometimes a foe.
Either, or both, of those dynamics could work nicely in the films supporting cast.
Finally, an easy question!
Warner Bros has brought in their old chum Chris McKay to direct the picture.
(Noooooo parents!)
BeforeLEGO Batman, McKay was the animation co-director onThe LEGO Movie.
Warners have teamed McKay up with Bill Dubuque, wholl pen theNightwingscreenplay.
Prior to that, Dubuque brought us the Robert Downey Jnr filmThe Judgeand Gerard Butler flickA Family Man.
Notably, hes not written a comic book movie script or a CGI slugfest before.
And, in surprising-nobody news, Deborah Snyder and Geoff Johns will produce the movie.
Thats all we know at this stage about the personnel.
So yeah, Dick Grayson needs to be older than a teenager but younger than Ben Afflecks mid-forties Batman.
Id personally like to see Milo Ventimiglia (pictured above) taking the role.
Lewis Tan, who recently kicked some arse inIron Fist, has been mentioned too.
Kit Harrington and Richard Madden have provided the typical wouldnt someone fromGame Of Thronesbe nice?
Rami Malek has been mentioned too, as he often is in these sorts of situations.
Steven Yeun, whos had some free time of late, has also popped up in the fan discussions.
Lets be honest, though, it could be anyone.
Whichever one ends up coming first, I wouldnt rule out a Dick Grayson appearance.
