Last week, it was confirmed thatThe LEGO Batman MoviedirectorChris McKaywill make his feature live action directing debut with a newNightwing movie. As is the case with any anticipated movie, some have started “fan-casting” the role, including a few artists who have recently shared their work, showing what two different actors might look like as Nightwing,Zac EfronandSteven Yeun. While it’s far too early to tell if these actors are candidates, or if they’re even interested in the role, these images are certainly well-crafted.
The first image surfaced from artistBossLogic’s Twitter account, showcasingZac Efronas Dick Grayson, a.k.a. Nightwing. This artwork comes just one day afterSupernaturalstarJared Padaleckiexpressed his interest in playing the role on Twitter, although it remains unclear if he is a legitimate contender for the role either. The script is currently being written byBill Dubuque(The Accountant,The Judge), although it isn’t clear how far along he is at this point.
One of theSteven Yeunimages actually dates back to October, long before thisNightwingmovie was announced, from Instagram user spider.monkey23, while the other comes from Instagram user aikoaiham. While we don’t know if these actors are actually candidates yet,Zac Efronis the youngest possible contender to emerge thus far, at 29 years old.Steven Yeunis 33 years old, whileJared Padaleckiis 34 years of age. It remains to be seen if Warner Bros. will bring inBen Affleckto return as Batman in this movie.
Dick Grayson is the original Robin in the DC Comics, the youngest member of an acrobat family known as the Flying Graysons.Bob KaneandBill Fingercreated the character with illustratorJerry Robinson, with the character making hiscomic bookdebut in Detective Comics #38, which was released in April 1940. It isn’t clear how faithful the movie will be to the comics, or if the filmmakers are trying to adapt a particular DC story withNightwing.
After Dick’s parents were murdered in the comics, he is taken in as the legal ward of Bruce Wayne. He soon becomes Robin, teaming-up with The Dark Knight to clean up Gotham and restore justice to the troubled city. In the 1980s,Dick Graysontraded his Robin persona in for that ofNightwing, and became the leader of the Teen Titans. In his wake, a number of young men, and even some women, stepped in to take over as Robin. While we wait for more details about this project, take a look at this newNightwingartwork featuring depictions ofZac EfronandSteven Yeunin theNightwingsuit.
