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[GravityInsanity]

Collider's own Christina Radish spoke with McKay at the press day for The LEGO Ninjago Movie, which he produced, and when asked about his take on Nightwing, McKay shared his enthusiasm for finally bringing Dick Grayson to the big screen:

”I'm a big comic book fan, and being able to do the story of Nightwing, to do a Dick Grayson story, which is a character that every single person in the world knows, but has never really had a lot of screentime. They make a billion Spider-Man movies and a lot of Batman movies, and they've tried The Hulk. When they were making the Tim Burton movies, they were always like, ‘Oh, maybe we'll do Robin in this now. Maybe we'll save Robin for Returns. Nope, we'll save it for the next one.' With Christopher Nolan, people were like, ‘Is he gonna do Robin?' When they made Batman v Superman, they were talking about it. I'm a big fan of underdog stories, and he is one of the biggest underdog stories in comics. And he's a character that I grew up with. I like the arc."

That arc, of course, is something of a zero to hero:

”You always thought Robin was the dork and were like, ‘I don't want to be like Robin. I don't want to play with Robin. I wanna play Batman.' But Robin was there as a window character for little kids like me to understand Batman's world and see into Batman's world. There's no other character in comics that went through this real-time transition. Every other character lives in a rough version of the age that they're in. Very few characters actually grow up in the comics and become something else, and go from being a boy to being an adult, and have their own life and become their own thing."

As for what McKay has planned for Nightwing specifically, the film is still a ways off and casting hasn't begun, but he hopes to focus on the practical strengths of the character rather than relying on CG effects:

”It's gonna be a fucking badass action movie with a lot of heart and emotion. It's gonna be a crazy, fun ride. Whoever gets cast as Nightwing, and any of the other actors around, are gonna go through a fucking boot camp experience because it's gonna be a lot. I'm not gonna do a lot of CG. It's gonna be all real shit. It's gonna be real stuntwork, and they're gonna need to do all of the stuff on camera and do it credibly. For the cast and the crew, it's gonna be a visceral experience, and for the audience. It's not gonna be like a lot of these movies where there's a lot of CG and flying, and things like that. Everything he does is gonna have to be real. His superpower is being really fucking good, as a human being, at fighting and gymnastics and shit like that, so you're gonna see that on screen. It's gonna be fun!"

http://collider.com/nightwing-movie...=collidersocial&utm_medium=social#chris-mckay

 

[Platy]

Give me sexy Bat Jackie Chan

 

[Smiles and Cries]

talk is cheap

make it happen

 

[Mushroomer25]

It sounds ambitious, but if WB is serious about doing more semi-standalone peices with the Batman IP - this makes a hell of a lot more sense than a Joker origin film.

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

Director has a lot of passion. Hoping for the best

 

[Penguin]

Collider’s own Christina Radish spoke with McKay at the press day for The LEGO Ninjago Movie, which he produced, and when asked about his take on Nightwing, McKay shared his enthusiasm for finally bringing Dick Grayson to the big screen:


That arc, of course, is something of a zero to hero:



As for what McKay has planned for Nightwing specifically, the film is still a ways off and casting hasn’t begun, but he hopes to focus on the practical strengths of the character rather than relying on CG effects:


http://collider.com/nightwing-movie...=collidersocial&utm_medium=social#chris-mckay

Does he just kind of ignore Schumacher's Batman films?
Haha

 

[Saya]

We need the Fury Road of comic book movies. This might be it.

 

[Old Gimlet Eyes]

Can we have a scene where Nightwing is fucked and Batman comes in for some tag team ass kicking?

 

[Inferno313]

Can we have a scene where Nightwing is fucked and Batman comes in for some tag team ass kicking?

kinky

 

[GravityInsanity]

I think Nightwing is the perfect movie for Deathstroke.

 

[MadLaughter]

Nightwing is my favorite DC character, and this person's saying all the right things. I hope they pull it off.

 

[Thewonandonly]

Allrifht America it's time for you to make a RAID type movie. And it can deffibtalty work extremely well with nightwing. Just have batman doing justice league shit so gothom is all alone. And guess who the fuck just rolled up the penguin and now you have to infiltrate his palace and he has body guard. Dead shot being the final intense battle.

 

[jon bones]

low cg, high octane stunt filled action is JUST RIGHT for grayson

lets get it

 

[ryutaro's mama]

Why do I get the feeling a "badass" Nightwing movie will be essentially a condensed Daredevil season, with similar fight sequences?

 

[Alienous]

I like the passion.

Give me some of this stupid ridiculous shit:

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

As long as it's true to Dick's character. He's very charismatic and fun.

Saying the rights things in regards to approaching the action.

 

[Dabanton]

I'm expecting a lot of CG digi doubles and face replacement on stuntmen and women when all is said and done.

I mean when it works well it's invisible.

 

[badcrumble]

doesn't nightwing canonically have an extremely good ass

like people talk about how good his ass is when he's not around

 

[Saucycarpdog]

Nice but they also need to get the character right. You need a young actor who can put out plenty of charisma.

Also, who would be the love interest? Starfire or Batgirl?

 

[ReAxion]

i dare you to.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

doesn't nightwing canonically have an extremely good ass

like people talk about how good his ass is when he's not around

Also, who would be the love interest? Starfire or Batgirl?

Hopefully Starfire.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

So the butt will be done with live-action special effects? Damn, that movie is gonna have one hell of a budget. Look out, Avatar 2,3,4 and 5.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Who do you go with for the villain of this?

Not Blockbuster please.

 

[Kelsdesu]

This man has seen John Wick and Atomic blonde.

Please keep him WB/DC and dont fuck this up.

 

[Johndoey]

doesn't nightwing canonically have an extremely good ass

like people talk about how good his ass is when he's not around

It's a famously impressive ass.

 

[DeathyBoy]

Hopefully Starfire.

The guy making the film says there's not going to be any cgi.

 

[Chained Prometheus]

Nice but they also need to get the character right. You need a young actor who can put out plenty of charisma.

Also, who would be the love interest? Starfire or Batgirl?

It will probably be Batgirl, but I'd love for it to be Starfire instead.

 

[Lights and Waves]

I want booty and bulge.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

The guy making the film says there's not going to be any cgi.

+

Long distance relationship

 

[Nightwing123]

I love how passionate he is. I really hope this Nightwing movie ends up being good since he is my second favorite DC character after Batman. I would also love to see the rest of the Batfamily in this movie or at least mentioned in it.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

There's probably gonna be at least one other Batfamily member. I'm guessing Tim or Barb.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

There's probably gonna be at least one other Batfamily member. I'm guessing Tim or Barb.

It's not gonna be Tim :'(
Barbara... Yeah, probably. And maybe Jason too. Unless they save him fo the sequel.

 

[Baraka Obama]

I'll believe it when I see it

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Also, they need to get Dylan O'Brian as Dick. It's that boy's time.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

It's not gonna be Tim :'(
Barbara... Yeah, probably. And maybe Jason too. Unless they save him fo the sequel.

If they pick Jason over Tim... man

 

[Johndoey]

If they pick Jason over Tim... man

Tim fans are used to getting the shit end of the stick at this point.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

If they pick Jason over Tim... man

Of all the Robins they might bring on board:

Dick - well yeah, since they're making Nightwing.
Jason - probably, since they need to explain that costume exposed in the Batcave. Plus he'd be decent fodder for a Joker flashback and they might want to do the Red Hood story at some point.

Tim - well, there's no indication whatsoever that Batfleck has been working with anyone else, sadly. You can easily explain away Batgirl / Oracle but I doubt Tim is active in the BvS timeline. I just don't see them ever bringing him in, even though he's a favorite of mine.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Tim fans are used to getting the shit end of the stick at this point.

Unfortunately, Tim is definitely the least popular Robin right now.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Also, they need to get Dylan O'Brian as Dick. It's that boy's time.

I can definitely see it. He's the right height.

 

[Dabanton]

Also, they need to get Dylan O'Brian as Dick. It's that boy's time.

Good idea. I worked on American Assassin and his a beast in that movie. Lots of charisma and badassness.

 

[Alienous]

Also, they need to get Dylan O'Brian as Dick. It's that boy's time.

You could definitely believe him as a grown up Robin.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

I want booty and bulge.

Classy.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Tim fans are used to getting the shit end of the stick at this point.

Of all the Robins they might bring on board:

Dick - well yeah, since they're making Nightwing.
Jason - probably, since they need to explain that costume exposed in the Batcave. Plus he'd be decent fodder for a Joker flashback and they might want to do the Red Hood story at some point.

Tim - well, there's no indication whatsoever that Batfleck has been working with anyone else, sadly. You can easily explain away Batgirl / Oracle but I doubt Tim is active in the BvS timeline. I just don't see them ever bringing him in, even though he's a favorite of mine.

 

[MadLaughter]

Was American Assassin filmed before Dylan's accident?
Edit: Googled the guy and apparently he has 4 metal plates holding one side of his face together. Jesus.

 

[Geist-]

I'd rather have dat ass than badass.

 

[Inferno313]

they'll skip right past Tim and have Damien

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

they'll skip right past Tim and have Damien

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

they'll skip right past Tim and have Damien

If Jon is there too then I don't mind.
The Goten and Trunks of DC. The fun that we deserve. And need.

Dick > Tim > Carrie > Damian > Stephanie > Jason
But Damian + Jon gets second place.

 

[Uzumaki Goku]

Wouldn't it have been wiser to introduce Batgirl and Nightwing in a Batman movie and then go from there?

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Who do you go with for the villain of this?

Not Blockbuster please.

Deathstroke?

Wouldn't it have been wiser to introduce Batgirl and Nightwing in a Batman movie and then go from there?

Everyone knows who Dick Grayson Robin is. His entire life's story can be summarized in a 5 minute flashback.