Nightwingdirector Chris McKay anticipate that his DC Extended Universe photographic film will be an   action - packed movie full of practical effects and real stuntwork . The solo character   film is one of the several upcoming productions do to be release as part of   Warner Bros ' DCEU ticket and will focus on the eponymous superhero of   the same name . As is the case with   many comic book superheroes , the Nightwing persona has been populate by a number of unlike persona   over the days . McKay ’s film , however , will specifically focus on the Dick Grayson rendering after he has locomote   on from his previous role : serving as Batman ’s vigilante partner , Robin .

the right way now , official inside information regarding whatNightwingwill be about are few   to be find . Aside from McKay , onlyThe Accountantscreenwriter   Bill Dubuque is currently attached to the project . A casting announcement for the title   character has not yet been made either , nor is there a probationary waiver date in place . McKay has   explained that the reason for this is that   he would rather be able towork onNightwingand fine - air it ahead of motion-picture photography , rather than being pressured to rush and have to meet a   pre - set   deadline   That enjoin , McKay   already has an idea as to how he will draw near the projection , from a directorial position .

McKay   visit   withColliderat the   press day event forThe LEGO Ninjago Movie(which he bring forth )   and spoke   sky-high about his   DCEU gig , as well as his architectural plan to enter   Grayson into the shared cinematic universe . The filmmaker once again teased thekind of action sequencesthat he has planned   for theNightwingmovie - the variety that will ask serious physical grooming for whoever nab the lead role :

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“ It ’s gon na be a fucking badass action at law movie with a lot of heart and emotion . It ’s gon na be a crazy , fun ride . Whoever gets vomit up as Nightwing , and any of the other actors around , are gon na go through a fucking boot ingroup experience because it ’s gon na be a lot . I ’m not gon na do a bunch of CG . It ’s gon na be all literal bastard . It ’s gon na be real stuntwork , and they ’re gon na need to do all of the stuff on photographic camera and do it credibly . For the cast and the gang , it ’s gon na be a visceral experience , and for the consultation . It ’s not gon na be like a lot of these movies where there ’s a lot of CG and flight , and thing like that . Everything he does is gon na have to be real . His power is being really fucking honest , as a human being , at scrap and gymnastics and shit like that , so you ’re gon na see that on concealment . It ’s gon na be fun ! ”

At this point , Nightwingis still in the very former stage of the maturation process , but it is great to roll in the hay that McKay has a   pretty clear and focused vision of what   he want the movie to be . Admittedly , many were ab initio skeptical when the film maker was first announce to helm a hot - military action superhero movie , given that he mainly specializes in animation ( see his work onRobot ChickenandTitanMaximum).It was ultimately his work inThe LEGO Batman Movie(where an animated Dick Grayson / Robin is voiced by Michael Cera ) that helped to convince the   naysayers to give him a shot at making   a DCEU movie .

evaluate by the current in - development   DCEU slate , Warner Bros. will be   announce several   new DCEU release date for the next couple of years . James Wan’sAquamanis about done filming   and is slat for a 2018 release day of the month - make it the only film   in the franchise presently scheduled to roll out next year . After that , Shazam ! , which isalready in pre - production , will accompany in 2019 , along withWonder Woman 2.CyborgandGreen Lantern Corpsare both put for 2020 , while task likeSuicide Squad 2,Justice League Dark , FlashpointandBatgirlmay all follow thereafter . As such , fans   may yet have a long while to look ,   before   McKay’sNightwingfilm finally hits theaters .

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