Dick Grayson Casting Thread

[frankgutz]

Gah, hope we never get a Robin on film again. Probably will, if this is loosely connected to the Snyder stuff before continuity wise, but ehh.

Always just felt so out-of-character to me, Bruce exposing a protege to all the risks of his own pretty-insane life. Especially when they all seem to start out as kids. "Bruce Wayne taking a 12 year old with a staff out into Skid Row to fight La Cosa Nostra with uzis" kinda...automatically takes him out of "good guy" sympathetic territory to me, pretty much makes The Punisher of all people seem sane by comparison.

she was my fave part of Kick Ass so.... gimme ****ing 7 yrs old badass Dick Grayson

 

[Aximili86]

'Cause Kick-Ass, a parody of all this stuff, is the same thing.

 

[Invader Joker]

I doubt whoever is cast as Robin is gonna be older than 18 if Taron Egerton is one of the options for Batman. Just saying.

 

[Invader Joker]

Finn Wolfhard.

 

[Rorschach2012]

Finn Wolfhard.

He'd be better as Klarion the Witchboy. Plus that dude is in everything nowadays. Better to get a newcomer, and someone even younger than Wolfhard. I want to see Grayson's origin unfold in realtime instead of flashbacks.

 

[Tg11]

Timothee Chalamet

 

[Rorschach2012]

Even though they’d both be great in the roles, Chalamet and Hammer should be avoided to avoid the Batman and Robin are gay jokes

 

[David H.]

Lean into it!

 

[Invader Joker]

What about Chalamet as The Joker?

Timothée Chalamet Reveals How Heath Ledger’s ‘Dark Knight’ Performance Inspired Him To Act

 

[Lucellit]

Even though they’d both be great in the roles, Chalamet and Hammer should be avoided to avoid the Batman and Robin are gay jokes

I'd like Hammer for Batman role.
But this situation would launch epic memes.
Heck, that BatHammer rumor already created CMbYN jokes on Twitter.

What about Chalamet as The Joker?

Timothée Chalamet Reveals How Heath Ledger’s ‘Dark Knight’ Performance Inspired Him To Act

Too young looking, not in 'Jared Leto young' either. He's in his mid 20s and still playing coming of age roles.

 

[Babillygunn]

Gah, hope we never get a Robin on film again. Probably will, if this is loosely connected to the Snyder stuff before continuity wise, but ehh.

Always just felt so out-of-character to me, Bruce exposing a protege to all the risks of his own pretty-insane life. Especially when they all seem to start out as kids. "Bruce Wayne taking a 12 year old with a staff out into Skid Row to fight La Cosa Nostra with uzis" kinda...automatically takes him out of "good guy" sympathetic territory to me, pretty much makes The Punisher of all people seem sane by comparison.

As someone else has already pointed out, it is a point of contention even in the comics. But it may not be as big of an issue if Reeves is going the detective route and Batman gives Robin on the job training as a detective but then is the primary skull-cracker in the dangerous fighting situations

 

[Aximili86]

Of course it's still a big deal, playing up the detective element or no.

Only way you can dull the irresponsibility of it all is if Robin starts as an adult like Forever or the way Nolan approached it, which was fine for what that was. But even then it's kinda strange characterization-wise, Bruce exposing someone else to all of this type of stuff. It works in a light campy sense like the 60s show where there's nothing really horrible going on, but if you're going for grit, don't bring in Robin. It just makes Bruce seem like either an ***hole or genuinely being insane with crappy judgement. Better off just having him working work Gordon to crack cases, and whatever momentary allies he comes across.

 

[Gothamsknight]

I think we probably will see Grayson at some point, but I'm not sure when. And with this focusing on a younger Batman, it makes me wonder if it'll be in this trilogy

 

[thebatfan5194]

I think we probably will see Grayson at some point, but I'm not sure when. And with this focusing on a younger Batman, it makes me wonder if it'll be in this trilogy

Hope so. I feel like it’s time to try and do the bat family well in live action.

 

[Invader Joker]

Noah Schnapp

 

[Babillygunn]

Of course it's still a big deal, playing up the detective element or no.

Only way you can dull the irresponsibility of it all is if Robin starts as an adult like Forever or the way Nolan approached it, which was fine for what that was. But even then it's kinda strange characterization-wise, Bruce exposing someone else to all of this type of stuff. It works in a light campy sense like the 60s show where there's nothing really horrible going on, but if you're going for grit, don't bring in Robin. It just makes Bruce seem like either an ***hole or genuinely being insane with crappy judgement. Better off just having him working work Gordon to crack cases, and whatever momentary allies he comes across.

I totally see your point. However I could see it in a sense where Dick is already scarred by the world he has seen. He is so immersed in the ugliness having held his dying parents that the damage is done and detective/vigilante work is cathartic.

Agreed that it isn’t easy to pull off because the risk of Bruce coming off as a psycho or a jerk is very real, but pulling it off is not completely out of the question. And I could see that it is ambitious enough that if it is pulled off it could be pretty impressive from a story standpoint

 

[chamber-music]

Nick Robinson (Jurassic World)
Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk, Black Mirror Bandersnatch)
Lucas Jade Zumann (Sinister 2, 20th Century Women)
Levi Miller (Pan, A Wrinkle In Time)

 

[thebatfan5194]

I totally see your point. However I could see it in a sense where Dick is already scarred by the world he has seen. He is so immersed in the ugliness having held his dying parents that the damage is done and detective/vigilante work is cathartic.

Agreed that it isn’t easy to pull off because the risk of Bruce coming off as a psycho or a jerk is very real, but pulling it off is not completely out of the question. And I could see that it is ambitious enough that if it is pulled off it could be pretty impressive from a story standpoint

I guess they could make it work if they establish that Dick would be out doing this on his own anyways, and Batman training him would actually make him MORE safe in the sense he would have actual combat skills, armor, tools, etc.

 

[Tg11]

Noah Schnapp

Loved him in Stranger Things so if he is cast I honestly would not mind it

 

[TheGuy]

As others have name dropped.

Finn Wolfhard

 

[Iceman]

That’s true of the comics and why I never got into the comics - for me. However - as an idea, a story - I think it’s cool and I like the way Nolan did it.
My idea or my perfect take - which is is just limited to my mind - Bruce takes the kid in and prepares him for the real world. Gets him fit, healthy and active with mma, sports and the community! He knows Dick is going to want to follow his footsteps so he beat prepares him - up until he is 18, Dick is at home, repairing bikes, gadgets, intel, investigating.. Dick is raised well and he isn’t stupid to put himself in a situation - but as a teenager as all teenagers do, they get mixed up in the wrong crowd or wrong place at the right time and he is able to come out unscathed. So yeah Robin has always been a side kick but helping in different ways and he becomes nightwing as the finished article!

Yeah, it’s different if he is dealing with a kid that is hellbent on going out there anyway after the death of his parents. In that case Bruce can’t stop him, but he can make sure he’s prepared and give him a much better chance of surviving.

 

[Iceman]

I guess they could make it work if they establish that Dick would be out doing this on his own anyways, and Batman training him would actually make him MORE safe in the sense he would have actual combat skills, armor, tools, etc.

Yes Beat me to it

 

[AMA]

If we get Batman in his detective mode, then Robin might become the Dr. Watson to his Sherlock Holmes. So perhaps an older Robin this time?

 

[FatRobin]

Has Noah Jupe been mentioned? He's only 14 but he was pretty alright in Wonder (2017) and A Quiet Place. He's also starring in the upcoming Ford v. Ferrari film with Christian Bale.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

That’s true of the comics and why I never got into the comics - for me. However - as an idea, a story - I think it’s cool and I like the way Nolan did it.
My idea or my perfect take - which is is just limited to my mind - Bruce takes the kid in and prepares him for the real world. Gets him fit, healthy and active with mma, sports and the community! He knows Dick is going to want to follow his footsteps so he beat prepares him - up until he is 18, Dick is at home, repairing bikes, gadgets, intel, investigating.. Dick is raised well and he isn’t stupid to put himself in a situation - but as a teenager as all teenagers do, they get mixed up in the wrong crowd or wrong place at the right time and he is able to come out unscathed. So yeah Robin has always been a side kick but helping in different ways and he becomes nightwing as the finished article!

I like this idea. Kind of keeps the situation grounded in reality, in a sense.