The Brave and the Bold
Summary
The demise of the DCEU came with a plenty of canceled projects , with a movie about Batman protégé , Nightwing , among them - but that does n’t mean theDCUcan’t beak up where the previous cinematic world get out off withThe Brave and the Bold . The DCEU managed to render cinematic debuts for less - represented character like Aquaman , Blue Beetle , and Black Adam during its run . alas , plans for other fiber , such as Dick Grayson , A.K.A. Nightwing , fell by the wayside until it was too late , consigning Nightwing to be yet another of severalcanceled DCEU motion-picture show .
Among these was a solo movie for Ben Affleck ’s Batman , which was tantalise during thepost credit prospect ofJustice League . While this intend that " Batfleck " will never get his fourth dimension in the limelight , the DCU ’s approaching slate of movies shows that Batman is still position to be a cardinal part of the unexampled earned run average . Details surroundingThe Brave and the Boldare still comparatively scarce , though it is corroborate to be starring Bruce Wayne and his son Damian as Robin . It is with this movie that DC can finally contribute its ominous - fated plans regarding Nightwing to realization .
With all the changes that the DC Universe has faced in 2023 , 2024 will probably produce a litany of announcements refer the franchise ’s hereafter .
DC Has Tried To Make Nightwing More Than Once
The DCEU ’s Nightwing moviewas announce in 2017 , around a year after Batman ’s DCEU introduction in 2016’sBatman v Superman : Dawn of Justice . This was to be a spin - off of Batman ’s solo movie , which was set to depict an honest-to-god Bruce Wayne snuff it toe - to - toe with Joe Manganiello ’s Slade Wilson , AKA Deathstroke . give that Dick Grayson ’s defaced Robin suit was shown in Bruce Wayne ’s Batcave , intemperately hinting at the character ’s expiry and the subsequent embitterment of Affleck ’s brood Batman , the twirl - off would likely have been a prequel .
The movie sit in maturation hell , however , for several year . The details beleaguer the movie include reports thatit was to be helmed byTheLego BatmanMoviedirector , Chris McKay , but small else besides . The Nightwing movie then appear to arrive at its first stumbling block abide by the lackluster reply to Ben Affleck ’s Batman following hisJustice Leagueappearance , with the character reference falling out of favor with Warner Bros. Studio head and placing his solo movie and potential tailspin - offs in jeopardy .
The movie ’s future lingered in uncertainty around the time that James Gunn and Peter Safran announced the DCU reboot in November 2022 . However , it was later confirmed that it would not be among theDC project persisting into the new DC Universe . This make sense , given that Ben Affleck ’s Batman was already tight tied to the DCEU ’s reading of Nightwing . It also matches up with the visual sensation of the DCU , in which Batman ’s first solo movie , The Brave and the Bold , will feature more than one member of the Bat Family .
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Batman: The Brave & The Bold Can Bring An Older Dick Grayson
Dick Grayson is the first iteration of Robin to team up with Batman surveil the death of Grayson ’s parents . Bruce Wayne takes the youthful Grayson under his wing to become his crime - fighting sidekick , play like an adoptive don and go to Grayson being commonly consider Batman ’s " first boy . " This would lead to Grayson establish the Teen Titans , who have appeared in many media adjustment over the years . finally , he would go it alone and dramatize the Nightwing moniker , leave behind the door open for several successors , include Wayne ’s biological son , Damian , to take the mantle of Robin .
The Bat Family have a habit of passing around and adopting new monikers , specially " Robin " , so it is unclear which mantles these characters might adopt inThe Brave and the Bold .
While many character reference comprise the Bat Family , Dick Grayson is one of the most striking , and therefore most potential to come out . This mean that the DCU ’s Nightwing will probably be an older version of the theatrical role , with Bruce Wayne being older still , belike in the same age bracket as Affleck ’s version . If that is the guinea pig , it open up the door wide for Grayson to take on a morecentral office in the DCU , which would necessitate a solo moving picture after his debut inThe Brave and the Bold . This is a practiced matter for the DCU .
Why Nightwing Deserves His Own DCU Movie
Nightwing is a immense DC fan - favorite and someone who often stick with only Superman and Batman in pop rankings . With that in mind , it is somewhat nous - boggle that Nightwing has yet to receive a live - action movie of his own , meaning the DCU has a unique chance to capitalize on his popularity . Given that Nightwing is often depicted as clearly charismatic , upbeat , and with a preference for pizzazz , this could work highly well with a new reading of DC ’s cinematic creation that will probably outstrip itself from the darker tones of its herald .
Nightwing would be a intimation of fresh tune , stand in as a protector of the dystopian Gotham City without falling foul of the bareness for which it is so well - fuck .
Despite living in the tail of his adoptive begetter and mentor , Nightwing is beloved mostly for his ability to even out Batman ’s touch nighttime and brooding approach shot to crime - fighting . With the DCU ’s Batman place to join an improbably long line of cinematic adaptations , the DCU is already under pressure to differentiate the character from former iterations , which have most of late leaned into his more sullen persona . This means that Nightwing would be a breathing time of fresh air , standing in as a protector of the dystopian Gotham City without falling foul of the nakedness for which it is so well - known .
ignore the campier rendition of Batman that preface the 00s and beyond , DC has been largely bereft of characters that exude the same kind of lightheartedness that the MCU ’s most iconic characters , like Iron Man and Spider - Man , typify . While the DCEU admittedly start leaning into this trope more with the like of The Flash and Aquaman , the DCU can hit the ground carry by turning Nightwing into a previously underrepresented character that could rather become the DCU ’s raw figurehead . A solo Nightwing pic , therefore , is probably more likely than ever following the release ofThe Brave and the Bold .
