The mythos of superhero tales have contributed numerous components through the years, starting from the extremely critical to the extra lighthearted fare. Amongst these is without doubt one of the greatest character quirks surrounding Dick Grayson / Nightwing — significantly, followers’ fixation together with his butt. The talk about it has spun out into Nightwing’s varied movie and tv appearances, and has additionally spawned some pleasant items of artwork. DC determined to acknowledge the phenomenon in an endearing method, sharing a bit of artwork of Nightwing standing in entrance of a cake that spotlights his personal butt.

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A Nightwing film mission has been tied to The LEGO Batman Film’s Chris McKay, who would direct the movie with a script written by The Accountant’s Invoice Dubuque. Lately McKay has indicated that there isn’t a a “agency dedication” from Warner Bros. in making the film, however he hopes his model of the mission can occur.

“Nightwing remains to be a film that I actually need to do. I like the character of Dick Grayson as a younger grownup, turning into his personal type of superhero character,” McKay informed Selection in 2021. “That was gonna be a father and son story and likewise a revenge film, which I used to be actually enthusiastic about as a result of there’s rather a lot happening in that script. It was gonna be actually primal and pared down and like an actual crimson meat film in one of the best ways.”

“I hope that it is one thing that we are able to nonetheless make. It has not been a precedence as of late; I am hoping that it’s going to turn into the precedence quickly,” McKay added. “That’d be my favourite factor to return out of all of these items.”

In latest months, followers have speculated and campaigned for Dylan O’Brien to painting the character, both within the upcoming Batgirl HBO Max movie or within the Nightwing solo film. Whereas the previous chance has seemingly been debunked, that hasn’t stopped O’Brien from commenting on the likelihood.

“In the way in which that I need to strategy my profession, I simply do not suppose it might profit what I need to do, nor do I feel it is fascinating to me,” O’Brian informed The Hollywood Reporter of becoming a member of a superhero franchise. “Why cannot I be disinterested in these issues? It is simply not what I am into, and it is not what I am inquisitive about doing with my profession and job. I am additionally not closed to something. I might entertain the whole lot. But in addition, these issues are a giant life change as nicely. I do not suppose folks take into consideration that rather a lot. It is a actually massive dedication. So all that stuff goes into it.” 

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