Contemporary off the success of the LEGO Film spinoff, Chris McKay is reportedly circling a brand new characteristic specializing in Dick Grayson.

Warner Bros. is reportedly creating a Nightwing movie to be directed by “The LEGO Batman Film’s” Chris McKay.

In accordance with The Hollywood Reporter, McKay continues to be in negotiations to helm the characteristic, primarily based on a script by Invoice Dubuque (“The Accountant”).

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The information arrives mere weeks after McKay publicly expressed curiosity in directing a live-action entry within the DC Prolonged Universe. When a fan on Twitter recommended launching a petition to sway studio executives, the filmmaker replied, “That is good […] however I’ll go in and see these guys and pitch myself and go from there.”

As THR factors out, McKay already has some expertise with Dick Grayson, because the character is featured as Robin in “The LEGO Batman Film,” the place he is voiced by Michael Cera.

Within the deliberate Nightwing movie, Grayson shall be older, and presumably not less than a bit of extra severe. It is after all the identification an grownup Dick Grayson adopted in 1984 when he gave up his Robin guise as he matured and tried to maneuver out of Batman shadow. Within the subsequent many years, he is finished simply that, sustaining a number of solo collection and main such DC Comics groups because the Teen Titans, the Titans and the Outsiders.

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The deliberate Nightwing characteristic is simply the latest growth of Warner Bros.’ more and more formidable live-action DC Movies slate. The studio in late 2014 introduced 10 movies — from “Batman v Superman” to “Justice League” to “Cyborg” — taking its DC calendar nicely into 2020. Nonetheless, since then it has added such tasks because the “Suicide Squad” sequel and its spinoff “Gotham Metropolis Sirens,” “Justice League Dark,” “The Batman” and, now, “Nightwing.”

How Dick Grayson shall be launched into the DC Prolonged Universe stays to be seen. In “Batman v Superman: Daybreak of Justice,” the costume of a lifeless Robin was depicted within the Batcave, however that was later confirmed by Warner Bros. to belong to Jason Todd. It is not exterior the realm of chance that “The Batman” may arrange “Nightwing” as a by-product, however that is clearly simply hypothesis at this level.

A veteran of Grownup Swim’s “Robotic Hen” and “Ethical Orel,” McKay made his characteristic directorial debut with “The LEGO Batman Film,” which has grossed $182.4 million worldwide since its launch on Feb. 10. The movie has completed its first two weekends at No. 1 within the North American field workplace.

The following entry within the DC Prolonged Universe arrives June 2 with director Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman,” starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine. It is adopted Nov. 17 by Zack Snyder’s “Justice League,” starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller and Ray Fisher.