On Thursday, it was reported that Warner Bros. is developing a live-action Nightwing movie that will be part of the DC Extended Universe. It is going to be helmed by The LEGO Batman Movie director, Chris McKay, and written by Bill Dubuque, who penned WB’s The Judge and, more recently, The Accountant.
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As you would suspect, most everyone is elated with the news. Most people are channeling their excitement by focusing on which lucky actor should play the part, and there is no shortage of suggestions. However, instead of being concerned about how talented the actor should be, there is a surprising number of people that are shallowly fixated on finding an actor that has a world-class backside you can bounce a quarter off of. Some of the names (and butts) being bandied about include: Steven R. McQueen, Jack Falahee, Casey Affleck, Steven Yeun, Matt Bomer, Blake Jenner, and iZombie‘s Rahul Kohli.
Me? Nightwing? Which version had moobs? I’ll get my people on it! https://t.co/0o5WhlEdGE
— Rahul Kohli (@RahulKohli13) February 24, 2017
Of course, not everyone is happy with the news. There’s a small contingent that wishes WB had introduced Dick Grayson properly, not skipping ahead to Nightwing. They want to see Dick witnessing his acrobatic family tragically die before his eyes, having Bruce Wayne take him and train him to be the first Robin, and then, as he gets older, butting heads with his superhero mentor, causing them to have a falling out that leads Dick to becoming Nightwing — the protector of Gotham’s sister city, Bludhaven.
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OK they haven’t even introduced a proper #Robin in the DC Cinematic Universe (aside from his suit) but they’ve announced a #Nightwing movie?
— alan_oldham (@alan_oldham) February 24, 2017
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all the Nightwing movie takes on my TL are from women wondering who’s got the butt for the role, this is nice
— Melissa Leon (@MelissaHLeon) February 24, 2017
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Loaded question! But Id love 4 em to go ethnic like they did by casting Momoa as #Aquaman. #Nightwing @GeeksOfColorhttps://t.co/EsuPDr1ORL
— Jon Lee Brody (@JonLeeBrody) February 24, 2017
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humanity cannot fall until after the Nightwing movie
— Victoria Aveyard?? (@VictoriaAveyard) February 23, 2017
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“Please provide a head shot and ass shot, along with a video of you fighting with sticks” – Nightwing Casting Call
— Benjamin Bailey (@BenHBailey) February 23, 2017
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Really hope the Nightwing movie truly honors all of his fascinating, nuanced character complexities pic.twitter.com/TJVtpp39NZ
— Simon Curtis (@simoncurtis) February 23, 2017
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A Nightwing movie means the search begins for an actor in his late 20s who’s lithe, charming, & has the GREATEST butt pic.twitter.com/KBIw1W2xh1
— AlizaW (@AlizaTweets) February 23, 2017
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Doing NIGHTWING without having done Robin (in any context) first is the most Warner Bros superhero decision possible.
— Bob Chipman (@the_moviebob) February 23, 2017
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Sure, we could have a more traditional Nightwing movie… OR we could have one crafted to star Burt Ward. ?
— Sean Kelley McKeever (@seankmckeever) February 23, 2017
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I honestly don’t care who they cast as Nightwing as long as he has a great butt.
— Crystal Bell (@crystalbell) February 23, 2017
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I absolutely adored @LEGOBatmanMovie so I couldn’t be more stoked to see one of my fav heroes finally up on the silver screen ?#nightwing
— Danny Shepherd (@DannyLaShep) February 23, 2017
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Nightwing should be an easy win. Dick Grayson is handsome af, bring in Starfire and Midnighter, establish Bludhaven, do black ops missions.
— Joshua Yehl (@JoshuaYehl) February 23, 2017
I’ve found our Nightwing. #JustinTrudeau pic.twitter.com/snhRZ29Q36
— Joshua Yehl (@JoshuaYehl) February 23, 2017
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If they’re doing #Nightwing, they damn well better bring Barbara Gordon into it. Would be dope if she were Oracle. #ThursdayThoughts
— Alisha Grauso (@AlishaGrauso) February 23, 2017
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nightwing is a win for the latex community pic.twitter.com/cmu2BR2tH2
— E. Alex Jung (@e_alexjung) February 23, 2017
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Nightwing should be a window into the flawed humanity of Batman and how his former partner carries on the work without all the weight.
— Evan Narcisse (@EvNarc) February 23, 2017
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About as confident in a NIGHTWING movie ever getting made at Warner Bros. as I am in a VENOM movie ever getting made at Sony
— Josh L. Dickey (@JLDlite) February 23, 2017
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