Early next year, Teen Titans will be DC’s next superhero franchise to get the small screen treatment. With a pilot ordered for TNT, DC’s Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns has already confirmed that Dick Grayson will lead the Titans into battle as Nightwing, Batman’s grown-up sidekick.
But beyond that nugget of information, DC has issued no other word on who will comprise the televised Titans. Dozens of characters have joined the team throughout its long history, making for plenty of great candidates. For simplicity’s sake, however, DC and TNT should stick with the one Titans teams that most fans know best: The Teen Titans from Cartoon Network’s series that ran from 2003-2006—but with one exception. With the exception of NIghtwing, no other character would come with strings attached to another DC character or franchise, making for an accessible superhero drama that could focus on the characters who are actually on the screen.
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Below we run through what that dream Teen Titans team would look like, and who could best bring the comic characters to life.
Nightwing | Logan Lerman
Raven | Ksenia Solo
Cyborg | Dayo Okeniyi
Impulse | Johnny Simmons
And here we have our wildcard. If done right, Impulse could be a terrific replacement for Beast Boy, who’s anamorphic abilities would rack up way too high of a special effects budget. Bart Allen is a lot like Beast Boy with his carefree, borderline-immature attitude. And since he hails from the future, Bart could simply be introduced as super-speedy hero from another century, with zero ties to The Flash or his ilk. Johnny Simmons, another alumnus from Perks of Being A Wallflower, could bring the goofball charm the defines Impulse to life. Scott Pilgrim showed that Simmons can project a silly demeanor, but Wallflower proved if need-be, he can flip the switch into a serious hero…in a flash.
Starfire | Hailee Steinfeld
The Academy Award-nominated teen can play sobering characters to T, which she proved as Jeff Daniel’s vengeance-fueled sidekick in True Grit. The stocisim would come in handy for an alien warrior princess unaccustomed to Earth and its practices, and would most likely play thing close to the chest. But as Steinfeld’s upcoming role in the Pitch Perfect sequel can attest, she could capture the glee that Starfire will inevitably express as she becomes more comfortable with her teen compatriots. Add in Steinfeld’s sci-fi blockbuster credentials as Petra in Ender’s Game, and you have actor tailor-made for Koriand’r.
