We bought the shocking announcement this week that The LEGO Batman Film director Chris McKay will probably be on the helm of a live-action Nightwing film, to be written by Invoice Dubuque. Now, McKay has chatted with Shanlian on Batman podcast (through ScreenRant) about why he thinks it’s a good suggestion.

“Bruce Wayne in my thoughts got here from privilege and I believe that’s why he’s extra dour and offended. He’s self-made so far as his turning into all of those cool issues we like him for… Dick Grayson didn’t come from that. Dick Grayson got here from a circus household. Primarily individuals who aren’t wealthy and they’re self-made. They’re entertainers. They’re gymnasts. They’re individuals who dwell hand-to-mouth and that’s one thing that informs him and his perspective… he’s an enchanting man to me, as a result of he had all the identical issues occur to him. He’s bought a few of the identical negatives as Bruce Wayne after which from a society standpoint — clearly he was adopted into Bruce Wayne’s life… however he didn’t begin that manner. He’s this man who has all these negatives after which much more negatives and but he stays… These are issues why I like Dick Grayson, why I like the concept of Nightwing as a film.”

Within the pages of DC Comics, Dick Grayson spent a few years as Batman’s protege and sidekick, Robin, however finally went off on his personal and assumed the mantle of the hero Nightwing. The character spent a while within the streets of Gotham Metropolis however primarily known as the neighboring city of Bludhaven his base of operations.

This isn’t the primary time that McKay has toyed with the character both, as Dick Grayson appeared in The LEGO Batman Film. Dick was additionally beforehand performed by Chris O’Donnell in Batman Without end and Batman & Robin.

The Nightwing film joins a rising roster of movies within the DCEU, together with this 12 months’s Wonder Woman and Justice League, the soon-to-be-in-production Aquaman, and the in-development Suicide Squad sequel, Gotham Metropolis Sirens, Cyborg, Inexperienced Lantern Corps., The Flash, and Shazam.