BATGIRL Adds Three New Cast Members - Could Ethan Kai Be Playing Dick Grayson?

BATGIRL Adds Three New Cast Members - Could Ethan Kai Be Playing Dick Grayson?

As production continues on the HBO Max Batgirl movie in Scotland, three new cast members have been added to the ensemble, and there's speculation that one of them could be playing Dick Grayson.

By MarkCassidy - Jan 13, 2022 10:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Batgirl

Batgirl is currently shooting in Glasgow, Scotland, and several photos from the set have found their way online over the past few days. Most were fairly unrevealing, but we did get a look at a mural featuring Batman and Robin, which could suggest that a version of the Boy Wonder will soon make his DCEU debut.

Now, THR reports that the HBO Max project has added three new cast members: Rebecca Front, Corey Johnson, and Ethan Kai. No details on any of their roles were provided, but there's already speculation that Kai might be playing Dick Grayson.

There's no real evidence to support this, but a rumor did recently do the rounds which claimed that Batgirl will set up a future Nightwing movie, and Kai certainly looks the part. The 27-year-old actor made his debut in British soap Emmerdale before going on to garner acclaim for West End debuts in Peter Shaffer’s Equus. He's also appeared in the likes of Killing Eve and London Kills.

Front is a BAFTA Award-winning actress who has appeared in Avenue 5, Poldark and The Other One. Johnson has had supporting roles in the Bourne franchise and The Mauritanian, and also has a part in the upcoming Morbius.

Batgirl will star Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon, J.K. Simmons as Jim Gordon, and Jacob Scipio and Brendan Fraser in undisclosed roles (the latter is believed to be playing the villainous Firefly). It's also been confirmed that Michael Keaton's Batman will appear.

Loki composer Natalie Holt recently announced that she's signed on to work on the movie's score, while Christina Hodson, who wrote Bumblebee and also worked on Birds of Prey and The Flash, penned the most recent draft of the script.

The HBO Max movie is being directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. No release date has been announced.

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grif
grif - 1/13/2022, 10:32 AM
wb watched nwh. sees its bo and says. add more. add more. add more
McMurdo
McMurdo - 1/13/2022, 10:33 AM
@grif - I
God I hope it’s not as much of a cluster[frick] as that movie. Brain has to be WAY OFF for NWH
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 1/13/2022, 10:54 AM
@McMurdo - you’ve got about 8 minutes before they finish sharpening the pitchforks, getting those torches lit and shining up those “Snyder Cult” name labels for you. Lol
Whaley87
Whaley87 - 1/13/2022, 11:22 AM
@McMurdo - I mean, if you're simple minded and you can't follow things, sure.
DarkDetective
DarkDetective - 1/13/2022, 12:46 PM
@McMurdo - shitty take
McMurdo
McMurdo - 1/13/2022, 3:52 PM
@Whaley87 - sure if you like easy bake ovens in your cbm’s that shit out magic cures or if you like your Doctor Strange to be a complete imbecile, I get that.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 1/13/2022, 3:53 PM
@DarkDetective - so it was high art for you 👏 I grant you 3 cookies from Happy Hogans magic easy bake oven, apartment-made
McMurdo
McMurdo - 1/13/2022, 3:54 PM
@WruceBayne - which is hilarious cuz I don’t like the Snyder films. I like the MCU far more, some pictures more than others.
DarkDetective
DarkDetective - 1/13/2022, 4:13 PM
@McMurdo - nah, but nowhere near what ur describing
GhostDog
GhostDog - 1/13/2022, 10:36 AM
The timeline of these movies makes no sense
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 1/13/2022, 10:36 AM
OT: I’m starting to agree with the consensus that Eternals sucks. I wasn’t in denial about it being a failure, it def was, but dang, I’m starting to see why
SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 1/13/2022, 10:41 AM
What even is this project?
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 1/13/2022, 10:41 AM
Already in very good shape.

Even in the nineties when we had 4 Channels on the Tele, I still would never watch Emmerdale.

But always good to see even Soap Stars can get comic book movie roles
Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 1/13/2022, 10:42 AM
He does look the part tbf.

SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 1/13/2022, 10:42 AM
I would be interested in seeing a Bat-family movie...with the DCEU’s Batman. What sense does it make it whatsoever for Keaton to train anybody? They should have used Affleck’s last appearance to pass the mantle in this movie and feature Nightwing and Tim Drake as well, instead of the Flashpoint-lite movie
BecauseICare
BecauseICare - 1/13/2022, 10:46 AM
I have no idea who any of these people are.
kitheka
kitheka - 1/13/2022, 10:54 AM
Good. British thespians >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> American actors.
MeAreLegend
MeAreLegend - 1/13/2022, 11:38 AM
Cool but still think its weird going for Keaton as Batman. He‘s already 70 years old and I don’t really see him sticking around for too long. I know we have Battinson, but his universe seems to be standalone (?) and I‘d love to see Batman interacting with other DC characters
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 1/13/2022, 12:15 PM
Live action Nightwing is long overdue.
JoeInTheBox
JoeInTheBox - 1/13/2022, 12:25 PM
I like this "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks" era of DC. Screw it, do whatever!

Super12
Super12 - 1/13/2022, 12:44 PM
I swear WB is just trying to make things as difficult as possible for Discovery before they take over.
DarkDetective
DarkDetective - 1/13/2022, 12:45 PM
Oh god, pleaseeeee. Way better option than Dylan OBrien.
Yankdandy
Yankdandy - 1/13/2022, 9:06 PM
Sigh, another race bent woke movie. Will fail, they just never learn.
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