We've been waiting to see Nightwing on the big screen for years now and Dick Grayson will finally get his due in a live-action movie from The LEGO Batman Movie director Chris McKay. Unfortunately, that doesn't have a release date quite yet but it is happening and the filmmaker took to Twitter last night to share his thoughts on what makes the character special and what he's looking for in a lead actor.
As you can see, he says all the right things about the fan-favourite hero and is looking to put whoever lands the role through a rigorous training programme which will lead to them embracing Nightwing and fully inhabiting the character in a movie which sounds like it will be something truly special.
With no firm start date for Nightwing, we have no idea when casting news will come or even if he'll make an appearance in The Batman. McKay is clearly ready to start work on the DC Comics adaptation, though, so here's hoping Warner Bros. hurry up and get this long overdue movie in theaters. Who would you guys like to see suit up as the former Robin? Let us know that in the comments section.