TITANS Star Brenton Thwaites Reveals His Big Screen Ambitions For Nightwing In The DCEU

TITANS Star Brenton Thwaites Reveals His Big Screen Ambitions For Nightwing In The DCEU

Titans star Brenton Thwaites has revealed that he initially thought he was being lined up for the Nightwing movie, while also expressing an interest in crossing paths with Robert Pattinson's Batman.

By JoshWilding - Aug 03, 2020 04:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Titans

During a recent interview with Rotten Tomatoes, Titans star Brenton Thwaites - who finally donned Nightwing's suit in the season two finale - has revealed that his original hope was to play Dick Grayson in the Nightwing movie The LEGO Batman Movie's Chris McKay was once tasked with directing.

"When I signed on to Nightwing, I was inquiring about the film because I was originally inspired by Nolan's Batman, and, in my brain, I imagined doing this amazing Nightwing film, and there was one floating around," the actor explains in the video below. "There was a film floating around Warner Bros. for a while, but it was to be Ben Affleck's Nightwing."

While the future of the DC Universe streaming service is unclear, Titans is likely to move to HBO Max at some point, but Thwaites is unsure if his role as the former Robin on the small screen could lead to him crossing paths with Robert Pattinson's Dark Knight in The Batman

"I think the DC TV and movie worlds are still quite separate," he explained. "This might be a chance for Matt Reeves, the director, and DC Films to integrate that somehow. I would love to do it, but I don't think Titans is that property."

That makes sense, and considering the fact that Pattinson is only four years older than Thwaites, it seems doubtful the Caped Crusader will end up having a thirty-year-old Robin in The Batman!
 

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dracula
dracula - 8/3/2020, 4:22 AM
Yeah not gonna happen. DC keeps their tv and films very separate
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/3/2020, 4:24 AM
@dracula - Not saying Titans is ever gonna cross-over, but...
dracula
dracula - 8/3/2020, 4:39 AM
@tmp3 - if they really full on connect it, maybe 1 appearance from pattinson and maybe 1 fron Paul Dano and others, then great. For now we have to wait and see.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/3/2020, 4:41 AM
@dracula - Matt Reeves is involved and the press release says that it's in the same universe as the movie. Not sure why it would need a Battinson cameo to validate that.
dracula
dracula - 8/3/2020, 4:45 AM
@tmp3 - dont need a pattinson cameo, just saying it would be nice. Even the gotham central comic had batman once.

Like yeah its in the same universe but could end up being like the netflix shows, yeah set in the same world, but not really acknowledged the big stuff and no acknowledgement from the films.

Would be cool if the cast gets a background cameo in The Batman
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/3/2020, 4:48 AM
@dracula - None of the film-makers of the MCU films were directly involved with those shows though, while Reeves is directly involved here. I wouldn't be surprised if he directed the pilot too at this rate.
Whaley87
Whaley87 - 8/3/2020, 6:07 AM
@tmp3 - Well, Agent Carter did have MCU Filmmakers involved tbf. I believe that's the only exception.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/3/2020, 6:10 AM
@Whaley87 - He was talking about the Netflix Marvel stuff though
Whaley87
Whaley87 - 8/3/2020, 7:53 AM
@tmp3 - Ah, my mistake.
Origame
Origame - 8/3/2020, 10:25 AM
@dracula - especially since dick grayson is dead in the dceu.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 8/3/2020, 4:23 AM
“This might be a chance for Matt Reeves, the director, and DC Films to integrate that somehow.”
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/3/2020, 4:25 AM
@BlackBeltJones - I mean, he's not wrong. Reeves is integrating TV and film in his Batverse, just not with this Akiva Goldsman monstrosity lol
Origame
Origame - 8/3/2020, 10:31 AM
@tmp3 - yeah but outside of multiverse or really far into the franchise (no idea how long pattinson intends to stay on) i really dont see that happening here. They already have an established batman in titans, battinson will only have been batman for his second year by the time the batman takes place, and its gonna be at least the first sequel before we even get robin showing up. By the time we get a nightwing here this guy's gonna be pretty old in comparison to batman.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/3/2020, 4:28 AM
This might be my least favorite comic book TV show of all time. Just insanely inept, makes Iron Fist look like Breaking Bad
NewAtrocitus3
NewAtrocitus3 - 8/3/2020, 4:32 AM
@tmp3 - Greatest comparison I've ever read about this show here. I'll never get how some people here likes this show.
tmp3
tmp3 - 8/3/2020, 4:35 AM
@NewAtrocitus3 - It feels broken. Like the editing is off, none of the scenes are allowed to breathe and it feels like they're adding "character building moments" out of obligation instead of actually giving us insight into who these people are. It's shot like a fan film, the acting feels insanely stilted, and it thinks it's mature by tossing around a bunch of f-bombs.
When you realize Akiva Goldsman is one of the head-writers, suddenly the quality makes a lot of sense.
SnideCut
SnideCut - 8/3/2020, 5:53 AM
@NewAtrocitus3 - I vastly prefer it to any if the Arrowverse shows tbh.
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 8/3/2020, 6:14 AM
@SnideCut - Is that saying much though? What good Arrowverse shows are still on the air? Legends I guess. Not much else.
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 8/3/2020, 4:56 AM
I like him as Dick. Just the writing is letting him down
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/3/2020, 5:14 AM
Started watching season 1 of Doom Patrol just finished episode 3 and I love it,there is a few changes to some of the characters, which are OK and it's messed up but not as mind f*cky as Grant Morrisons run but I don't yet what else I will see.
Kumkani
Kumkani - 8/3/2020, 5:15 AM
No thanks. He was never a good pick for the part even.
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 8/3/2020, 6:15 AM
@Necropolitan - He certainly looks the part. I'd be interested to see what he'd do if he were actually playing a character anything like Dick Grayson.
NewAtrocitus3
NewAtrocitus3 - 8/3/2020, 6:31 AM
@Necropolitan - And Brendon Thwaites is not a good actor either.
TheDarkPassenger
TheDarkPassenger - 8/3/2020, 5:25 AM
This show is good to watch as selective scenes on Youtube, together its a [frick]ing mess.
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