‘Nightwing’ Casting: ‘Stranger Things 2’ Actor Hints At Possible Involvement
Nightwing, former Batman sidekick turned solo superhero, is getting his own movie, and aStranger Things 2actor may have just revealed his possible involvement. Or maybe not! Take this with a grain of salt for the moment, butStranger Things 2andPower RangersactorDacre Montgomerydropped a not-so-subtle hint on his Twitter teasing his potentialNightwingcasting, only to quickly delete it. But nothing is ever truly deleted from the internet, and that’s how rumors are born, folks.
WithJustice Leagueset to hit theaters next week (wow, really?), it’s time to look ahead to future DC films. TakeNightwing, for example.The LEGO MoviedirectorChris McKayis poised to direct a big screen take on the former-Bat-sidekick turned solo hero. Nightwing is Dick Grayson, the original Robin, young sidekick to Batman. In the comics, Grayson eventually decided to strike out on his own and became Nightwing. He’s like Batman but he smiles a lot more.
There’s been very little movement on the soloNightwingfilm since the announcement earlier this year, but we might now have some news on potential casting. Dacre Montgomery, who played the incredibly angry Billy onStranger Things 2, and also the Red Ranger in 2017’sPower Ranger, took to hisTwitter accountand posted an image of Nightwing, only to delete it moments later (screen shot via Geek Tyrant):
This could mean many things. It could mean that Montgomery is very interested in landing the role, and tweeted this image to drum up excitement. It could be that he recently auditioned for the part, prematurely tweeted this image, then quickly deleted it when he realized it was way too soon to start talking about casting. Or he could just be having a bit of fun on good old twitter dot com, home of funny memes and depressing political news. Anything is possible!
While the soloNightwingmovie is expected to be part of the DCEU, just where it fits on the convoluted DCEU timeline is anyone’s guess. It’s already been established that multiple Robins exist in the DCEU, since we saw a glimpse ofJason Todd’s Robin suitinBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Nightwingis part of an ever-growing list of upcoming DC films, including the upcomingAquamanfrom director James Wan, David F. Sandberg’sShazam,Black Adamstarring Dwayne Johnson, Matt Reeves’s soloBatmanmovie, and Patty Jenkins’Wonder Woman 2. And then there are the oddities, like a Martin Scorsese-producedJokermovie. Needless to say, there are a lot of DCEU films in our future.
