Earlier this year, the world had learned that Warner Bros. and DC Films were teaming up for another superhero venture. Nightwing will get a solo movie and fans know who should play the role of this hero. If you look, Twitter is all about how Dev Patel is the man Hollywood must be eyeing.
Patel’s face has been photo-shopped onto many Nightwing sketches. Dick Grayson got a legion of supporters ready to bolster him in the box office, but DC Films has a burden to carry it when it comes to the casting. Dev Patel is a fan-favorite along with others like Dacre Montgomery.
There has been no update on the casting, but Chris McKay told fans that he would keep them informed once this process begins. The director had taken to Twitter to tell the fans how Nightwing was going behind-the-scenes.
“We haven’t started the process of casting Nightwing’ yet but when we do you’ll hear something because our search will be far and wide,” McKay wrote.
As DC supporters know, fan-casting has become very common in the fandom. Armie Hammer has been championed to play Hal Jordan for, and Dick Grayson is getting the same treatment. Apart from Patel and Montgomery, Jared Padalecki and Steven R. McQueen have been eyed as potential leads.
The Nightwing movie, directed by Chris McKay, is expected to start shooting in 2018 for a February 2019 release.
