Dick Grayson/ Robin Rumored To Take Center Stage in ‘The Batman 2’
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The latest rumor circulating the interwebz about Matt Reeves’ The Batman 2 claims that it will be focused on the character of Robin and that version of Robin will be the original, Dick Grayson.
The rumor comes from the MyTimeToShineHello Twitter account who goes so far as to say that Robin is in the flick and that it’s Dick Grayson.
“I know Robin is in it (Dick Grayson),” tweeted the account in response to being asked what do you know besides Clayface being in the movie.
Just yesterday saw it again said that Clayface will also be in The Batman 2.
I know Robin is in it (Dick Grayson) https://t.co/oZrGaWjNCj
— MyTimeToShineHello (@MyTimeToShineH) September 1, 2023
James Gunn has already announced that Robin will be featured in The Brave and the Bold that has The
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Flash director Andy Muschietti attached to direct.
However, Gunn and Muschietti’s version of Robin won’t be Dick Grayson, but Batman’s son, Damian Wayne.
The character was first introduced in Detective Comics #38 (1940) by Batman creators Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Robin’s debut was an effort to get younger readers to enjoy Batman. The name “Robin, The Boy Wonder” and the medieval look of the original costume are inspired by the legendary hero Robin Hood.
In his first appearance, Dick Grayson is a circus acrobat, and, with his parents, one of the “Flying Graysons“. Robin was born on the first day of spring, the son of John Grayson and Mary Grayson, a young aerialist couple. While preparing for a performance, Dick overhears two gangsters attempting to extort protection money from the circus owner. The owner refuses, so the gangsters sabotage the trapeze wires with acid. During the next performance, the trapeze from which Dick’s parents are swinging snaps, sending them to their deaths. Before he can go to the police, Batman appears to him and warns him that the two gangsters work for Tony Zucco, a very powerful crime boss and that revealing his knowledge could lead to his death. When Batman recounts the murder of his own parents, Dick asks to become his aide. After extensive training, Dick becomes Robin. They start by disrupting Zucco’s gambling and extortion rackets. They then successfully bait the riled Zucco into visiting a construction site, where they capture him.
Robin’s origin has a thematic connection to Batman’s in that both see their parents killed by criminals, creating an urge to battle the criminal element. Bruce sees a chance to direct the anger and rage that Dick feels in a way that he cannot, thus creating a father/son bond and understanding between the two. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, DC Comics portrayed Batman and Robin as a team, deeming them the “Dynamic Duo”, rarely publishing a Batman story without his sidekick; stories entirely devoted to Robin appeared in Star-Spangled Comics from 1947 through 1952.
