Batman Vs Superman: 9 Things You Need To Know About Jena Malone's Robin

3. She Could Be Playing Stephanie Brown

Remember, earlier in the article, where it stated that Carrie Kelly was not a canonical Robin? Well, Stephanie Brown is, making her the first official female Robin in Batman chronology. In the comics, Brown originally began her crime-fighting career as Spoiler, a purple hooded figure, who became a vigilante to fight her supervillain dad, Cluemaster. When Tim Drake is forced to stop being Robin, Brown makes her own costume and breaks into the Batcave to force Batman to train her. He reluctantly accepts, but fires her shortly after, when she disobeys him. She is then "killed" by Black Mask before returning and becoming Batgirl for a time. In the New 52, her history was erased and she's back to being Spoiler. The lack of regard that DC had for Stephanie Brown's history makes her involvement in Batman v Superman somewhat unlikely, but certainly not impossible. If Batman is in his second decade as the caper crusader, the timeline of him recruiting Stephanie Brown would match up, and she technically was the first ever official female Robin, so who can say? However, if Malone is definitely playing Robin, regardless of which incarnation of the character, then fans have a couple of reasons to think she's right for the part. First of all...