Gotham might be the DC Universe's most famous city, but it's not the place Nightwing calls home.
Ol' black and blue actually resides in Blüdhaven - Gotham's neighbouring city and one that's just as if not more corrupt than Batman's OG stomping ground. The character's stayed there for decades now, even becoming a police officer for a time, so it makes sense for it to be the locale of choice in the upcoming production.
Blüdhaven has already made the odd appearance in the Arrowverse, sans Nightwing, so it's not as if it's an untested location. Gotham might have a unique kind of draw to it, but it's not the be-all and end-all of Batman's world; there's an entire country out there waiting to be explored, and even though the city might just be a quick trip across the bridge, it's a whole different kind of beast altogether.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
