A Nightwing solo movie should be just that: a solo movie. But that doesn't mean it should shy away from showing some of the character's history, or in particular, the character's closest ally.
We understand that Joss Whedon will be making a Batgirl film for Warner Bros. going forward, and that it'll feature Barbara Gordon in the leading role, but it'd be nice to see her interact with Grayson in a Nightwing feature too. The pair share a massive history together on the page as well as off it - a history that would undoubtedly lend itself well to any live action Bat-project.
A women-led Batgirl feature would be the best way to reintroduce Babs into DC's onscreen properties, but it'd still be great to see her play a part in Nightwing, if not as Batgirl, then as Oracle instead.
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.
