The thing about Nightwing is that he fights very similarly to Daredevil. Both use billy clubs (or Escrima sticks) in their combat, both tend to duke it out with villains steeped in martial arts knowledge, and they've both sported a red and black getup in the past as well.
Comparisons are made all the more easy by the fact that DD, despite very much being his own character and one who's very, very different to Grayson, beat the DC hero to the live action realm with a thoroughly enjoyable Netflix series. Like the Nightwing flick, which promises to diverge from CG and go for a more practical feel, the series found recognition for its gritty and authentic action sequences, set to the backdrop of a very gothic looking Hell's Kitchen.
The links are there for all to see, but it's a challenge McKay et al. should relish. By placing emphasis on Dick's, well... Dick-esque qualities, Warner can subvert expectations and ensure that those comparisons are left at the door. The more authentic the film, the better the chance it'll stand on its own two feat, in that sense.
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.
