The Batman: 10 Predictions For Where Matt Reeves Could Take The Franchise
3. A New Take On Robin
While the Titans TV series on DC Universe has put the spotlight on Robin's transformation into Nightwing after splitting with Batman, the only movies to ever really touch on the Boy Wonder are the mostly awful Batman Forever and Batman and Robin (okay, entirely awful).
It's admittedly difficult to imagine how Robin could fit into the grounded, dark world Reeves is creating with The Batman, but there are ways to overhaul the character, and now seems the right time to do it.
There's a lot of be said about the moral implications which come with Batman taking a child into battle with him, and if the filmmaker were to skip Dick Grayson and go with Jason Todd, then the groundwork could be laid for his eventual transformation into Red Hood and a three-way battle between him, Batman, and The Joker.
Plus, imagine how dark a path Reeves could take this Batman down if he were forced to come to terms with his sidekick dying at the hands of a criminal just like his parents did years earlier?