Nightwing (film)

> *"You'll never know if you can fly, unless you take the risk of falling."*
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> ― John Grayson
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**Nightwing** is a superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero of the same name. It is the eighteenth film in the DC Extended Universe and the fourth film of Phase Three.

The film is directed by Chris McKay, who co-wrote alongside Bill Dubuque, and produced by Leigh Whannell and Zack Snyder.

## Synopsis

Since relinquishing the Robin costume and persona, Dick Grayson has donned a new title outside the shadow of Batman -- Nightwing. Attempting to create his own life and forge his own destiny, he has begun anew in the city of Blüdhaven. As a rookie cop, he works to protect his city from underworld kingpin Joseph Minette and his stalwart bodyguard Mark Desmond without the help of Blüdhaven’s corrupt police force. He’ll soon discover that behind the corruption and villainy that permeate the city, there lurks an even more powerful foe.

## Plot

The movie begins with flashbacks that summarize the beginning of Dick's major life change. The murder of his parents by mobster Tony Zucco, how he came to be under Bruce Wayne's care and eventually, him becoming the boy wonder, Robin. During his time on the field, Dick and Bruce came across Joseph Minette, a rising crime boss in Gotham who would kidnap the homeless and sell them for profit. Dick Grayson managed to stop Minette and lock him away.

Present day, Dick Grayson is now a laid-back young man in his twenties. A confident, charming and empathic man with an unwavering need to do the right thing. He spent years under Batman's wing as Robin, eventually growing out of that persona. After the death of Jason Todd, Bruce pushed Dick away and the two haven't spoken since. After moving out of Gotham and cutting off Bruce's money, Dick has recently got a job as a rookie cop at the Blüdhaven Police Department.

Dick is wildly unpopular among the men at the BPD. The other officers don't take him serious, contemplating him for being such a boyscout and unwilling to 'bend the rules'. Unable to do much as an officer, Dick takes to his roots and in secret, has rebranded himself as a new hero -- Nightwing.

Joseph Minette managed to escape jail a few years back, unreported by the GCPD. He's since relocated to Blüdhaven, setting up operations and working on a serum to replicate Bane's venom. He picks up old habits and starts to kidnap the homeless again as test subjects. His right-hand man is Dick Grayson notices nobody in the BPD seems to take notice, and the ones that know don't care.

Dick Grayson finds himself in a scheme ran by Minette to build a solider strong enough to kill Batman, being funded by Francis Redhorn, his complicit partner-in-crime who happens to be the Chief of Police. He's able to keep a lid on these nefarious activities with a number of corrupt officers, politicians and gang lords in his corner. He'll have to partner up with Amy Rohrbach, one of the last honest cops within Blüdhaven's corrupt force and the only one willing to trust Dick Grayson, to put a stop to Minette and Redhorn's schemes.

## Cast

* Rafael Silva as Richard John "Dick" Grayson / Nightwing
	+ Marcel Ruiz as Young Dick Grayson / Robin
* Javier Barden as Joseph Minette
* Olivier Richters as Mark Desmond / Blockbuster
* Lashana Lynch as Amy Rohrbach
* Edward James Olmos as Chief Redhorn
* Vincent D'Onofrio as Ray Madrigal
* Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne / Batman
* Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon / Oracle
* Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth
* Tony Dalton as Anthony Zucco
* Daniel Sunjata as John Grayson
* Franciska Farkas as Mary Grayson
* Danny DeVito as C.C. Haly
* Gwyneth Paltrow as Vicki Vale
* Brianne Tju as Bridget Clancy
* Chester Tam as Macklin Arnot
* Wood Harris as Phillip Addad
* Logan Marshall-Green as Dudley Soames

## Trivia

* While Dick Grayson was born in America, his mother is Romani while his father is Latino. They are immigrants who came to America a few years before getting hired in Haly's circus.
* Dick hasn't spoken to Bruce since Jason was first murdered.
* While Dick's love life isn't a focus in this movie, he's confirmed bisexual.
* A little more backstory to his Robin persona is shown, most notability how his mother's nickname for him was Robin and their Flying Grayson costumes had the signature red, yellow and green.
* Blüdhaven is a very bright, neon city that rests between Gotham and New York City.
* The mid-credits scene is Bruce coming to apologize to Dick, realizing after the events of Justice League that life is too short to hold grudges. The post-credits scene is a mysterious alien, falling out of the sky and crash landing before revealing that it's Starfire, setting up *Titans*.

## Gallery

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