Batgirl star Leslie Grace is fueling speculation of Robin appearing in the upcoming DCEU film.
Leslie Grace is fueling speculation about a possible Robin appearance in her upcoming Batgirl movie. The In the Heights actress is leading the cast of the upcoming DC Extended Universe installment alongside Brendan Fraser as the villainous pyromaniac Firefly, Jacob Scipio as Gotham City mob boss Anthony Bressi, Ivory Aquino as Barbara Gordon's best friend Alysia Yeoh and Rebecca Front, Corey Johnson and Ethan Kai in undisclosed roles. Batgirl will also mark the DCEU return of J.K.
Development on Batgirl has suffered a rocky road over the past five years, with Joss Whedon originally hired to write, direct and produce the film, though would ultimately depart, with conflicting reports indicating he failed to come up with a story as well as being let go by Warner Bros. in the hopes of finding a female director.
Penned by iconic comics creator Gerry Conway and drawn by Don Newton, 1983's Detective Comics No. 526 was Jason Todd's second full appearance in the world of DC Comics and saw his world turned upside down as he learns that Bruce Wayne is Batman and his parents were murdered by Killer Croc. In the years that followed, Todd would be adopted by Bruce Wayne and trained by he and his predecessor Dick Grayson to become the new Robin while Grayson would take on the mantle of Nightwing.
Grace's new Instagram story isn't the first time a Robin appearance has seemingly been teased for the Batgirl movie. Set photos emerged in January showing a mural of Michael Keaton's Batman paired with an indiscernible Robin, leaving many to speculate which version of the Boy Wonder would appear in the film, the most notable being that of Dick Grayson given his relationship with Barbara Gordon in the comics.