Nightwing: Yes or No?

You'd be hard pressed to find someone who genuinely didn't enjoy Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, so when it finally came to an end it was a sad day for us all. However, the sneaky devil decided to leave a little hint right at the very end to wet our whistles with anticipation. The emergence of Detective Blake, or should I say Robin, being led to Bruce Wayne's bat cave was clearly a nod to the idea that maybe Robin could have his own spin off. For those of you who don't know when Robin flies solo he becomes the fearsome Nightwing. So will Nolan make a Nightwing move, more importantly should he?

In terms of whether he will or won't as far as I'm aware Nolan is undecided. Neither he nor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who played Blake in the final Batman installment, seem opposed to the idea of a Nightwing film. But neither have they expressed any real desire to make it happen. So it seems for now all we can do is wait and see if it does eventually catch Nolan's attention.

Whether or not it's a good idea is a whole 'nother kettle of fish.

Lets be honest, the Batman trilogy was incredibly cool. It was perfectly cast, perfectly written, it had interesting story lines and was an innovative take on a classic comic book character that had seemed all but dead after the drivel George Clooney and Val Kilmer had displayed. So surely with Nolan's secret formula he could rustle up the same level of incredible coolness for Nightwing! As one of the most talented directors of his generation it seems that everything Nolan touches turns to gold and I'm almost certain if this film was made it would be great, simply because I have so much confidence in Nolan and his usual crew.

Also Nightwing is a fresh concept. As far as I'm aware there hasn't already been a film about him and if there was I'm sure there is a reason I've not heard of it, that reason probably being that's it's terrible. So apart from genuine comic book fans there will be an air of excitement as no one knows really what to expect from the character himself. It's very rare to get that these days with a superhero film.

It does however possess a variety of different problems. As much as it's nice to have a fresh concept to sink our teeth into, at the end of the day Nightwing isn't very well known and it seems as though people have only taken the time to learn about him as a result of The Dark Knight Rises ending (myself included). This could be because Batman steals all the headlines away from an underrated character, or it could very well be simply because Nightwing is painfully forgettable.

Also the expectation will be through the roof for this film and I worry that it might not be able to live up to it. The Batman trilogy, as I may have mentioned a few times, was just sensational and is certainly up there with the great cinematic sagas. So if people were to purchase their cinema ticket for this film they wouldn't be crunching away at their popcorn excitedly waiting for Nightwing, they'd be crunching away at their popcorn excitedly waiting for the new Batman film. It's the same story as the Hobbit. The amount of times I've winced as people have claimed they've just been to see "the new Lord of the Rings film" in the past month is frightening, and that's exactly what would happen with a Nightwing film unfortunately.

All things considered I find myself craving this creation, despite it's problems. I love Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I love Christopher Nolan and I love his innovative take on the Batman franchise. As long as he does what he does best I would have full confidence that a Nightwing film would be really good, but it won't be Batman. For me, it's a YES to the prospect of Nightwing hitting our screens.




 Written by Ash Davies