According to Collider, Brenton Thwaites has shared a candid and genuine take on whether he could — or should — step back into the role of Dick Grayson under James Gunn's newly rebuilt DC cinematic universe.
Why This Has the Fancasting Community Buzzing
Nightwing is one of DC's most beloved characters, and the question of who wears the blue and black in Gunn's DCU is very much unresolved. Dick Grayson hasn't been officially cast in any announced project, which means the door is wide open for fan debate. Should the new DCU go with continuity and bring back a familiar face? Or is this the perfect moment to reimagine Nightwing from the ground up with a fresh casting choice? That tension — legacy casting vs. clean-slate casting — is exactly the kind of conversation myCast was built for.
Thwaites has built genuine goodwill with DC fans, and his honest engagement with the question shows he's not just paying lip service to the role. But Gunn's DCU has already demonstrated a willingness to make bold, unexpected choices. That makes this one of the more genuinely interesting open casting questions in superhero entertainment right now.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
Here's where it gets interesting. Across multiple fan-cast stories on myCast, the community has been busy imagining their ideal Nightwing — and the picks are fascinatingly diverse.
On the Nightwing story featuring a full 13-role cast, fans have tapped Aaron Taylor-Johnson for Dick Grayson — a choice that would bring serious action-film credibility to the role after his work in the Kick-Ass franchise and, of course, his recent Kraven turn. Meanwhile, over on a separate Nightwing fan cast, Finn Wittrock has claimed the lead slot, a pick that leans into the character's acrobatic charm and emotional depth. Both stories also share an interesting consensus on supporting casting: Ron Perlman appears as a top pick for the imposing villain Blockbuster across multiple stories, which honestly feels inspired.
A third fan cast — a sprawling ensemble story with 25 roles — goes in yet another direction, with landing the Dick Grayson vote. Pettyfer has the physicality and the brooding leading-man energy that the role demands, and he's been a fan-casting darling for years without ever quite breaking through at the blockbuster level.