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Holy casting, Batman! Both Robins have now been cast in the upcoming animated movie Dynamic Duo. Logan Kim has already been announced as the young Jason Todd, and now we have our Dick Grayson. Mason Thames, star of the live-action How To Train Your Dragon, is set to take on the role of the first Boy Wonder.
When discussing the casting, Peter Safran gushed about Thames’s audition. He went on about how passionately the actor wanted the role, saying, “... Mason always wanted to be Dick Grayson. He just did. And he came in, and auditioned the shit out of it, and was awesome. He’s a wonderful young actor, but boy did he want this. He was just obsessed.”
Dynamic Duo will be set in the early years of Jason Todd and Dick Grayson’s friendship, as they navigate their differing worldviews for the future. The animation will be done by the groundbreaking Swaybox Studios, which have been touted as inventing a new animation style that combines stop-motion, CGI, and puppets. Safran’s excitement for the project extended not only to casting, but to Swaybox as well, stating, “I think that the Swaybox technology is as original today as Pixar was when it did Toy Story… I think it’s really unusual and cool, and it’s a great way to tell a story.”
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As news has broken that James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down from their roles as co-CEOs of DC Studios, the future of the DCU is uncertain. While this movie is considered an Elseworlds story separate from the mainline continuity, the new CEO could still cancel it if they decide to shake things up. As of the writing of this article, there have been no changes to the upcoming DC film slate. With multiple delays and being rewritten by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, the film has already faced some challenges. If all remains the same, Dynamic Duo will hit theaters September 22nd, 2028.
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