If anybody desires to know how DC Studios goes to be completely different from Marvel Studios, right here’s the very best reply but. James Gunn simply confirmed the studio greenlit a movie known as Dynamic Duo, which is able to act as an origin story for Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, each of whom grow to be Robin, and will likely be instructed through puppet animation.
Deadline first broke the news and reports the movie will “comply with the early days of Dick Grayson and Jason Todd aka the Robins.” Of word although is that when followers hear the phrases “Dynamic Duo,” we don’t consider two Robins. We predict one Robin and one Batman. So we’ll see how, or if, that performs in.
Gunn confirmed the challenge on his social media…
Over the moon excited to announce the latest DC Studios/Warner Bros Footage Animation greenlit movie for theaters, DYNAMIC DUO, the story of Robin… or ought to I say, Robins, as in Dick Grayson and Jason Todd. The primary function movie from the visionary Swaybox, a mixture of animation,… pic.twitter.com/IBBMgP1riP
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) October 1, 2024
This all sounds very intriguing and attention-grabbing, however we’ve questions. Questions like, what precisely does puppet animation seem like? Nicely, the movie is being produced by an organization known as Swaybox; if you visit its website, its model makes you consider one thing like Laika. So perhaps a type of Coraline-esque look, however within the DC Universe. Deadline describes it as “a cross between CGI animation, sensible components of stop-motion, and live-action real-time efficiency. The result’s long-form storytelling that’s billed to be visually breathtaking, dynamically expressive, and extra human.”
Written by Matthew Aldrich, Dynamic Duo will likely be directed by Arthur Mintz, one of many co-founders of Swaybox together with Theresa Andersson. DC Studio chiefs Gunn and Peter Safran are among the many producers together with Matt Reeves, director of The Batman.
“I’ve wished to make a movie with Arthur and Swaybox for a few years, and for that movie to be Dynamic Duo, an extremely particular and distinctive Batman and Robin story for households, is a dream,” Reeves instructed the commerce. However, regardless of his pleasure, the movie won’t be a part of Reeves’ universe. It may, hypothetically, act as an origin story for the bigger DC Universe or match into its Elseworlds banner however it’s unclear in the meanwhile if it’s one or the opposite. When requested the place the movie suits in, a supply near the manufacturing solely confirmed the information that it’s not a part of Reeves’ universe.
That is fascinating although, proper? We’ve bought an animated present, Creature Commandos, kicking off the Gunn/Safran DC Universe. Then a Superman film, a Inexperienced Lantern present, a Supergirl film, and perhaps a Robin origin story with puppets? That is most actually not Marvel and we’re pleased about it.
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