Brenton Thwaites, star of the DC Universe series Titans compares his Robin suit to his new Nightwing suit.
While speaking with comicbook.com, Brenton Thwaites discussed his time with the Nightwing costume on set, and describes how the costume change applies to the development of Dick Grayson/Robin on Titans:
“It’s easier to move in, it’s more flexible, it’s more imposing, and I think that adds to the kind of the feeling that I have when I put it on, which transforms to my character, which is assuming his confidence, and leadership, and strengths. It feels imposing, and that’s all I could ask for from a suit.”
Brenton Thwaites compared and contrasted the Nightwing suit to the previous Robin suit:
“I find the Nightwing costume is easier to get into character, for sure. The Robin one, maybe because there was so many pieces, so many elements of it, you kind of get covered up too much emotionally. I don’t know if that’s … Yeah, I don’t know. Maybe we should try and analyze this, but the Nightwing costume, although it does cover me up, it feels quite revealing, and I think that’s a good thing for Dick Grayson in that point of the story is that he’s found who he is and he’s revealing himself to people.”
It appears that Brenton Thwaites believes that the Nightwing persona best represents Dick Grayson as a character.
In the comics, Dick Grayson retires the Robin moniker and becomes Nightwing to reinvent himself beyond his role as the vigilante partner to Bruce Wayne a.k.a. Batman. Although other characters have taken on the mantle of Nightwing, Dick Grayson is the most prominent character to assume that persona.
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Here is the synopsis for Titans season 2:
In Season 2, following the aftermath of their encounter with Trigon, Dick reforms the Titans. Under his supervision in their new home at Titans Tower, Rachel, Gar and Jason Todd train together to hone their hero abilities and work together as a team. They are joined by Hank Hall and Dawn Granger aka Hawk and Dove and Donna Troy aka Wonder Girl. Although these original Titans attempt to transition into a regular life, when old enemies resurface everyone must come together to take care of unfinished business. And as this family of old and new Titans – including Conner Kent and Rose Wilson – learn to co-exist, the arrival of Deathstroke brings to light the sins of the old Titans which threaten to tear this new Titans family apart once more.
The series stars Brenton Thwaites as Richard “Dick” Grayson / Robin, Anna Diop as Koriand’r / Starfire, Teagan Croft as Rachel Roth / Raven, and Ryan Potter as Garfield “Gar” Logan / Beast Boy. Newcomers for its sophomore outing include Joshua Orpin and Esai Morales playing Superboy and Deathstroke, respectively, while Chella Man and Chelsea Zhang have also joined the cast as Deathstroke’s children. Natalie Gumede has signed on to play Mercy Graves and Game of Thrones star Iain Glen is on board as Bruce Wayne, a.k.a. Batman.
Titans Season 2 is now airing on DC Universe.
Source: comicbook.com
