DC Studios Is Making a Puppet Animated Movie That includes 2 Robins

If anybody needs to know how DC Studios goes to be totally different from Marvel Studios, right here’s the perfect 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 advised by way of 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 expect one Robin and one Batman. So we’ll see how, or if, that performs in.

Gunn confirmed the undertaking on his social media…

Over the moon excited to announce the most recent DC Studios/Warner Bros Photos 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 characteristic 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 now we have questions. Questions like, what precisely does puppet animation seem like? Effectively, 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 form of Coraline-esque look, however within the DC Universe. Deadline describes it as “a cross between CGI animation, sensible parts 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 needed 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 advised 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 for the time being 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 obtained 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 definitely not Marvel and we’re completely happy about it.

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