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Nightwing and the Teen Titans Movie is a Go

By Nix | May 31, 2007 (1:26 pm) | More: Comic Book Movie News, Teen Titans (2009) Movie

Nightwing and the Teen Titans are coming to a movie screen near you, reports the Hollywood Reporter. The team superhero movie has been set up at Warner Brothers, with Akiva Goldsman and Kerry Foster producing, and Mark Verheiden (”Timecop”) given the screenwriting duties. You might have seen the Titans in their own anime-inspired Cartoon Network series, but the team has been around D.C. Comics for a long time. Basically a junior version of the Justice League of America, the Titans consist of the respective sidekicks of A-list heroes Batman, Flash, Aquaman, Wonder Woman and Green Arrow.

The Teen Titans first appeared in 1964 as a sort of junior Justice League, comprising Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Wonder Girl and Speedy…

The comic series reached X-Men-style success in the 1980s, when the team was relaunched in a new comic with the characters no longer kids but college-age adults and the stories explored more mature themes. The series also saw the addition of Cyborg, Starfire and Raven, original characters who weren’t sidekicks, while the character of Robin matured into one called Nightwing.

I would actually prefer to see a more mature approach to the Teen Titans, the way they were handled in the ’80s, instead of the kiddie version of the ’60s, or even the current cartoon series. But of course they’ll probably end up doing a PG version of superheroes. If this thing gets done at all, that is. The Justice League of America movie was supposed to be coming for a while now, too. Likewise with the Watchmen movie…

Nightwing and the Teen Titans Movie is a Go

More: Comic Book Movie News, Teen Titans (2009) Movie

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TBone on April 11, 2008

This is my new input on the casting ideas Now I personally like wolfman work with kidflash, nightwing, cyborg, raven, starfire, and the changeling Now my casting for this film would be:
NightWing: Milo Ventimiglia or Jensen Ackles
Cyborg: Columbus Short or Lee Thompson Young
Kidflash: Cam Gigandet
BeastBoy: Shia LaBeouf or Jamie Bell
Starfire: Christina Milian
Raven: Jessica Stroup or Elisha Cruthbert
Now those are the people I think could pull this movie off perfect now I wish that cyborg could look how he was in Smallville and his arm could turn into a cannon then back to a human looking hand plus I really would want christina milian to play Starfire sence she already said she wanted the role as wonder woman in Justice League movie but didnt get the role but in this shes perfect sexy and is a good actor and every one else are perfect to if you seen them in there movies shia labeouf in transformers, lee thompson young in hills have eyes 2 and in Smallville as Cyborg, Columbus Short in Stomp the Yard and This Christmas , Jessica Stroup also was in Hills Have Eyes 2, Elisha Cruthbert in Captivity and House of Wax, and Milo from Heroes which said in a interview is dream superhero role would be to play particularly NightWing and could pull it off perfectly and Cam Gigandet from Never Back Down could pull off KidFlash also very well. So theres my casting opinions.

 
Ali on April 11, 2008

Oh brother. Why is it people constantly rationalize their casting choices as if it were for any reason beyond picking people they like? Christina Milian? Elisha Cuthbert? Shia LaPuke? Cam Gigawhat? *ack* That physically hurt to read.

britt on June 24, 2008

what is wrong with you people. Can’t you see Warner Bros. is taking advantage of our mentality to fill their own pockets? They don’t care about teen titans fans, or whether or not it’s going to be a good movie, they probably know diddaly squat about teen titans but see how super hereo movies like “BatMan” and “Spiderman” are huge box office sucesses and see this as an oppurtunity to enlarge their own bank acounts, at titans fans’ expense.They are going to get an overkill of pretty, famous but very untalented celebrities (who don’t know anything about T.T) and are taking advantage of titans fans to raise their own fame. The movie will be out of character and overdone. What will they get Jennifer Lopez to be Starfire? They did they same thing to the “BatMan” movies in the 90s, and finally the movies got so bad “Batman and Robin” became the laughing stalk of hollywood. I am so angry that Warner Bros. is taking something I really care about and are going to butcher it into anything big budget, sucky acting, hollywood suck fest. I guess you aren’t true Teen titans fans because you don’t see it too.

Don’t see the movie, fight the greedy big studio money hounds. If you are a true fan.

 
 
jodksoe on April 15, 2008

I would like to see Sophia Bush play Raven.

 
Michiru-san on April 25, 2008

Night Wing: Chris O’Donnell
Koriand’r (Starfire): Tyra Banks
Cyborg: Lee Thompson Young
Raven: Sophia Bush
Beast Boy: Ben Foster

Tyra Banks would be perfect for Starfire. She’s tall, curvy, has the right skin tone, and looks good with red hair.

 
Rocky on April 30, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

I think that Josh Hutcherson should play Beast boy, i mean they are both about the same age, crazy, and the same style.

 
Rocky on April 30, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

anyone no wat this movie is gonna be called

 
hannah_bananan:) on May 10, 2008

is this gonna be real, like with real people!? KWL! If it is!

 
Rocky on May 11, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email
 
Saralyn on June 2, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

Does anybody know why this film is being kept such a secret?

 
Rocky on June 2, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

not sure, mayb its not ready to b advertised yet

 
Saralyn on June 3, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

I hope they put Raven, Beastboy, Starfire, and Cyborg in it! Every were I read all it says is that it is to be announced…

 
Rocky on June 3, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

who’s your favorite character, mine is Beastboy
he is awesome!

 
Saralyn on June 3, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

Cool! Beastboy is so funny! My favorite character is Raven and then Beastboy!

Michiru-san on June 16, 2008

I like Raven and BB too.

Saralyn on June 18, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

Coolness ^-^

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Rocky on June 3, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

ya, they were meant to be lol
do u no wat it is gonna b called?

 
Saralyn on June 3, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

I’ve been trying to find out, but I’ll I’ve heard is that it’s going to have Night Wing in it… sorry, I’ll let you know if I hear anything though…

 
Rocky on June 3, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

cool,
no need to b sorry that was more than I knew
( :

 
Saralyn on June 3, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

lol, anyways I’ll let you know if I find out anything else…

 
Rocky on June 3, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

thanx same with me

 
mira on June 23, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

first off: NightWing: Milo Ventimiglia yes good pick.
cyborg should be played by teen titans voice over. not sure what his name is.
beast boy: jamie bell
kid flash: i’ll agree with you on that for now.
starfire: shannon elizabeth
raven :chirstina ricci

just my opinoin. but thats what i think. if they don’t have any of these people at less they should cast chirstina ricci as raven because she is perfect of the part.i have thought about this alot.

Saralyn on June 23, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

I think Christina Ricci would be a great Raven too ^-^

 
 
Rocky on June 23, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

ok
sounds fine to me

 
Rocky on June 23, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

In the movie are the actors suppossed to b the same age?

Saralyn on June 25, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

I’m not sure… all I’ve heard is that they will be young adults in there 20’s…

 
 
Rocky on June 25, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

thats cool
as long as they aren’t 40 trying to play 16 year olds

Saralyn on June 25, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

lol yeah that would really suck lol ^-^

 
 
Rocky on June 26, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

yah
when is this movie coming out?
I think i used to know when but I forgot

 
Saralyn on June 27, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

I don’t know the day… but it says on IMDb that it should come out in 2009…

 
Rocky on June 27, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

ok thanx
i am really excited!

 
Saralyn on June 27, 2008 Subscribed to comments via email

I know right me too!!! (grin)

 
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