The Titans major power couple has been cast

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Last week we learned who would play Starfire in the forthcoming Titans TV series;

The frankly stunning Anna Diop has been cast as Koriand'r of Tamaran



The casting of an African American in such a pivotal role has generated some positive feedback, as has Ms Diop's acting talents (I'm happy to say).

And news just in is that m'boy Dick Grayson will be played by the amazingly named Brenton Thwaites. last seen in Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as Henry Turner, son of Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner (Or Keira Knightly and Orlando Bloom if you prefer).



And here are some other Dick Grayson appropriate images I also found, which I post for no real reason. Ahem... ;)





Geoff Johns comment was "Brenton has the emotional depth, heart, danger and physical presence of Batman's former protege and the Titans' future leader. We're extremely lucky he's chosen to bring his talents to this project and this character"

And of course, there is one invaluable asset that he will be judged by....









Not bad... it's probably unfair to expect any mortal to match the ass of Dick Grayson, but life is cruel sometimes. (Besides, there's alsways padding, and if necessary CGI!

He has had a naked butt shot in "Son of a Gun", but those are not safe for work, so you can go looking for those yourself, they're not hard to find.

Based on the casting as "Dick Grayson", and the comment from Johns, my bet is that he'll start as either Robin, or having just given up the role of Robin, and end up being Nightwing as the series progresses.

Whether they embrace his Romani background will be interesting. It's a relatively recent addition, and it's hardly something DC has been consistent about themselves, but we'll see.

Also, apropos of very little that makes two Australians on the team, as both Thwaites, and Teagen Croft, who has been cast as Raven are Aussies.



I'm guessing there might be some hair-dye in her future as I'm not sure the world is ready for a blonde Raven!

I also leave it to your own inclinations as to which pairing of the three you view as "Power couple" because I have no wish to be prescriptive about such things. :)

Apparently, other characters confirmed to be showing up are Hawk and Dove (using the Hank Hall and Dawn Grainger iteration) and Detective Amy Rohrbach (Who was Dick's partner on the Bludhaven Police Department pre New52)

Comments

[thatnickguy]

You call those "Dick Grayson appropriate images" without A SINGLE BUTT SHOT!?!

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Working on it!

[long_silence]

Does he have any acrobatic experience?

[zachbeacon]

He'll get fifteen minutes of training before they film. The Iron Fist team said it'd be fine.

[burkeonthesly]

A burn that could dry out Houston.

[sarahnewlin]

Don't forget not being bothered to learn

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Ouch! :)

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I doubt anyone has enough to be a proper Dick Grayson (Brennan Mejia is still my go-to choice right now, his acting is not really that strong but his casual physicality makes up for a lot).

[dewinged]

Oh man...they're still going with the Usuals and Hawk and Dove? Come on, use characters that require a little more effort.

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Launching your TV show with the usuals seems like a wise course of action. (Though Cyborg is in the League and they may not want to split focus the way they can afford to with the Flash because he's significantly more established)

Hawk and Dove (Well, the first one) were founding members of Titans West, so there's legacy there.

Who were you thinking of?

[dewinged]

Off the top of my head?

Donna Troy
Omen
Herald
Bumblebee
Tempest/Aqualad (Either Garth or Jackson)

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We don't actually know who is on the team beyond the three core, and two ancillary heroes mentioned, so we might see some of these.

Donna Troy - Probably tied up with Wonder Woman rights, something of a mess without reference to the Amazons and not sure they'd want to do that.
Omen - They have Raven, so they don't really need another psychic.
Herald - Fair point, though I've never been sure how you'd make "His powers are based on him tooting his magic trumpet" look anything other than silly in live action.
Bumblebee - Good choice, and a nice mirror for the Atom in LoT, might need to work on the name, given Hasbro are suing Warners over the use of the name as a toy, but a strong contender I'd say.
Tempest/Aqualad - A distinct possibility, though ironically, they're looking to cast the TV Aquaman as Hawk) though might suffer from the usual "He's the only one who can actually operate underwater, so it's hard to use him long term in non water-set stories". Even the current Titans seems uncertain how to use him beyond "Strong guy who keeps saying he's from Atlantis without that actually being relevant to anything" though that might be changing with him recently shown reluctantly using his water magic .

[kamino_neko]

Well, she certainly has the hair to be a Starfire.

[sarahnewlin]

I still maintain no ass, no likey. That's going on my tombstone.

[dragontail]

My interest in this series just went from "I know my daughter will want to watch it, and I'll enjoy it with her" to "hell yes, put it on my TV now!". What wonderful casting for Kory. The other two are good also, but the casting for Kory is what's landed it for me.

That said: an Aussie as Nightwing makes my patriotic little geek heart proud :)

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Wolverine and Thor weren't enough for you? ;)

Said the guy who knows that the most recent Superman, the last Batman but one, Professor Xavier (young and old) were all British.

[dragontail]

Don't forget the last two Spideys! :)

Wolverine and Thor weren't enough for you? ;)

Well, yeah, but I mean... we had to invade the DCU sometime, right? ;) :P

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Knew I'd forgotten someone! :)

[q99]

Ok, I would not have called it but she has GREAT hair and looks like she could totally pull off Kory.

[chrisdv]

And by "power couple," I assume you mean Jim & Juan.

[zapbiffpow]

I understood that reference. Top-10 caliber couple.

[berani00]

Let's not forget that he's pretty much a walking chick magnet in the regular comics, so I'd obviously imagine him being paired with just about every woman in the show and beyond should we get news that it's happening in some corner of the Arrowverse. And alternate dimensions be damned, since shippers and his legion of fangirls can get pretty creative... (By that I mean if it is in the Arrowverse, expect ships for him with Supergirl, Oracl-I mean Overwatch and Killer Frost incoming quick) But there's chance for somebody like Midnighter making it in for a chance at Jim and Juan, if you get what I mean.

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What I've always rather liked about Dick is that he may be ridiculously attractive, but he doesn't take advantage of it.

He's as happy to be your friend as your lover, but takes becoming your lover seriously, and monogamously.

There was one instance of a new writer putting in a retcon where he spends the night with Barbara when he's delivering the invitation to his wedding to Kory (called off due to demonic lesbian Raven attack and an exploding minister, but that's another story) and it was just "Nope, no way, no how" from pretty much everyone who read it, if felt very out of character.

[zapbiffpow]

Best wishes to both actors! I presume this Titans team lives in whichever universe Supergirl's in, given how Batman's been referenced there once. Really nice to see how DCTV has come so far.

As for Hawk and Dove...I feel like they work better as guest stars than part of the main lineup. I'm fighting to see them in a protagonist-lineup capacity, but the doubt and/or suspicions-of-Executive-Meddling keeps winning. Holding pattern until further notice.