Nightwing (CGCU film)

Nightwing is an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Produced by DC Films and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, it is the third film in the Community Gotham Cinematic Universe. The film is directed by Chris McKay, who wrote the screenplay with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. It stars Timothee Chalamet as Dick Grayson/Nightwing, with Amandla Stenberg, Jason Schwartzman, Camila Mendes, Robert Pattinson, and Sierra Capri rounding out the ensemble cast.

Cast

 * Timothee Chalamet as Dick Grayson/Nightwing
 * Amandla Stenberg as Barbara Gordon/Oracle
 * Jason Schwartzman as Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow
 * Camila Mendes as Officer Renee Montoya
 * Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman
 * Sierra Capri as Koriand'r/Starfire

Plot Synopsis
Years ago, Dick Grayson served as the dark knight’s original sidekick, taken in by billionaire Bruce Wayne after his parents were assassinated. For awhile, his life is going great, and he even starts a relationship with the daughter of Commissioner Gordon. Eventually, Dick grows tired of living in Batman’s shadow, and leaves Barbara to go to the town of Bludhaven. Unfortunately, everything comes crashing down when Barbara is paralyzed from the waist down by Batman’s notorious archenemy: Joker. Now, Dick has a new moniker: Nightwing, with Barbara helping him fight crime from behind the scenes codenamed “the Oracle.” As usual, trouble arises in the form of a masked drug dealer known as “the Scarecrow.” Nightwing makes friends with Renee Montoya, a rookie Bludhaven detective. Nightwing confronts Scarecrow, but is attacked by his dangerous hallucinogenic gas: Fear Toxin. Everything goes black, leaving Nightwing stumbling around in the dark. Suddenly, a familiar voice starts telling Dick he is a complete failure without him: Batman. Nightwing tries to hold his own against his vision, but ends up being defeated by Scarecrow and left for dead. Fortunately, Renee rescues him and takes him to Oracle, who is able to manufacture an antidote against the toxin. Renee also learns Scarecrow is corrupt physician Jonathan Crane, and is plotting to poison Bludhaven’s water supply and make profit off of his own placebo cure. Barbara urges Dick to completely recover before facing Scarecrow again. He refuses, and a brief argument ends with the two breaking up. Nightwing is able to defeat Crane by using the Fear Toxin against him, leaving him too mentally damaged to continue his plan. Bludhaven is safe, and Dick has successfully stepped out of Bruce’s shadow. However, it comes at a great cost when Barbara moves back to Gotham. Meanwhile, Nightwing investigates a spaceship crash in the outskirts of the city. Suddenly, a woman with orange skin and bright pink hair emerges, introducing herself as Koriand’r...

Sequel
Nightwing Returns, a sequel to the film, was released in 2026.