Two More Actors Rumored For Nightwing In BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN

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We already know that Adam Driver from Girls is the frontrunner for the young John Hawkes version of Nightwing, who is now all but confirmed to appear in Batman Vs. Superman.

But it wouldn’t be fun if he was the only contender, now would it?

Thankfully, two more names have emerged as possible Dick Graysons. First is Penn Badgley.

Badgley is 27, so he’s about the right age, and now that he’s no longer Gossip Girl… err… on Gossip Girl (opps), Badgley can focus on the film career he’s developed in the past few years. He already has two movies on tap for 2014, following his roles in Easy A and Margin Call. And man, if those cheekbones don’t scream sexy superhero face. He honestly looks more like the kind of Dick Grayson that Zack Snyder’s Batfleck would hang around with, so I wouldn’t count him out.

But then there’s Ezra Miller.

Of the three, Miller probably fits the “young John Hawkes” type better than Driver and Badgley. And he has the most impressive filmography of all the contenders, with We Need To Talk About Kevin, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Afterschool all under his belt. He’s also a little bit crazy, which always helps when you’re playing a guy who dresses up in a spandex quit and goes out karate-chopping bad guys at night.

The only downside to Miller is, at 21, he’s the youngest of the contenders. But considering Ben Affleck, at 41, was one of the youngest contenders for the “aging” Batman gig, that 20 year age difference may be just right for Wayne and Grayson.

If I had my way, it would be Miller in this role. But since Zack Snyder stopped taking my calls, I guess I’ll have to wait and see like everyone else.