James Gunn broadcasts DC animated film ‘Dynamic Duo,’ about two Robins

Holy double Robins, Batman!

An animated DC movie following two of the Batman sidekicks is within the works, DC Studios co-chief James Gunn introduced on social media Tuesday afternoon.

“Over the moon excited to announce the latest 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,” Gunn posted on X. “The primary characteristic movie from the visionary Swaybox, a mixture of animation, puppetry, and CGI, a script from the splendidly proficient Matt Aldrich, produced with our companions at Matt Reeves’ sixth & Idaho. That is one thing particular.”

Although Reeves is producing, the storyline for Dynamic Duo won’t tie into his movie The Batman or its TV spinoff, The Penguin. As an alternative, in keeping with Selection, it would observe how “the friendship between Grayson and Todd as youths turns into examined by their diverging concepts for what their future must be.”

For his half, Reeves shared Gunn’s announcement, writing within the caption, “I could not be any extra excited…!” alongside becoming emojis of a bat and a robin.

As for the animation itself, in keeping with its web site, “Swaybox Studios is bringing the magic of sensible puppetry to the large display screen in methods by no means earlier than seen. Since 2014, Swaybox principals Arthur Mintz, Theresa Andersson, Noah Scruggs, Chris Armand, and Thomas Woodruff have pioneered new strategies that problem viewers’ notions of how puppets look, transfer, and really feel. The result’s long-form storytelling that’s visually breathtaking, dynamically expressive, and — above all — extra human.”

The New Orleans-based firm, which has a workforce of 25 animators, fabricators, designers, and artists, touts its capacity for its puppetry to retain “the nostalgic attraction of this age-old artwork type.”

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Along with Reeves, Gunn and fellow DC Studios chief Peter Safran and Swaybox Studios’ Andersson will produce Dynamic Duo. Since Gunn and Safran took over DC in 2022, they have been busy. Gunn particularly just lately spoke to Leisure Weekly about new grownup animated sequence Creature Commandos from the set of Peacemaker season 2, whereas additionally engaged on post-production of subsequent yr’s Superman. Gunn says Creature Commandos is the proper appetizer for what’s to return from DC, which now in fact contains Dynamic Duo.

“Superman is the true begin of every part, it is a humongous epic. It is a approach for folks to only take a little bit nibble and see what it tastes like,” Gunn says. “There are a ton of enjoyable references to different DC stuff, a bunch of hints for issues which are coming. So I feel it is simply a very enjoyable technique to begin.”