In fact, while speaking with CinemaBlend about his producing role on The LEGO Ninjago Movie, McKay specifically told us that he intends to include nods to Dick Grayson’s history with Haly’s Circus in the hero’s solo movie, and that he intends to craft action sequences so complex that they will actually force the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science to create an Oscar category for stunt work.
Despite how tight-lipped Chris McKay has been about the Nightwing movie in recent months, he has still let a few key details out while promoting other films.
When you take all of that into consideration, it probably becomes pretty clear to see why we’re so excited about this film, and the possibilities that it creates by scaling things down from the DCEU’s standard city-destroying action.