Almost no character in the new DCU has come with more questions than Batman, as the Caped Crusader is still waiting for his return to the big screen. His world was first introduced with a look at Gotham in Clayface, but plans are still very much up in the air for his first solo movie, The Brave and the Bold, as casting is still some time away from officially being confirmed. Thankfully, DC is delivering an animated look at this hero’s world with the upcoming Dynamic Duo movie.
Dynamic Duo is directed by Arthur Mintz, with DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn and The Batman director Matt Reeves producing the movie. It will center on two of the most famous Robins, Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, working together before going their separate ways, with Grayson becoming Robin and Todd adopting the Red Hood mantle. Now, just over a year and a half before the movie’s release, one of DC’s top names has confirmed some exciting news regarding who will bring the roles to life.
Speaking with Collider, DC Studios co-chairman Peter Safran confirmed that Mason Thames will voice the role of Dick Grayson in the upcoming Dynamic Duo animated movie. Safran credited Thames for his desire to be in the movie, saying he “auditioned the s*** out of it” and was “just obsessed” with the DC world. The executive seemed more than pleased with Thames’ work and excitement about joining the DC Universe as such an iconic character:
“We always talk about wanting volunteers and not recruits to be part of the DCU, to be part of DC Studios, and Mason always wanted to be Dick Grayson. He just did. And he came in, and auditioned the s*** out of it, and was awesome. He’s a wonderful young actor, but boy, did he want this. He was just obsessed. When he came over to the DC offices, he came over with his dad at the time, and we’ve gott ons of great archives and stuff in there, and wanted to take a picture of everything and with everything. He’s a fan.”
Mason Thames is already a rising movie star, with major projects like the two Black Phone movies and Regretting You to his name. He even took on the responsibility of playing Hiccup in the live-action How to Train Your Dragon remake for Universal, which outgrossed its 2010 animated predecessor with a $636 million total at the box office. He is also preparing for his return in the 2027 live-action sequel, which will reintroduce Cate Blanchett as Hiccup’s mother, Valka.
Now, Thames officially joins the cast of Dynamic Duo alongside Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire star Logan Kim, who voices Jason Todd. As this movie preps for its release on Sept. 22, 2028, the big question moving forward is whether Thames will get to take this role into live action when the Dark Knight’s story is finally realized in the main-timeline DCU.
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