proving a disappointment more or less across the board, many fans are willing to shrug it off and look ahead to the future of the DC cinematic universe.
This future consists almost exclusively of solo outings, be they sequels (Batgirl and McKay's Nightwing.
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While there are no details on Nightwing's plot or even which Nightwing we will get (though the smart money is on the most popular incarnation coming soon," and has responded on Twitter to a fan's concern over the look of the Bat-family's masked eyes.
When a fan voiced his preference on the appearance of the Bat-characters' eyes in the current run of films - preferring the opaque white lenses when Batman or the other Bat-family heroes are masked or cowled - McKay seemed to hint toward including just that in his Nightwing. See below:
Agreed— Chris McKay (@buddboetticher) February 18, 2018
Zack Snyder's version of Batman introduced in Batman v Superman did indeed feature the glowing white lenses - but only in the armor Ben Affleck's Batman wore during his battle with Henry Cavill's Superman. Nearly every comic book version of Batman has featured the white eyes on Batman's cowl for decades, with a notable exception being the Earth One Batman, which featured a very different take on Batman's origin. To be fair, Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight featured Batman's iconic white lenses during the movie's final act, with Batman also utilizing a twist on the famous "Detective Vision", but that trilogy is separate from the current canon.
If we take McKay's brief comment at face value, it could mean that fans should expect Nightwing's Bat-universe to hew closer to the comics than we've seen up to this point. The aesthetics of Nightwing's mask aside, a question that remains unanswered is just when Nightwing will be released (as it was not included on which Batman will be his former mentor. Fans are eager for a faithful take on Dick Grayson, but clearing up the snarled narrative continuity would result in a lot of pre-emptive goodwill toward the filmmakers.
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Source: Chris McKay
