How to Train Your Dragon Star Mason Thames Confirmed as Dick Grayson in DC’s Animated Dynamic Duo

DC Studios’ upcoming animated feature "Dynamic Duo" has found one of its leading voices. Mason Thames, who starred in the live-action "How to Train Your Dragon," will voice Dick Grayson, the original Robin.

DC Studios co-chairman and co-CEO Peter Safran confirmed the previously reported casting during a recent interview with Collider.

“We always talk about wanting volunteers, not recruits, to be part of DC Studios. Mason wanted to be Dick Grayson, and he absolutely crushed his audition,” Safran said. He added that Thames was obsessed with the character. During a visit to the DC offices with his father, the actor eagerly tried to take photos with everything in the company’s archives.

"Dynamic Duo" will explore Dick Grayson and Jason Todd’s early years as Robin rather than their later identities as Nightwing and Red Hood. Produced with Swaybox Studios, the film combines puppetry, stop-motion animation and CGI, with real cameras used to give its action a physical quality unlike conventional animation.

Safran compared Swaybox Studios’ technological innovation to Pixar’s work on "Toy Story," adding that he could not wait for audiences to see the results.

Batman’s involvement has yet to be confirmed, while casting for Jason Todd has not been announced. "Dynamic Duo" is scheduled to hit theaters on September 22, 2028.

via: Collider