Draft:Dynamic Duo (film)

Dynamic Duo
Directed byArthur Mintz
Written byMatthew Aldrich
Based onCharacters from DC
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Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Dynamic Duo is an upcoming American animated superhero film based on DC Comics featuring the Robin characters Dick Grayson and Jason Todd. Produced by DC Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, and 6th & Idaho, and to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, the film is being directed by Arthur Mintz from a screenplay written by Matthew Aldrich. The film serves as an origin story following Grayson and Todd, otherwise known as the Robins, as orphans and the "Dynamic Duo".

An animated film focused on the Dick Grayson and Jason Todd incarnations of Robin was revealed to be in development in October 2024. The film's puppetry animation is provided by Swaybox Studios.

Dynamic Duo is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States in early-to-mid 2028.

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Development

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In October 2024, DC Studios and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation greenlit a theatrical animated film titled Dynamic Duo, to be focused on the origin story of the DC Comics characters Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, otherwise known as the Robins, as orphans and the "Dynamic Duo". Arthur Mintz was set to direct the film with Matthew Aldrich writing the script. The film's digital puppetry "Momo animation" technology, which combines computer animation with practical stop motion and live-action performances, was being provided by Mintz's animation studio Swaybox Studios. DC's The Batman (2022) director Matt Reeves was producing the film through his production company 6th & Idaho, but it is not connected to that film's continuity. DC Studios's James Gunn and Peter Safran also produce the film alongside Mintz's wife and Swaybox co-head Theresa Andersson.[1][2] Dynamic Duo is the first animated film produced by DC Studios and the first new project to move forward at that studio following the announcement of its initial DC Universe (DCU) slate.[3][4] Later that month, Mintz described the film as a "modest character-piece" while comparing the film's action sequences to those of The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).[4]

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Early footage of the film was included in a sizzle reel of Warner Bros. Pictures Animation's slate presented at its LightBox Expo panel at the end of October 2024.[4]

Release

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Dynamic Duo is scheduled to be theatrically released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States in early-to-mid-2028.[4][2]

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  1. ^ a b c D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 1, 2024). "The Robins' Origin Story Dynamic Duo In The Works With DC Studios, WBPA & 6th & Idaho; Movie To Be Made With Puppetry Animation". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Booth, Kaitlyn (October 1, 2024). "James Gunn Has Announced A New DC Studios Film, Dynamic Duo". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Vary, Adam B. (October 1, 2024). "Animated Robin Origin Story Dynamic Duo Set at DC Studios, Featuring Dick Grayson and Jason Todd". Variety. Archived from the original on October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Kelley, Aidan (October 26, 2024). "James Gunn's Animated Robin Movie Officially Has a Release Window". Collider. Archived from the original on October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
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