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The Lego Batman Movie director Chris McKay is in the talks to direct a live-action Nightwing film, a spin-off of Batman franchise.
This venture will be a part of the DC Universe by Warner Bros, which was launched with Man of Steel (2013) and last year's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, reported Variety.
Bill Dubuque, who penned The Accountant, is writing the script.
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Talking about the character, Nightwing first appeared in a 1963 DC comic book as an alias used by Superman in stories set in Kandor, a Kryptonian city that was preserved in a bottle.
McKay made his feature film directorial debut with Lego Batman which has grossed $110 million domestically in its first 12 days and collected over USD 72 million in the international circuit
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