DC has rolled out the first trailer of Titans, the new live-action adaptation of the popular comic and animated TV show Teen Titans, which is exclusively being made for its upcoming streaming service, DC Universe. The trailer reveals an unexpected darker side of Dick Grayson, the erstwhile Robin, who is always considered as one of Batman’s most trusted allies.
The one thing about the trailer that has grabbed everyone’s attention is Robin (Brenton Thwaites) growling “F*** Batman” as he takes on a group of criminals who are asking for his former partner in crime, Batman.
The new Titans trailer showcases a haunted girl called Raven (Teagan Croft) who reaches out to detective Dick Grayson for help. He seems to be back and forth with Raven amid a dream-like flashback of his parents from the time they were together as the ‘Flying Grayson’. Fans of Dick Grayson would know that his backstory is vital to his narrative in the series.
There are also a couple shots of Beast Boy (Ryan Potter) and Starfire (Anna Diop) in action.
Fans had a mixed reaction to the newly released Titans trailer. While some of them loved Brenton Thwaites’ portrayal of Dick Grayson, others didn’t seem to like the trailer at all. You can check out their reaction to the trailer as well as “Robin’s F*** Batman” line below.
Polygon recently caught up with former DC Entertainment head and Titans executive producer Geoff Johns at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con 2018 event. When Johns was asked to comment on the “F**k Batman” line, he said there’s a good reason for the line.
“The trailer shows a piece of the tone of the show — the show’s not all that,” Johns said. “But it does make you go, ‘Why is he saying [F**k Batman?]’ If you look at when Robin first left Batman in the comics, there was a lot of uneasiness and him being lost. Titans is really a series about these different characters that are all lost in their lives; just like the greatest comic book Titans run ever, by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, it’s about all these lost characters find one another. And they’re all struggling with something, and Robin is clearly struggling with his past with Batman.”
Johns added that fans will learn a lot more about it and also the reason behind his grittiness when they watch DC’s Titans series.
Titans will debut on DC Universe sometime later this year.
Just watched that awful, awful #Titans trailer. This sums up how I feel about it pic.twitter.com/JIpW3WndwF
— Not Bill Walton (@NotBillWalton) July 19, 2018
Bruce after watching that trailer #Titans pic.twitter.com/pnwllNQefd
— Comic Book Talk (@ComicBooksTalk) July 19, 2018
Batman just saw the new #Titans trailer, and he has some THOUGHTS. #SDCC2018 pic.twitter.com/4HuMzrHKcA
— Clay McCormack (@DeadMeatComic) July 20, 2018
#Titans trailer is horrible.
Starfire looks awful.
Robin's character is terrible. Why is he acting like Jason or Damian Wayne?
Beast boy. Can't take him serious.
A 13 year old scared Raven sucks.
— Ofe Nsala (@Lloyd__oski) July 20, 2018
That #Titans trailer looks… well… something… pic.twitter.com/DnwiBHZb2a
— Scott Mendelson (@ScottMendelson) July 19, 2018
People after watching #Titans trailer:
"Omg Dick Grayson said Fuck Batman! The real Dick would never say that!!"Me: Fuck yes!! About fucking time! As far as I remember, Bruce had an affair with Barbara and even got her pregnant in the comics.#DCUniverse
— Darktower. 'ꯁꯤꯗꯥꯔꯠ' (@Sitharther) July 19, 2018
People wondering about the #Titans trailer and Googling "Robin fuck Batman" and getting something else entirely
— Brett White (@brettwhite) July 19, 2018
The best thing about the #Titans trailer for me, in all honesty. 😍 pic.twitter.com/xDDNIbBMQT
— Ephrain (@SilvaOfSteel) July 20, 2018
The trailer for #TITANS makes it look more like a bad fan film than an actual TV show
— Mikelle Andersen (@MikelleAndersen) July 19, 2018
After seeing the new #Titans trailer at #SDCC2018 pic.twitter.com/1Q0mBuATfY
— Joshua Ovenshire (@TheJovenshire) July 19, 2018
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