r/Nightwing • u/ImpKing0 • 2d ago

Discussion Where did the fancasting of Dylan O’ Brien come from?

I know he’s built a pretty decent career (Blade runner, teen wolf) but I always thought the idea of him as Nightwing was a bit random. I haven’t watched BladeRunner since I was like 11 when it first came out, but I don’t remember my first impressions of him being anywhere linked to cast as Nightwing?

Could someone perhaps breakdown why he was so heavily in demand specifically for this role? I rarely see people besides him get fancast with such enthusiasm. Perhaps if there are recommendations of what to watch him in as I’ve never personally seen the connection.

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u/They_call_me_Arby 2d ago

Best guess? Because he was really sassy and funny in teen wolf. I’ve not really watched much of his other stuff but I really loved him in teen wolf.

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u/jangofettsfathersday 2d ago

Probably after the Maze Runner came out someone had an idea for a fan casting

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u/ImpKing0 1d ago

But why specifically him?

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u/Important-Coat7177 Discowing 2d ago

Interesting! In all the fancasts I’ve ever seen, people had him pegged as Tim Drake.

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u/ImpKing0 1d ago

Really?? I’ve never seen anything with him as Tim Drake;that’s pretty interesting.

Never seen such a collective want for a fancast for Dylan though

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u/cosmic-GLk 2d ago

Where does any fancast come from? Someones subjective preference