We know Warner Bros.’s battle of the super powered titans has its two leads, but new word of a recent casting call may have already answered the latest mystery of who else is caught up in the fray.
Catching Fire‘s Jena Malone has been the latest to be attached to 2016’s Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and will allegedly be playing Carrie Kelly, a.k.a Robin, according to a recent interview with an anonymous source within Warner Bros. Studios, a Detroit broadcasting station reports.
WILX-10 News station reporter Kirk Montgomery spoke with one of the extras at Michigan State University, where a scene involving Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) and Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) was being filmed this week.
“I’ve also learned that the character of Robin is now female,” he said, referring to the film’s alleged adaptation of the comic book arc The Dark Knight Returns, in which Batman’s sidekick, Robin, was portrayed by a woman named Carrie Kelly. Warner Bros. has declined to comment.
Malone, who appeared in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” has been seen onset of the superhero blockbuster and recent movie red carpet premieres donning a red hairstyle.
Casting rumors for “Batman V Superman” have been in high demand since director Zak Snyder revealed the project at Comic-Con last year.
The anonymous extra in question who spoke with WILX faces a sizable fine of at least $5 million after signing a non-disclosure agreement with Warner Bros. which was, in turn, breached.
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” co-starring Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, and Jeremy Irons, opens Mar. 25th, 2016.
Via Variety, Slash Film, & Collider