Why did they introduce Robin in Dark Knight Rises?

In The Dark Knight Rises, John Blake’s real name is revealed as Robin. We explain this nod to the Boy Wonder and what it means for the movie’s ending. They literally called him Robin at the end of the movie.

Is Blake supposed to be Robin?

This was confirmed when Blake revealed that his legal name is Robin, and discovered the location of the Batcave at the end of the film, indicating that he will become a masked vigilante and replace Batman as the protector of Gotham City. Blake seems to be a combination of the first three Robin characters in the comics.

Was Joseph Gordon Levitt supposed to be Batman?

Zack Snyder confirms that bringing back Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Dark Knight Rises Batman was considered. As Bruce senses his time protecting Gotham is near, he departs the Bat Cave and leaves his superhero legacy entirely in Blake’s hands, setting up Gordon-Levitt as a future Caped Crusader.

Does Joseph Gordon Levitt became Robin?

However, the film’s final moments set him up for a much larger role, as his legal name is revealed to be Robin, and he is gifted the means to take over the Batman mantle as Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne lives a peaceful life of retirement in Florence.

Why was there no Batman and Robin?

Christian Bale said that he wouldn’t want to be Batman in this franchise if there was a Robin and Christopher Nolan obliged. Nolan said that he wouldn’t fit the dark tone of the movies. Also Dick Grayson is very young when he becomes Robin, about 10 or 12. So that’s another reason for not having him in the films.

Why was Robin not in Batman movies?

In the Burton universe, Batman and Batman Returns just occurred before Robin got there. The Nolan Batman didn’t have a “superhero” Robin so that’s kind of a trick, but as much as people loved these movies, it’s “realism” made it farther away from Batman portrayed in the comics anyway.