Titans Jason Todd Actor on his relationship with the Batman neighborhood

When Jason Todd of Curran Walters made his surprising debut in the DC Universe movie Titans Last week, Dick Grayson was forced to think about the idea that while he was in Detroit, he was trying to get rid of his old life in Gotham, while Robin and Batman (and apparently the rest of the city) were already about to leave. in the old days.

Although Jason's arrival is an understandable shock for Dick, it's by learning what his life looks like with Batman, who casts a loop for the ex-Boy Wonder. But when I recently spoke to Walters about his portrayal of the character and the impact of his presence on other Titans, he explained that, if Jason had an undeniable contrast with the darkness, he also introduced a particular type of light into the mixture.

io9: For you, personally, who is Jason Todd? What is pushing him?

Curran Walters: I knew that Jason still had a big place in comics, especially since we had seen him become the Red Hood, which was great. I think in Titansyou will discover different parts of Jason's identity. There are funny and light comic book moments, but you also see the flea on his shoulder, especially in the face of authority. The Jason we meet is developing. He becomes himself.

io9: Would you say that Jason has adopted the Robin identity and made it as soon as we meet him for the first time?

Walters: In comics, I think it was number 409 when Batman first called Jason "Robin" and from there, they really started developing a father-son relationship. Bruce takes Jason under his wing because he sees a potential in the child and I love this aspect of their dynamics. Dick tries to warn Jason that being part of Batman's family can have an impact on a person's life, but Jason is not ready to hear it, because for him, being Robin is the most better things.

io9: There's a moment in this week's episode that really struck me: Jason challenges Dick and tells him that there are things about Bruce that Dick could never understand. It's daring considering Jason's youth and his new collaboration with Bruce.

Walters: They both have a different view of Bruce. Jason does not really understand what Dick lived with Bruce. After Dick's departure, Bruce immediately replaces him with Jason.

io9: And Dick is trying to manage his pain.

Walters: Exactly. Jason never had that sort of betrayal on the part of Batman, because Bruce did not take it until recently and started working together. Jason has lost both parents, but it's not the same as asking your father to break your trust.

io9: Even though they are different, it is interesting to note that they both have these traces of violence and brutality. Is that the kind of energy you give him when he meets the rest of the Titans?

Walters: Jason brings a touch of light to the team, but it also has a darkness and brutality that corresponds to the overall tone of the series. Jason can be fun and caring, but he is also that deadly fighter who gets kicked and [has] fun while he does it. Even if Titans never really manages to [Jason being killed by the Joker], the darkness that this event makes appear in him in the comics is something that Titans really begins to explore.