No. No he should not.
The opinionated and the ignorant are assuming Burt Ward or Chris O'Donnell are going to be asked to reprise the role of Dick Grayson/Robin in the new Batman movies and have the realistic series be suddenly camped up. An informed opinion would see the reality and trust the new film-makers to add the central character in a mature and realistic fashion.
Jeph Loeb (who I've met in person, yay me!) correctly defends the boy wonder. Loeb's books "Dark Victory" and "The Long Halloween" were inspirations for the new Batman movie series and Dick Grayson is a central, necessary character.
Anyone insisting there is no need for a Robin/Richard Grayson character clearly doesn't, or has never, read the source material. Batman is a central character to a grand storyline that he set into motion and ignoring his impact on the world, including Grayson's origin, is being ignorant. Robin is as essential as Commissioner Gordon or Alfred. He is the lifeline that keeps Bruce from falling into an abyss of darkness and if the movies keep going the way they are, he'll be more needed than ever.
I'm not saying he has to show up in this movie series at all, but getting all up in arms about speculation and writing off the very idea of Robin is ridiculously stupid. Even Batman: The Animated Series introduced the character in a believable way. I get very angry at the outrageous opinions of people who never read the comics but insist they're opinion is an educated one. Robin is Batman's better half and should never be brushed off because of one horrible 60's tv show's version of him.
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My main issue with Robin in general wasn't the role he played in Batman's world, it was just the character himself. In look, behaviour and everything else, he was just so drastically out of place. Even his name. Now, Robin is the one thing I actually think the Schumacher films actually did right. They gave a real mature character with a look and feel that suited the world (a more Nightwing style character). That worked for me.
-Greg
Robin should be Batman Junior but with a little more air of hope. His look is based on the Flying Grayson's original costumes (not sure if that's pre-crisis but it's a retcon so it is now - I respect anyone who understands what I just said).
His appearance is his own (how much more silly would he look in a mini-batman costume?, "Kid Flash" anyone?) and if his behaviour/attitude was more like Batman's, I don't think anyone would be able to stand him, stupid little punk.
That's what was wrong with Jason Todd, he was a macho tough guy wannabe and readers hated him for it and they killed him off.
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