Rumor has it that another Snyder will have some business going in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice." According to reports, Eli, the son of film director Zack Snyder, will play the role of Robin in the highly-anticipated battle-centric DC movie.
Heroic Hollywood says that Eli can easily be one-half of the Dynamic Duo. The superhero-loving tipster says that the "Sucker Punch" star stands 6 feet tall and weighs 174 pounds, which should make him a physically convincing Robin. The actor, who is set to study film in UCLA in fall, is also a football player. He is a quarterback for Maranatha High Varsity Football, which means that he already has the physique needed to play the role of the Boy Wonder.
It was already established that in the movie, Robin will appear in Bruce Wayne's flashback. It is rumored to be one that will allow Batman's trusty partner to share screen time with The Joker (Jared Leto). The villain is responsible for Robin's death and taunts Batman about it in the film.
It wouldn't be impossible to see Eli portraying the character for "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" as he has already some previous acting credits on his resume, most of which he had done with his dad as the director.
"(Eli) was baby Leonidas in 300 and baby Rorschach in Watchmen," Zack said as quoted by ESPN. "When we went to make Man of Steel, he was too busy with football to be in the movie. I had a part for him and he said he couldn't do it because it was fall."
Perhaps, Eli has found time to squeeze in some movie acting. For now, this remains a rumor. The only way to know for sure is to wait for "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" on March 25, 2016.
