The DC Universe’s upcoming Titans television has been run through the ringer a number of times and it doesn’t look it’s going to stop any time soon given the latest photo of the Titans team.
First, leaked set photos of the Titans team questioned why the costume design of all of the Titans except for Brenton Thwaites’ Dick Grayson. Raven, Starfire, and Beast Boy’s costumes just didn’t fit what fans have come to expect from the characters they’ve come to know and love in both the comics and in animated television shows. And while many praised the Dick Grayson costume there were a number of folks who said he looked more like Tim Drake than Dick Grayson.
While the Dick Grayson character avoided the majority of criticism on costume design, he would get his moment in the sun when DC Universe released their first trailer for the Titans series. In the trailer, Grayson says, “F*** Batman.” It had a number of fan in an uproar as they couldn’t believe Dick Grayson would say this. In fact, they pointed out the character sounded more like Jason Todd than Grayson.
In response to the initial criticism of the leaked set photo of Starfire, actress Anna Diop, who plays Starfire, responded in a now deleted Instagram post where she claimed the photo was “out of context and it’s a misrepresentation of the phenomenal production it all.”
However, Entertainment Weekly just released a brand new look at the Titans team that confirms the leaked set photo is exactly what we are getting from the production team when it comes to Starfire’s costume.
It doesn’t look they have made any adjustments to the costumes whatsoever. Here’s the original set leaks:
[BREAKING] The first leaked photo of Koriand’r aka Starfire (Anna Diop) in her costume on the set of #Titans ! pic.twitter.com/HRwf3KFOjH
— teen titans (@badpostitans) April 11, 2018
[BREAKING] First FULL picture of Beast Boy (Ryan Potter) and Raven (Teagan Croft) in their #Titans costumes! pic.twitter.com/jpDuHmGBhG
— teen titans (@badpostitans) April 11, 2018
And fans made it very clear they disapprove of the costumes:
And it looks like shit! ? pic.twitter.com/hLj5dMEm7f
— Lourenço Sombra ?? (@TremorBD) September 13, 2018
I cannot wait for this to start. I don't like the wig on Starfire. It looks cheap. The actress looks badass but the wig could have been better. That's my only complaint.
— jerry buck (@angrynative08) September 13, 2018
— Flopi (@Taiischu) September 13, 2018
Sorry,but its the only thing that I can feel about this pic.twitter.com/1FEcPzyYt4
— Maria Clara Pimenta (@MariaclaraINK1) September 13, 2018
this…….is rough
— wu ? buy jiminxjamie on itunes (@wuthemoon) September 13, 2018
it’s a no from me
— i love hoseok (@hoseoksthot_) September 14, 2018
Omg no, beast boy looks the most accurate out of all of them tho
— Andrea ✨ (@miss__yeya) September 14, 2018
Brutally disappointed from this
— ?❄ Shana ❄? (@neitononoshana) September 14, 2018
It still looks so horrible ? especially Gar and Starfire. Raven’s look can fixed and why is Kory’s hair pink like in Teen Titans Go ?? #Titans #DCUTitans #DCUniverse
— Pondering Mind (@ponderingTheDay) September 13, 2018
What’s really interesting is that according to EW, “Titans began as a potential TNT series in 2014, but the network passed on the pilot in 2016.”
Nevertheless, DC has decided to go ahead and launch their DC Universe streaming service with Titans. Geoff Johns explains, “It was an opportunity do less of a conventional procedural show and more of a 12-hour movie.… We could focus in more on character and push the envelope, in terms of content.”
What do you make of the costumes? Will you be jumping on board DC Universe to check out this show?