Confirmed! Joe Manganiello is Deathstroke in Batman Solo Film
Forces Collide
By Alex Burns
The rumours are true! After Ben Affleck revealed that sweet tease of Deathstroke footage on his Twitter account the comic book world has been rife with buzz about who would be behind the master assassin's mask. We can now confirm that Joe Manganiello will portray Slade Wilson AKA Deathstroke in the upcoming solo Batman film!
The news comes via an interview the Wall Street Journal had with DC Entertainment's chief creative officer and comicbook guru Geoff Johns. Johns confirmed Manganiello (True Blood, Magic Mike) for the role of Deathstroke and that he will appear in the solo Batman film directed by Ben Affleck, Johns is also co-writing the script on that one.
Johns wouldn't be drawn on whether Deathstroke will appear in Justice League which is currently shooting here in the UK but for now we can look forward to an almighty throw down between two of the meanest and most badass characters in the DC Comic Library as The Dark Knight takes on the Master Assassin!
— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) August 29, 2016
Check out our special Deathstroke podcast where we chatted at length about our hopes for Deathstroke in the DCEU prior to the casting announcement.
We have no confirmed release date for the Batman solo film at this point but the earliest the movie could hit theatres is 2018, well keep you posted. Ben Affleck will next appear as Batman in Zack Snyder's Justice League on November 17th 2017.
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