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Manu Bennett says Arrow producers took Deathstroke “in the wrong direction”

April 5, 2015 by Gary Collinson

It seems that Manu Bennett isn’t too happy with the way that the producers of Arrow handled his character Slade Wilson / Deathstroke, with the actor offering up some criticism during an interviw with The Music – particularly with regards to his appearance in the third season.

“I think Deathstroke had a lot of possibilities with Arrow, but I think they took it in the wrong direction. I think they should have honoured the Marv Wolfman character who was literally unstoppable. I read the DC comic books and thought Deathstroke was so bad arse because they make it that nobody can stop him. He’s not even super-powered, he is just a mercenary. It took the Justice League to defeat him; it took an army to take him on. In Arrow, it took a while for Oliver to prove his point, but [in season three] was just a beating of Slade, adding insult to injury.”

Do you agree with Bennett? Was Deathstroke mishandled? Let us know your thoughts…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ONsp_bmDYXc&list=PL18yMRIfoszFLSgML6ddazw180SXMvMz5

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Arrow, DC, Manu Bennett

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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