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Deathstroke actor Joe Manganiello reveals story details about Ben Affleck’s The Batman

December 9, 2020 by EJ Moreno

After his brief tease in 2017’s Justice League, fans wanted more of Joe Manganiello’s take on iconic Batman villain Deathstroke. Known for his gun and sword mastery, Deathstroke is a perfect match for the Dark Knight, and fans almost got to see Manganiello face off with Ben Affleck in Warner Bros.’ aborted Batman solo movie.

This version of The Batman would ultimately never come to be, with Affleck exiting the role and director’s chair and Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson coming on board to reboot the property. However, Manganiello still speaks fondly of the project, and during an interview with Yahoo for his new film Archenemy, the actor dove into what inspired the David Fincher-like tone of Affleck’s script, comparing it to Fincher’s 1997 film The Game.

“There were similarities to The Game,” Manganiello said, going on to add that the original pitch had Deathstroke systematically destroying Bruce Wayne’s life. “It was a really dark story in which Deathstroke was like a shark or a horror movie villain that was dismantling Bruce’s life from the inside out. It was this systemic thing: He killed everyone close to Bruce and destroyed his life to try and make him suffer because he felt that Bruce was responsible for something that happened to him.”

While we never got to see Batman and Deathstroke squaring off, both Affleck and Manganiello have recently reprised their roles for reshoots on Zack Snyder’s Justice League, which is coming to HBO Max in 2021.

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Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: Batman, Ben Affleck, DC, DC Extended Universe, Deathstroke, Joe Manganiello, The Batman

About EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno is a film and television critic and entertainment writer who joined the pop culture website Flickering Myth in 2018 and now serves as the executive producer of Flickering Myth TV, a YouTube channel with over 27,000 subscribers. With over a decade of experience, he is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic who is also part of the Critics Choice Association and GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

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