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Batgirl would have featured in Ben Affleck’s The Batman movie, says Deathstroke actor Joe Manganiello

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The more that’s revealed about Ben Affleck’s once-planned The Batman film, the more disappointing it becomes that we never got his version. The latest news about the abandoned DCEU project comes from Justice Con, a fan-organized event for all things Zack Snyder, where actor Joe Manganiello spoke in detail about how his character Deathstroke would’ve […]

Joe Manganiello opens up about Ben Affleck’s cancelled Batman movie and Deathstroke’s murderous revenge plot

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Justice Con is a fan-organized event centered around Zack Snyder, which also includes films in his once-planned DC Extended Universe line-up. During the event, Zack Snyder’s Justice League actor Joe Manganiello spoke about his character Deathstroke and went into detail about Ben Affleck’s cancelled version of The Batman which would have pit his Slade Wilson […]

Justice League’s Joe Manganiello discusses DC Films’ abandoned Deathstroke plans

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Way back in 2016 when the DC Extended Universe was still in its infancy, actor Joe Manganiello was brought on board to portray the character of Slade Wilson, a.k.a. the mercenary Deathstroke. The studio seemingly had big plans for Manganiello and the character; initially cast as the villain for Ben Affleck’s incarnation of The Batman, […]

Matt Reeves announces that The Batman has wrapped filming

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Some fourteen months on from the start of production – and a global pandemic and several production shutdowns and delays later – director Matt Reeves has taken to social media to announce that yesterday, March 13th, marked the final day of production on the Robert Pattinson-led DC reboot The Batman. Now, all we have to […]

HBO Max’s Gotham City PD series will cross over with The Batman

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Last summer it was announced that director Matt Reeves will expand the world of The Batman with an HBO Max spinoff series based around the Gotham City Police Department, and now the streamer’s chief content officer Casey Bloys has confirmed that the plan is to have characters cross over between the movie and TV show. […]

Jeffrey Wright to voice The Dark Knight for HBO Max comedy podcast Batman: The Audio Adventures

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Westworld star Jeffrey Wright is set to follow his upcoming stint as Commissioner Gordon in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ The Batman by returning to Gotham City – this time as the Caped Crusader himself – for the HBO Max narrative comedy podcast Batman: The Audio Adventures. THR reports that the project hails from SNL’s […]

HBO Max’s The Batman spinoff series finds new showrunner following Terence Winter’s departure

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Last year, it was announced that showrunner Terence Winter was departing the upcoming The Batman spinoff series for HBO Max due to creative differences, and now, it seems like the project has found its new showrunner. According to Deadline, Giri/Haji creator Joe Barton has taken over as showrunner for the upcoming DC series, with The Batman director Matt Reeves […]

DC Films’ Walter Hamada opens up about the studio’s multiverse plans

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For long-time fans of DC Comics, the idea of the multiverses and all of their unique stories are familiar. Even fans of the Arrowverse TV shows on The CW are used to DC and its different Earths. But now, it seems like the general public who watches just the movies will finally be introduced to […]

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

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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. […]