Deathstroke takes a swing at Batman in newly revealed DCEU concept art from JusticeLeague storyboard artist Jay Oliva. 👀
Justice League’s storyboard artist Jay Oliva shares previously unrevealed concept art of Joe Manganiello’s Deathstroke, hinting at the DCEU's original plans for his character. Manganiello, who cameoed in the final moments of Justice League as the mercenary Slade Wilson , was widely expected to reprise his role both in his own solo movie and as the primary antagonist of Ben Affleck’s cancelled Batman film.
In the theatrical release of Justice League, Manganiello’s Deathstroke appeared briefly in a post-credit scene that teased Lex Luthor’s creation of the Injustice League. However, when Zack Snyder sought to release his original vision for the film with Zack Snyder’s Justice League, he also restored the original post-credit scene in which Luthor revealed Bruce Wayne’s secret identity, setting the scene for Deathstroke's proper DCEU introduction.
This, of course, is not the first time fans have been teased with what might have been and reignited calls for the solo Batfleck movie. Earlier this year, Manganiello himself caused a stir by changing his own profile pic to that of Deathstroke just days before The Batman was due to release in cinemas.
While some fans continue to have hopes that Discovery’s recent acquisition of Warner Bros. may potentially lead to a DCEU course correction, Manganiello himself has even revealed that he doesn’t think it is likely he’ll ever get to play the role again, saying he “let that go a while ago.” Moreover, it is beginning to seem even more likely that the DCEU’s Batman will be played by Michael Keaton moving forward after the events of The Flash movie.
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