Manganiello made it official with the tweet of a Wall Street Journal story in which DC Entertainment president Geoff Johns confirmed the casting. Before the heavyweight champ of superhero cinema that is Marvel Studios existed, Sony reigned supreme with its first “Spider-Man” movie franchise. [Did Ben Affleck just reveal the next major villain in the DC movie universe?] It’s very possible there could be just as many fans rooting for Deathstroke as there are pulling for Batfleck when the next solo Batman film arrives. And if Manganiello’s Deathstroke can avoid the end-of-movie death that befalls so many cinematic Batman villains, this is a moment for DC and Warner Bros. that is ripe with potential for expansion.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2016 17:28 UTC