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The DCEU wasted a major DC baddie , but theDCU ’s upcomingTeen Titansmovie can do the lineament Department of Justice . Several character were coiffe up to become big players throughoutthe DCEU ’s 15 movies , but some of them did n’t get the chance to show their full potential before the DCEU concluded . For instance , the Joker only come out inSuicide Squadand Zack Snyder’sJustice League , missing the chance to become a recurring DCEU baddie . likewise , both cuts ofJustice Leagueteased the squad ’s imminent conflict against Darkseid , but the franchise finish before they could cross way of life .

Justice Leaguein finical teased the possibility of multiple DCEU villains team up up to defend the Justice League . InJustice League ’s post - credits scene , Deathstroke visit Lex Luthor , who informs him of the Justice League ’s creation and purport the idea of forming a team of their own . This is a nod to DC Comics ' Injustice League — a supervillain team made up of top - tier antagonists . The DCEU ’s Injustice League set - up was never acknowledged afterward , and Deathstroke remained a cameo character afterBen Affleck’sThe Batmanmovie was offset . However , an coming DCU undertaking can make the most out of the assassinator .

Deathstroke Is DCU The Teen Titans’ Ideal Main Villain

Slade Wilson Is The Teen Titans' Famous Archnemesis In DC Comics

Deathstroke and the Teen Titans can train their own feud disjoined from any Justice League member

Now , the DCU’sTeen Titansmovieis the idealistic opportunity to depict this moral force on the braggy screen . Robin has n’t had enough time in the limelight inBatmanmovies , countenance alone have his own enemies . Likewise , the only effort at bring Deathstroke to the big projection screen tied him to Batman . In the new DC Universe , Deathstroke and the Teen Titans can train their own feud separate from any Justice League member , and the villain could get more opportunities to return in other characters ' movies and shows without the baggage of being cognize as a fellow member of Batman ’s rogue gallery .

Can Joe Manganiello Play Deathstroke In The DCU?

Joe Manganiello Only Played Slade Wilson In Two Brief DCEU Scenes

Joe Manganiello repeatedly expressed his interest in play Deathstroke after being cast as the villain inJustice League . However , once Ben Affleck’sThe Batmanwas scrapped in favor of Matt Reeves ' take on the project with Robert Pattinson in the lead role , the likeliness of a full - duration Deathstroke appearance was reduced dramatically . Manganiello play Slade Wilson one last meter in the Knightmare sequence of Zack Snyder’sJustice Leaguein 2021 , which also brought back Jared Leto ’s Joker for a terminal appearance . Then , Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomconcluded the DCEU two years later .

After it was confirmed that the DCEU had no place for Deathstroke , Joe Manganiello give away that he discussed the possibility ofa DCEU Deathstroke prequel in comical book formwith creative person Jim Lee . unluckily , Manganiello ’s concept for the in writing novel was presently argufy as well . Manganiello cite that he headed to James Gunn for comment , to which Gunn allegedly advised him to"let it go . “While James Gunn ’s DCU bring back multiple doer from the DCEU , Manganiello ’s scrapped Deathstroke graphic novel seems like the final nail in the coffin for his take on the DC villain .

According to Joe Manganiello , The Batmanwould have seen Deathstroke destruct Bruce Wayne ’s personal life .

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Casting Deathstroke For The DCU’s Teen Titans Movie

Fan Castings Put Forward Various Famous Actors For The DCU’s Deathstroke

Joe Manganiello was an divine casting choice for the DCEU ’s Deathstroke . Howeverseveral other player could land the Teen Titans villain to life in the DCU effortlessly . Stephen Lang , known for trifle Colonel Miles Quaritch in James Cameron’sAvatarmovies and Norman Nordstrom a.k.a . The Blind Man inDon’t Breatheis a democratic fan puke for Deathstroke due to his rugged looks and his proven talent for deadly , terrific , and vicious baddie with a military background .

Other doer with skills and similar characters in their filmography includeSicarioandNo Country For Old Menactor Josh Brolin , who play Cable inDeadpool 2and Thanos inAvengers : Infinity War ; as well as Jeffrey Dean Morgan , whose performance as Negan inThe Walking Deadand the Comedian inWatchmenpoint in the direction of a potentially sarcastic and remorseless Deathstroke ; and Mads Mikkelsen , whose bone - chill performance as the titulary murderer in NBC’sHannibalcould inform a cold take on the DCUTeen Titans ' archnemesis .

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Ben Affleck’s Batman in the DCEU and Teen Titans in DC Comics

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Joe Manganiello Deathstroke DC Plan

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Josh Brolin as Cable, Stephen Lang as Quaritch, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan

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