Deathstroke: Is he in Justice League? If so, who is playing him?

[Slade W]

Your biased opinion of the character is well known bruh. Get that bland garbage out of here. You just mad Happy Feet didn't make the cut.

Don't bother. A post stating the best versions of Deathstroke are liked just because they are badass, is not worth responding to.

 

[Marz69]

He looks amazing and I think he's in Justice League��

My guess? He's gonna break Lex out of Arkham

I'm thinking that too. I thought joker was going to be in JL and I figured Joker would break Lex out, but it could be Deathstroke. So it's possible I could get my Legion of doom somewhere down the line.

Another thought, if superman's body is part of the plot, we could have 3 groups wanting it: parademons, JL and Amanda waller (with deathstroke's help)

 

[Black Narcissus]

Someone chop that mask on him and do a side by side of his eye.

Lawd.

But a lot of stuff does point to him tho. He was also number 2 choice for Supes according to him.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Didn't Snyder basically confirmed that Joe was the runner-up for Superman?

 

[BlueLanternKal]

All opinions subjectively favouring one thing over another amount to bias. DS isn't an interesting villain, but the kids love teh badass, and I can respect that.

Here's a break down of only two issues of his "blandness".

Slade was hired by refugees to take out Clock King who's hiding out in a war torn African nation. To get to the Clock King Slade has to deal with Matthew "Jazaki" Bland, the local dictator/warlord responsible for the genocide going down in Africa.

Jazaki only agrees to reveal Tockman's location if Deathstroke can somehow get US Senator Hasgrove relected. Hasgrove's blocking US/NATO intervention so Jazaki can go about his ethnic cleansing and keep ruling his nation with an iron fist. Slade charges Jazaki 9 million USD for this favor.

Slade's hacker, Hosun, funnels money from a super-pac to prop up an indie candidate splitting the Dem vote and guaranteeing Hasgrove keeps his seat. Jazaki reveals Tockman's location.

When Slade's bout to kill the Clock King he drops a Kenilworth (callsign Wintergreen used back in the day) sized bomb on him revealing that Wintergreen is alive and being held captive by Kurdish militants hiding from the Turkish government. Slade brokers a contract with the men who escorted him to Tockman. These soldiers are essentially dead because they witnessed Jazaki's betrayal of Tockman.

Slade charges whatever money they have in exchange for protection (including their families) the condition being that they get him into the Kurdish Al Lajna camp where Wintergreen is held.

Somewhere along the way Slade kills a dude and puts his armor on him so that Jazaki's men can infiltrate the camp with "Deathstroke's" head as the entrance fee. Slade busts in like a ninja and breaks Wintergreen out, but not before Billy hooks him up with some experimental kinetic absorbing armor from the good old days.

While all this is going down in Africa, back in the US our boy Hosun the Hacker hands an envelope with some embarrassing info in it to Senator Hasgrove. Nothing quite destroys a career in politics like pictures of a BDSM orgy. Hasgrove offs himself guaranteeing a Dem win and US/NATO intervention.

A bad day for Jazaki who's being held prisoner by Clock King. Slade sees through Tockman's bull**** illusions and takes his ass out fullfilling his original contract. Then he threatens Jazaki with returning if his escort or their families are hurt.

The real reveal. This was all orchastrated by a US Admiral in conjunction with Jizaki to get possession of Deathstroke's armor. The refugees that hired Slade to take out Tockman were secretly funded by Jazaki under the Admiral's orders.

Two things are evident here. One, whoever this Admiral is has to know Slade and his tactics intimately if he knew that at some point Slade would ditch his armor in a bait and switch. Two, someone has gone through a lot of trouble to possibly frame Slade for something really really bad.

His interactions with his sons are abusive. His interactions with Wintergreen is hilarious. And he spars with his ex-wife before they have angry sex. He was an ass**** in his youth and is a guy that lives with a **** load of buried regrets. He tries to make up for what he did to his sons with his daughter Rose. He has a code of ethics he strictly adheres to and more often than not enjoys taking jobs where he can inflict pain on really bad people. He's addicted to violence and that's why his relationship with his family isn't all that great.

Dude is so bland and boring.

 

[Mr. Wayne]

I feel like if DS is featured heavily in Ben's solo he would want a better actor than Joe for DS. Look at who he normally works with in his movies. If you made a list of all of them and added JM he would be the one you'd say didn't belong.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, I don't find Deathstroke boring in the least, but then I also like Matt Damon as an actor so what do I know?

 

[BH/HHH]

Didn't Snyder basically confirmed that Joe was the runner-up for Superman?

Yes he did, I think Snyder's the kind of guy who would remember someone aswell.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Yes he did, I think Snyder's the kind of guy who would remember someone aswell.

Yeah. I feel like Joe has a big chance of playing Slade if the character appears in JL. However, if the report about him being the main bad guy in the Batfleck movie is true, then I think they'll go for a bigger name actor. The only way it might be someone like Joe, IMO, is if Slade features heavily in JL and the character is a major scene stealer.

 

[regwec]

Surely they wouldn't re-use DS as the principle villain in [Batman] if he had just appeared in JL?

 

[BH/HHH]

Yeah. I feel like Joe has a big chance of playing Slade if the character appears in JL. However, if the report about him being the main bad guy in the Batfleck movie is true, then I think they'll go for a bigger name actor. The only way it might be someone like Joe, IMO, is if Slade features heavily in JL and the character is a major scene stealer.

I think either way he could have it.

I definitely think The Joker's going to be in the next Batman film so I don't think they need a huge star for Deathstroke. Let's not forget he wears a mask too.

 

[Rowsdower!]

They might if they intend to build him up.

I honestly have no idea what they are planning but it seems REALLY early for them to be doing a screen test for the Batfleck movie while JL is still filming. So I'm assuming that footage is from the JL film. Yet we also have this report about Deathstroke appearing as the main villain in a Batman film. Granted, it's from El Mayimbe, but The Wrap has a better reputation that his site, so perhaps it's accurate.

 

[BH/HHH]

Surely they wouldn't re-use DS as the principle villain in [Batman] if he had just appeared in JL?

If it's a cameo then yes I think so

 

[Boom]

They might if they intend to build him up.

I honestly have no idea what they are planning but it seems REALLY early for them to be doing a screen test for the Batfleck movie while JL is still filming. So I'm assuming that footage is from the JL film. Yet we also have this report about Deathstroke appearing as the main villain in a Batman film. Granted, it's from El Mayimbe, but The Wrap has a better reputation that his site, so perhaps it's accurate.

That's why I'm completely thrown by this.

If it's for the Batman film, it seems WAY too early to be showing this off (not that I'm complaining, mind you).
If it's a cameo for Justice League, why spoil the surprise?

Hugely confusing.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, I have no idea. Exciting though.

 

[regwec]

Maybe Fleck is just throwing a party.

 

[Boom]

I mean if Deathstroke is in the Batman film, I hope they've got another villain involved. Slade's a hired gun, after all. Someone must be pulling the strings.

Have to say that while I'd be disappointed if they didn't go the Arkham Asylum route, I wouldn't be torn up if the Joker didn't factor into the solo film at this point. Unless they seriously rework the character, I have no desire to see Leto's take ever again.

 

[regwec]

That's another thing: after Deadshot's appearance in Suicide Squad, it seems like two similar looking assassins following one another rather soon.

 

[gdw]

Crazy thought here: What if DS is always masked in JL, has a significant, but small, part in the film, AND they are planning on him playing a much larger part in the solo Batman film, BUT have not yet settled on casting him for the Bat solo.

So, with it being a smaller part, and if he remains masked, what if, and just hang with me here for a minute, what if they have Joe playing the part in JL, with intent to recast for the solo Bat film?

I know, it sounds crazy, but if you consider that the part in JL is likely not that large, probably not really focused on building his character, AND Snyder really liked Joe, and wants to work with him, why not do something crazy like this with a smaller part, for fun?

Hey, we know Snyder's idea of "fun" with characters is a bit out there to begin with, so I don't think I'd really put it past him.

 

[BlueLanternKal]

Deathstroke and Deadshot are not alike outside of some aesthetics.

 

[gdw]

That's another thing: after Deadshot's appearance in Suicide Squad, it seems like two similar looking assassins following one another rather soon.

I can definitely see MANY casual film goers walking out of JL, incensed that they ditched Will Smith, and re-cast the role.

 

[John Locke]

More people with think they ripped off Deadpool rather than recast Smith.

 

[gdw]

Deathstroke and Deadshot are not a like outside of some aesthetics.

Yes, that's usually what's meant by "similar looking"

Not to mention their names, being hired guns, tussling with the Bat, central relationship and motivation often revolving around their daughter . . .

But yeah, nothing alike, except for a few aesthetics.

 

[gdw]

More people with think they ripped off Deadpool rather than recast Smith.

Oh, I HIGHLY doubt that.
Yes, DP was an explicit takeoff of Deathstroke, but, especially in modern characterizations, even if they hear him called Slade Wilson in the film, no general audience member is going to connect the two in the slightest way, shape, or form.

Hell, if you told a general movie goer that DP was a "knock off" of Deathstroke, I imagine the vast majority wouldn't believe you. At least not til you point out the (Sl)(W)ade Wilson name, and even then, many would still brush that off as a coincidence.

 

[BH/HHH]

Way back when JJ Abrams had Superman Flyby in development he made a Superman suit before anyone had actually been cast. He had a few actors do screen tests in it, (including Jason Behr, Jared Padalecki, and Michael Cassidy) one of which was actually Henry Cavill

I get those images are grouped together cause they're related to Flyby but the stand alone costume sculpt isn't the same costume as Henry is wearing.

The S is different as is the shape on the shoulders.

Also JJ was only the writer on Flyby he wasn't involved in screen testing, that was McG who did those screen tests.