ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Ben Affleck, who is the current occupant of Batman’s suit — and who is directing the next solo Batman film — has teased comic fans with a snippet of what’s to come.
On his Twitter feed Monday morning, Affleck posted footage of a fearsome figure clad in black and orange armor: fan favorite Deathstroke, a deadly mercenary who has tangled with the Caped Crusader a few times since making his DC Comics debut in 1980.
The character, whose real name is Slade Wilson, has also appeared frequently in video games, and on the small screen, in Arrow.
And a piece of comic trivia: Marvel’s Deadpool began as a spoof of Deathstroke: Ryan Reynolds’ onscreen alter-ego is also a mercenary possessing superhuman power and amazing fighting skills … whose real name is the similarly-sounding Wade Wilson.
The Wrap is claiming Deathstroke will be the main villain in the upcoming Batman project from the Oscar nominated Argo director — though that doesn’t rule out Wilson making some prior appearance in Batman’s superhero team-up movie Justice League in November of 2017.
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