DEATHSTROKE: James Gunn Confirms Plans For Slade Wilson In The DCU

DEATHSTROKE: James Gunn Confirms Plans For Slade Wilson In The DCU

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has confirmed that plans are in place to introduce villainous mercenary Slade Wilson, aka Deathstroke, in the DCU...

By MarkCassidy - Nov 21, 2024 12:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Deathstroke

Back in September, we got word that two of the Dark Knight's most formidable foes are set to forces for a new live-action DCU movie, with a Bane and Deathstroke project officially in development at DC Studios.

Details were few and far between and no director was attached at the time, but Captain America: Brave New World writer Matthew Orton was said to be working on the script.

A follow-up report suggested that other characters might also appear, as it wasn't clear whether Bane and Deathstroke "would be the central figures of the project." This led to speculation that it could actually be another supervillain team-up, possibly even a Secret Six movie.

James Gunn never actually commented on the report, but he has now confirmed that plans are in place to introduce Slade Wilson (at least) to the DCU at some point.

This doesn't necessarily mean that the Bane and Deathstroke film is a reality, as Wilson might well be introduced as the antagonist in the planned Teen Titans movie.

Both characters have previously appeared on the big screen, with Tom Hardy playing Bane in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises, and Joe Manganiello making a (very) brief appearance as ruthless mercenary Deathstroke in the post-credits scene of Joss Whedon's theatrically-released Justice League movie.

Whether these villains will be teaming up to take on an even bigger threat or facing-off against each other remains to be seen, but we're sure they will clash beforehand even if they do ultimately put their differences aside.

We assume the plan is for one or both of these bad guys to come up against the DCU's new take on Batman at some point, possibly even in the planned The Brave and The Bold movie.

"This is the introduction of the DCU's Batman," Gunn said of the Brave and the Bold movie when the Gods and Monsters slate was announced. "This is the story of Damian Wayne, who is Batman's actual son who we didn't know existed for the first eight to 10 years of his life. He was raised as a little murderer and assassin. He's a little son of a bitch. He's my favorite Robin. It's based on the Grant Morrison comic book's run, which is one of my favorite Batman runs, and we are putting that all together right now."

Peter Safran added, "And this is obviously a feature film, and it's going to feature other members of the extended 'Bat-family', just because we feel like they've been left out of the Batman stories in the theater for far too long."

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SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 11/21/2024, 12:47 PM
Deathstroke is one of those villains that deserves their own movie.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 11/21/2024, 12:54 PM
@SonOfAGif - I still kinda hope Joe M. could still be Slade. Such untapped potential.
TyrantBossMedia
TyrantBossMedia - 11/21/2024, 2:15 PM
@lazlodaytona - The only issue is he is almost 50.
narrow290
narrow290 - 11/21/2024, 3:59 PM
@TyrantBossMedia - isn’t Slade a bit older? I always thought of him as an older gentleman
McMurdo
McMurdo - 11/21/2024, 9:14 PM
@lazlodaytona - needs a better actor.
Humperdink
Humperdink - 11/22/2024, 11:23 AM
@TyrantBossMedia -

@lazlodaytona - The only issue is he is almost 50.


...and the fact that he's not a good actor. I've seen nothing that justifies that casting in his resume. Snyder's castings were so highly questionable.
TyrantBossMedia
TyrantBossMedia - 11/22/2024, 12:17 PM
@Humperdink - Yeah, and then there's that.
TyrantBossMedia
TyrantBossMedia - 11/22/2024, 12:17 PM
@narrow290 - Well, You aren't wrong. He is 57.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 11/21/2024, 12:47 PM

Wow. There's a bold statement he won't have to back up for at least 5 years.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 11/21/2024, 12:49 PM
Cool!!.

Timothy Olyphant please.

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MisterBones
MisterBones - 11/21/2024, 12:53 PM
He should be both a main villain player and a constant DISRUPTOR who appears in a number of different DC films (if it makes sense). He's a merc after all and you could craft him as a gun-for-hire who is an agitator and executor for whomever needs his services.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 11/21/2024, 12:55 PM
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Forthas
Forthas - 11/21/2024, 1:12 PM
I could see the team behind John Wick doing a stand alone film which could be epic. But knowing James Gunn he will likely be a stand up comedian who defeats his opponents in dancing competitions.
dragon316
dragon316 - 11/21/2024, 1:15 PM
@Forthas - hard to say marvel had other movies tv shows had over used comedy James Gunn had no part of
Forthas
Forthas - 11/21/2024, 1:19 PM
@dragon316 - But James Gunn started the trend of infusing slapstick comedy that people erroneously saw as a green light to reproduce culminating in Thor Love and Thunder. There is a reason why The Suicide Squad flopped!
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 11/21/2024, 1:43 PM
@Forthas - I mean, Gunn did do the movie SUPER
Forthas
Forthas - 11/21/2024, 1:50 PM
@lazlodaytona - Oh right! That film with a 50% RT score and 56% audience score that bombed with $593,933 on a $2.5 million budget! This man is a failure who rode the coat tials of Marvel and Kevin Feige and is now running a studio!
jst5
jst5 - 11/21/2024, 1:50 PM
@Forthas - That's the fear with Gunn that we get another DC take on Marvel movies.....any DC fan will tell you there is a massive difference in tone from DC to Marvel.Let's hope that plays out in the DCU...the DCEU was a shit fest.

It's all TBD with Gunn...we'll know a ton more about where the DCU is going next month.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 11/21/2024, 9:15 PM
@micvalpro - dope
xfan320
xfan320 - 11/21/2024, 1:17 PM
Teen Titans movie
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 11/21/2024, 1:34 PM
Damn good news, a Secret Six movie would be awesome, Catman and Ragman were awesome on that squad.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/21/2024, 2:27 PM
@ModHaterSLADE - that's what I'm hoping for as well. It's right up Gunn's alley.

Pretty much this line-up with Deathstroke instead of Deadshot is what I wanna see:
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ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 11/21/2024, 3:05 PM
@bkmeijer1 - Agreed, I like Deadshot but Slade is much more of a badass.
Fares
Fares - 11/21/2024, 3:09 PM
@bkmeijer1 - Gunn when he learns about a ragtag group of misfits in comics

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bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 11/21/2024, 5:16 PM
@Fares - exactly why I think it's right up his alley. Secret Six was even the next project I expected him to do after Peacemaker before he got the keys to the whole kingdom
ItsNotForMeWahh
ItsNotForMeWahh - 11/21/2024, 2:04 PM
While I do think Joe Manganiello could still do great in the role, I really just want to see him on Dimension 20 (he could totally do both)

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Nomis929
Nomis929 - 11/21/2024, 2:28 PM
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TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 11/21/2024, 2:39 PM
Well if they have plans for the Teen Titans then he should definitely have plans for Deathstroke in some capacity. I’m also very open to the idea of a Secret Six movie with Deathstroke (instead of Deadshot) and Bane as members.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 11/21/2024, 2:44 PM
@TheUnworthyThor - Secret Six would rock and I could easily see it being something that Gunn would greenlight.

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Perhaps that Deathstroke & Bane feature is indeed Secret Six which leads into him being in Teen Titans?.
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 11/21/2024, 3:16 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Yeah it could be really cool. I don’t really have much interest in a Deathstroke and Bane team-up movie or a movie with one as the protagonist and the other the antagonist but a Secret Six movie with both of them makes a lot of sense. Plus there is an added benefit since I never liked the idea of Deadshot being a prominent member of both the Secret Six and the Suicide Squad especially since he is the most prominent member of the Suicide Squad. Pick a team bro. Got to have Catman though.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 11/21/2024, 3:33 PM
@TheUnworthyThor - agreed about Catman

That run made me a fan of what was kind of a joke character before.

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THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 11/21/2024, 5:11 PM
Its about Dammn time
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 11/21/2024, 6:04 PM
Boom! Brave and Bold. Ras Al Ghul and Deathstroke. Done! Do it Gunn!
TheOtherOn
TheOtherOn - 11/22/2024, 7:43 AM
It better has this scene!

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