Manu Bennett's 'Slade Wilson' Promoted To Series Regular For Second Season Of ARROW
Colton Haynes (Roy Harper) and Emily Bett Rickards (Felicity Smoak) were recently promoted to series regulars on the CW's Arrow and now Manu Bennett's Slade Wilson will also have a larger role in the already confirmed second season of the show. Read on for details!
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Manu Bennett has been promoted to series regular by the CW for the second season of Arrow. He plays Slade Wilson in the show, and while he has so far been portrayed as an ally to Stephen Amell's Oliver Queen in flashback's to his time on the island, it remains to be seen whether this means we will see him take on his villainous persona as Deathstroke. Other actors have so far been used to portray the well-known DC Comics villain, but do you think now is the time for Slade Wilson to make his small screen debut on Arrow as Deathstroke? Sound off with your thoughts in the usual place!
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