{"id":937864,"date":"2026-10-18T17:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T17:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/937864\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T17:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T17:44:13","slug":"damn-ben-afflecks-batman-movie-sounds-brutal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/937864\/","title":{"rendered":"Damn, Ben Affleck’s Batman Movie Sounds Brutal"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been years since Ben Affleck was Batman<\/a>, and even longer since his DCEU solo movie was scrapped. We know a little of what this movie would\u2019ve been<\/a>, and now former Deathstroke Joe Manganiello has shared more details.<\/p>\n

Within the pages of his memoir\u00a0Bloodlines,\u00a0the\u00a0True Blood\u00a0alum talked about his brief dalliance as the DC assassin. Had Affleck\u2019s film happened, Slade would\u2019ve been its main baddie<\/a> in what the actor called \u201ca superhero version of David Fincher\u2019s The Game.\u201d After believing the Dark Knight killed his son, Slade would\u2019ve \u201cdismantled Batman\u2019s entire life\u201d by killing Commissioner Gordon, kidnapping Alfred, and breaking into the Batcave. He also would\u2019ve had a two-on-one fight between Batman and\u00a0Batgirl, with him nearly killing the heroes before they escaped.<\/p>\n

Manganiello\u00a0went on to say there\u2019d have been a one-on-one \u201cshowdown through the streets of Gotham\u201d for the film\u2019s climax. According to him, this fight was inspired by Batman: Arkham Origins\u2019 reveal trailer. The 2013 game had Deathstroke and a scene where Bane broke into the Batcave and nearly killed Alfred. Given Affleck was in talks for this movie a few years after Origins, it\u2019s easy to see the connections.<\/p>\n

Through Manganiello\u2019s account, it sounds like this could\u2019ve slipped into more of a Deathstroke movie, which isn\u2019t really a bad thing. Slade can be a problem when he wants to be, and the actor sure seemed game for it. Excited as he was for Affleck\u2019s \u201cBest Picture version of a Batman movie,\u201d that never came to fruition. Now, we\u2019re now waiting for Bats to return to cinemas<\/a>, and to hear who\u2019ll play Deathstroke in his team-up movie with Bane<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[via Entertainment Weekly<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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