Sorry about taking yesterday off, I needed a day to refresh for a bit. While I'm at it, though, and just to give you a head's up, there will be a few weeks that I'll be away the closer we get to the holidays.
So the other day it was announced that the working title for the upcoming Ben Affleck solo Batman movie is going to be The Batman. While that doesn't really sound like big news, some of the other things he talked about were a little more interesting...like why he chose Deathstroke to be the villain in the new film.
“He’s a great villain because—I just had an instinctive feeling that he would match up with him well. You know, I’m a big admirer of that character as well, especially in the New 52 the way that they did Deathstroke, and I thought that it could work.”
I have to admit that I like his choice of character for this film, if for no other reason all of the other villains seemed a little played out in film. This will be Deathstroke's first time on the big screen, although fans of the hit show Arrow will be quick to point out that it's not the first time the character has been cast. The take on the character from DC's "The New 52" is a good choice, as well. When Slade Wilson was first introduced, he was primarily an enemy to the Teen Titans, but as his popularity grew, so did the number of appearances he made in other DC titles. When "The New 52" was created, Slade was no longer a young pup and only came out of retirement to protect his legacy. Slade is a killer, and was given enhanced powers by the military, and has been one of Batman's most popular advisories. The older version of Deathstroke also makes more sense, putting him more along the lines of Ben Affleck's Bruce Wayne.
While date has been firmly set for The Batman, DC and Warner Brothers are saying that it is at least "a year and a half" out from being released. I'll let you know when the actual date is once it's announced.
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