{"id":33895,"date":"2020-12-08T23:08:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T07:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=33895"},"modified":"2021-06-15T14:09:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T21:09:21","slug":"joe-manganiello-reveals-new-details-about-ben-afflecks-batman-project-his-unmade-deathstroke-film-and-new-look-for-zack-snyders-justice-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=33895","title":{"rendered":"Joe Manganiello Reveals New Details About Ben Affleck’s Batman Project, His Unmade Deathstroke Film, And New Look For ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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While promoting his new film, Archenemy<\/em><\/strong>, Joe Manganiello <\/strong>once again discussed and revealed new details about his iteration of Deathstroke <\/strong>within the DC Extended Universe<\/strong>. During his interview with Yahoo Entertainment<\/a><\/strong>, the 43-year old actor spoke about Slade Wilson’<\/strong>s involvement in Ben Affleck’s<\/strong> The Batman<\/strong>,<\/em> the plans for his unmade-solo film, and his new look for the upcoming Zack Snyder’s Justice League.<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about the original plans for Ben Affleck’s Batman project, Manganiello described the original pitch for the film that was planned after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice<\/em><\/strong> and <\/em><\/strong>Justice League. <\/em>Affleck was committed to direct and co-write the project, and it would have been heavily influenced by the style of David Fincher<\/strong>. Affleck starred in Fincher’s Gone Girl,<\/em><\/strong> but the biggest inspiration was taken from 1997’s The Game, <\/em><\/strong>starring Michael Douglas. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The original story, according to the report by Yahoo Entertainment, would have had Deathstroke systematically crafting “a demolition job on Bruce Wayne<\/strong>\u2019s life, destroying his public status as Gotham City<\/strong>\u2019s leading citizen and his private existence as its Caped Crusader<\/strong>“. Manganiello stated the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“There were similarities to\u00a0The Game<\/em>. It was a really dark story in which Deathstroke was like a shark or a horror movie villain that was dismantling Bruce\u2019s life from the inside out. It was this systemic thing: He killed everyone close to Bruce and destroyed his life to try and make him suffer because he felt that Bruce was responsible for something that happened to him. It was really cool, really dark and really hard. I was very excited for it”.<\/p>Joe Manganiello on Ben Affleck’s The Batman<\/em>.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Ben Affleck, who portrayed the title character in 2003’s Daredevil<\/em><\/strong>, was also keen on using Frank Miller’s Daredevil: Born Again <\/em><\/strong>arc from the comics as an inspiration for the film. The comic was slightly adapted during the third season of Netflix’s Daredevil<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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