However, according to The Wrap’s scoop, Gareth Evans, who had previously passed on directing Justice League Dark, impressed the DC executives with his pitch for a Deathstroke movie, so they’re now moving ahead with a spinoff film centered on the villain/occasional anti-hero.
It’s being reported that Gareth Evans is in early discussions with DC and Warner Bros to helm a Deathstroke movie, which would still star Joe Manganiello as the principal character.
When Matt Reeves succeeded Ben Affleck as The Batman’s director, the man behind the latter two Planet of the Apes reboots decided to start the story from scratch, and while it hasn’t been explicitly stated yet, it appears that Deathstroke is no longer expect to appear in that movie.