Ben Affleck announced that Deathstroke was going to be the main villain in The Batman last summer, with a fun teaser video that showed Joe Manganiello in costume.
It seems that Joe Manganiello may no longer be playing villain Deathstroke in DC Films’ The Batman.
Even if Matt Reeves drops Deathstroke from The Batman, Joe Manganiello’s character could definitely show up somewhere else in the DCEU.
Because of his commitments to that movie, and his press run in various foreign markets, The Batman won’t shoot until 2018.