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Post by politicidal on Mar 12, 2021 15:39:31 GMT
I guess he was removed because that made too much sense.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Mar 12, 2021 18:52:50 GMT
He wasn't so much removed as left hanging. Other writers had a role for him, then Gunn came along and didn't. I imagine the conversation went something like this:
Gunn: "I don't want to use Deathstroke, Joe."
Joe: "I wouldn't want to use Deathstroke, neither." *throws fists up*
WB: "Joe, it was just his vision."
Joe: "My fist breaking his teeth, that's the vision!"
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Post by thisguy4000 on Mar 12, 2021 19:08:03 GMT
At least Manganiello got to film some additional scenes for the Snyder Cut.
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Post by primeone on Mar 12, 2021 20:52:59 GMT
Very shocked that Gunn didn’t use Deathstroke honestly.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 12, 2021 22:05:04 GMT
Very shocked that Gunn didn’t use Deathstroke honestly. Maybe in the third one when they fight Egg Fu. |
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Post by politicidal on Mar 15, 2021 18:07:15 GMT
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Mar 16, 2021 18:13:35 GMT
Very shocked that Gunn didn’t use Deathstroke honestly. Maybe in the third one when they fight Egg Fu. Egg Fu, in the comics, is incredibly stupid and racially insensitive. But, I have to admit, I would like to see what someone like James Gunn would do with a character that outlandish in a movie. What would the interpretation be? How could one make that work?
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Post by politicidal on Mar 16, 2021 18:14:19 GMT
Maybe in the third one when they fight Egg Fu. Egg Fu, in the comics, is incredibly stupid and racially insensitive. But, I have to admit, I would like to see what someone like James Gunn would do with a character that outlandish in a movie. What would the interpretation be? How could one make that work? Make him white like the Ancient One I guess. Remember the hullabaloo about that and then no one cared in the end?
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Mar 16, 2021 18:18:32 GMT
Egg Fu, in the comics, is incredibly stupid and racially insensitive. But, I have to admit, I would like to see what someone like James Gunn would do with a character that outlandish in a movie. What would the interpretation be? How could one make that work? Make him white like the Ancient One I guess. Remember the hullabaloo about that and then no one cared in the end? Right. Or another way would be to totally lean into all the racial stuff. What if he is Asian and all the insensitivity is part of the reason that he turns into a bad guy? All ideas are good ideas at this stage!
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Post by Skaathar on Mar 16, 2021 19:51:26 GMT
He wasn't so much removed as left hanging. Other writers had a role for him, then Gunn came along and didn't. I imagine the conversation went something like this: Gunn: "I don't want to use Deathstroke, Joe." Joe: "I wouldn't want to use Deathstroke, neither." *throws fists up* WB: "Joe, it was just his vision." Joe: "My fist breaking his teeth, that's the vision!" Deathstroke was supposed to be the main villain in the Batman movie when Affleck was still attached to it, then he got scrapped when Affleck left. Same thing happened in SS2. I honestly feel bad for Manganiello. He has the qualities of the stereotypical superhero actor yet could never catch a break. He was almost cast as Superman but lost the role to Cavill because he had a schedule conflict. Then he got cast as Deathstroke but was left hanging due to studio politics. Recently I heard he was campaigning heavily for the Kraven role in the next Spiderman movie but it doesn't seem to be getting any traction. |
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Post by thisguy4000 on Mar 16, 2021 19:56:41 GMT
He wasn't so much removed as left hanging. Other writers had a role for him, then Gunn came along and didn't. I imagine the conversation went something like this: Gunn: "I don't want to use Deathstroke, Joe." Joe: "I wouldn't want to use Deathstroke, neither." *throws fists up* WB: "Joe, it was just his vision." Joe: "My fist breaking his teeth, that's the vision!" Deathstroke was supposed to be the main villain in the Batman movie when Affleck was still attached to it, then he got scrapped when Affleck left. Same thing happened in SS2. I honestly feel bad for Manganiello. He has the qualities of the stereotypical superhero actor yet could never catch a break. He was almost cast as Superman but lost the role to Cavill because he had a schedule conflict. Then he got cast as Deathstroke but was left hanging due to studio politics. Recently I heard he was campaigning heavily for the Kraven role in the next Spiderman movie but it doesn't seem to be getting any traction. He at least got to film new scenes for the Snyder Cut.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 11, 2021 1:24:37 GMT
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Aug 11, 2021 14:48:40 GMT
So they replaced Deathstroke with Bloodsport.
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Post by Lux on Aug 11, 2021 15:28:24 GMT
He was supposed to do many things.
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Post by Skaathar on Aug 11, 2021 18:46:56 GMT
So they replaced Deathstroke with Bloodsport. I blame politics to be honest. Deathstroke was the logical choice to replace Deadshot once Will Smith left, but I guess they wanted another black lead in the part. Nothing against Idris, he was the best part of SS2, but Deathstroke had already been introduced in the DCEU, was clamoring to be used on more than just a cameo, in fact was already planned to be included in SS2, had a decent casting that fans were clamoring to see, not to mention the fact that Deathstroke is a legitimate member of Suicide Squad and is one of the most popular DC villains around. There's really no logical reason for the studio to dredge up a D-list character like Bloodsport, pirate a Marvel actor to portray him (who presumably costs quite a bit of money), then make him lead of the Suicide Squad over Deathstroke if not for politics. On a more personal level, Idris Elba's career is on a roll and there's no shortage of major roles for him. Joe Manganiello on the other hand could have really used the break. He has yet to get a big role in Hollywood and Deathstroke was supposed to be it. I really feel bad for the guy. He's mostly stuck doing DnD youtube vids.
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Post by politicidal on Dec 3, 2021 15:03:25 GMT
Well that's a shame.
However, when ComingSoon asked Manganiello if he was optimistic about getting to portray Deathstroke more in-depth down the line, the actor responded:
No, I let that go a while ago."
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Post by Skaathar on Dec 7, 2021 21:13:57 GMT
Well that's a shame.
However, when ComingSoon asked Manganiello if he was optimistic about getting to portray Deathstroke more in-depth down the line, the actor responded:
No, I let that go a while ago."
Can't really blame the guy. WB has made it clear they're not interested in him or that character anymore.
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Post by thisguy4000 on Dec 7, 2021 23:20:42 GMT
I’d still be interested in reading the script for the Ben Affleck movie.
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Post by thisguy4000 on Feb 28, 2022 19:31:40 GMT
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Post by politicidal on Mar 1, 2022 1:52:07 GMT
Give him another chance. Hell, put him in Peacemaker. |
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