The Magic Mike actor will play the DC villain Deathstroke in Ben Affleck's upcoming solo Batman film, DC Entertainment president and chief creative officer Geoff Johns confirmed in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. In the video, the villain walks towards the camera. After all, Manganiello is really more ab than man.

Marv Wolfman and George Perez created Deathstroke for DC Comics.

Slade Wilson a.k.a. Deathstroke is a highly skilled master assassin. His battlefield tactics and agility surpass numerous other villains in the DC Universe.

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For those unfamiliar with the source material, Deathstroke is one of the deadliest characters in the DC Universe, and typically operates as an assassin/mercenary. Following that, Deathstroke crosses the path of Batman several times.

Over the years, he has become an adversary of DC Universe heroes like Batman and Green Arrow.

Arrow returns for its fifth season on Wednesday, October 5 on The CW. He said on his Tumblr page, "The character of Slade Wilson is now tied up in another DC project". Bennett's TV version of Deathstroke had a black goatee which, not to be nitpick, doesn't reflect his comic book look, and so Manganiello's version is one step closer to the original. However, there was no indication who was underneath the mask. He also confirmed that Deathstroke will be the main antagonist in the still-untitled Batman movie.