By now, we all know that Deathstroke will be popping up somewhere in the DCEU. With the odds heavily in favor of Joe Manganiello playing the master assassin targeting Ben Affleck’s Batman, the hive mind of the internet turned quickly to imagining how epic a fight scene between the two might be. Just picture it: they’re both very tall and muscular, and both masters of multiple forms of hand-to-hand combat. There have been some great fight scenes in CBMs over the years, and this one is sure to take its place among them.
But now, you don’t have to let your imagination do the work for you. The two have fought on the screen before – directed by no less than Deadpool’s Tim Miller. This CGI short was created as part of the publicity for the video game Batman: Arkham Origins, which saw the Caper Crusader fight his way through one of the longest nights of his life, battling seven assassins – the most lethal of which was Slade Wilson.
HO. LY. SHIT. While it is, of course, sure to be even more epic in live action, this film gives us a peek at just how bonkers awesome the battle between these two is going to be. And the mastermind behind it showing up at the end shows another character coming to the DCEU: Black Mask (which was rumored to be happening in the next Batman film).
I think it’s safe to say we’re all going to be watching this on loop for quite some time. Let us know what you think!